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[J Alynn]

My guess is that they look like how the concepts do and people aren’t paying attention to them, because they blend into the world.

My guess is they are fully covered. Nothing better than 20 rolls of psychedelic wrapping paper wrapped around a moving vehicle to get the attention of a vehicle enthusiast and risk wrecking your own car

 

[TigerEyeJazz]

My guess is they are fully covered. Nothing better than 20 rolls of psychedelic wrapping paper wrapped around a moving vehicle to get the attention of a vehicle enthusiast and risk wrecking your own car

Also could be testing primarily at night.

 

[Scoutsie]

If you’re not testing in states where you will not find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy like Massachusetts, you’re not testing correctly. I’m available and as I am a disabled woman and am sure you’re an equal opportunity employer, feel free to throw whatever names you have for this state that are not mine into the trash. I can drive quite well or what I think is quite recklessly that is actually quite safely and boring.

 

[THil08]

A great place to also test is anywhere in NJ, with our raising car crash rates, and high speed and skill of driving on highways and any roads for that matter. And that are salted to the point you step out and your lips are as dry as the salt flats in Nevada. One hour on our salted roads is like 10+ years of driving on any-other states roads in the winter.

If you need a driver I'm in!!

 

[J Alynn]

A great place to also test is anywhere in NJ, with our raising car crash rates, and high speed and skill of driving on highways and any roads for that matter. And that are salted to the point you step out and your lips are as dry and the salt flats in Nevada. One hour on our salted roads is like 10+ years of driving on any-other states roads in the winter.

If you need a driver I'm in!!

But you don’t have Amish buggies to dodge. I won’t go into specifics but I’ve got one on my body count-so-to-speak. Old Amish men are not patient men-don’t let the movies or Amish mafia convince you otherwise!

 

[Scoutsie]

P.S. — Jamie, I will take your “thumbs up” on my post as “not a no, but also not a yes.”

 

[TaconicBear]

LOL. No problem. We will keep it in mind.

I kinda expect that almost every person on this forum would apply if they had the available free time it takes to put one through its paces ... and beyond.

 

[OIBScout]

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Dig this integrated design as long as the emitter pods and drivers can be replaced and serviced. Don’t want to hate the otherwise good rack because 1 of the emitter modules starts flickering or fails.

 

[Horsefarmer]

I’d volunteer to use a Terra prototype to test hauling a 16ft horse trailer up and down hilly two lane roads

 

[OIBScout]

Absolutely love the roof rack with integrated lighting as well, just hope it doesn’t whistle.

Looks very swept and blade-like. It might turn Scout into a glider!

 

[OIBScout]

Will bring this lump to South Carolina for Traveler tow testing. Our Touareg 770/7700 lb towing loves pulling it.

Or… I can take Scout from Canada to Guatemala if you want some true Border to Border Expedition level overland testing. Been there and done that!

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

I kinda expect that almost every person on this forum would apply if they had the available free time it takes to put one through its paces ... and beyond.

I’ve got time. Just saying.

 

[TaconicBear]

Dig this integrated design as long as the emitter pods and drivers can be replaced and serviced. Don’t want to hate the otherwise good rack because 1 of the emitter modules starts flickering or fails.

As I recall researching the Federal regs on lights there was some mention of some state regulations (maybe Calif.) which severely limits the number of forward facing lights. Worth a check?

I too like the concept and design, and agree they can be useful, but I hope they will be disabled at highway speeds. I see too many pickups with their deer-jacking lights running toward me with eye-blinding high mounted lights. Opthalmologists tell us that recovery from a blinding flash takes about 5 seconds. At 60mph, that is about 140 yards = 1.4 football fields that you're driving blind. P.S. it gets worse with age.

 

[OIBScout]

As I recall researching the Federal regs on lights there was some mention of some state regulations (maybe Calif.) which severely limits the number of forward facing lights. Worth a check?

I too like the concept and design, and agree they can be useful, but I hope they will be disabled at highway speeds. I see too many pickups with their deer-jacking lights running toward me with eye-blinding high mounted lights. Opthalmologists tell us that recovery from a blinding flash takes about 5 seconds. At 60mph, that is about 140 yards = 1.4 football fields that you're driving blind. P.S. it gets worse with age.

Agreed, 100%

 

[TaconicBear]

As I recall researching the Federal regs on lights there was some mention of some state regulations (maybe Calif.) which severely limits the number of forward facing lights. Worth a check?

I too like the concept and design, and agree they can be useful, but I hope they will be disabled at highway speeds. I see too many pickups with their deer-jacking lights running toward me with eye-blinding high mounted lights. Opthalmologists tell us that recovery from a blinding flash takes about 5 seconds. At 60mph, that is about 140 yards = 1.4 football fields that you're driving blind. P.S. it gets worse with age.

I checked the NY, CA, and WA regulations this morning. It looks to me that those lights up there run close to unacceptable, based on number of headlights, and height. The vendors of light bars and such certainly acknowledge the problem by clearly labelling their packaging "for off-road use only." And as suggested in my original message, many purchasers either cannot read or have very feeble memories.

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

As I recall researching the Federal regs on lights there was some mention of some state regulations (maybe Calif.) which severely limits the number of forward facing lights. Worth a check?

I too like the concept and design, and agree they can be useful, but I hope they will be disabled at highway speeds. I see too many pickups with their deer-jacking lights running toward me with eye-blinding high mounted lights. Opthalmologists tell us that recovery from a blinding flash takes about 5 seconds. At 60mph, that is about 140 yards = 1.4 football fields that you're driving blind. P.S. it gets worse with age.

So what you’re saying is don’t be an a-hole and run all your lights unless truly off road?

 

[nolen]

So what you’re saying is don’t be an a-hole and run all your lights unless truly off road?
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if only 'don't be an a-hole' actually worked, we wouldn't need a lot of rules and engineering controls but, unfortunately, here we are

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

if only 'don't be an a-hole' actually worked, we wouldn't need a lot of rules and engineering controls but, unfortunately, here we are

I find that common sense isn’t all that common.

 

[TaconicBear]

I checked the NY, CA, and WA regulations this morning. It looks to me that those lights up there run close to unacceptable, based on number of headlights, and height. The vendors of light bars and such certainly acknowledge the problem by clearly labelling their packaging "for off-road use only." And as suggested in my original message, many purchasers either cannot read or have very feeble memories.

So what you’re saying is don’t be an a-hole and run all your lights unless truly off road

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Since they are not in the 22"-54" height range for driving lights I'm assuming those are high intensity intended for off road use, I like them for that. So I'm interested in your design of the hoods required for those lights by California Law. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=24411.