LED Accent Light laws in New York

[Dimitri]

Hello, I can't find if LED accent lights are legal in new york. Does anyone know? Both while driving and parked. Is it like some other states where you can't have blue or red on while riding?

Thank you,
-Dimitri

[Russ Ithaca VTX]

I know that Tros, Bobo, KFC??, and Mick have their bikes lit up like Christmas trees, both riding and parking. I think Mick mentioned what he knew about those laws sometime in the past. Shoot him a PM.

[mick114]

NYS V&T 381 sub 3. Except as hereinafter provided, only a white or yellow light shall be displayed upon a motorcycle so as to be visible from a point directly in front of the vehicle. Any color light, except blue, may be displayed, so as to be visible from a point directly in front of the vehicle, on a police vehicle or on a motorcycle operated by a sheriff or regular deputy sheriff when engaged in the performance of duty as a police officer. Any color light, including blue, may be displayed, so as to be visible from a point directly in front of the vehicle, on a motorcycle operated by a chief or assistant chief of a fire department, a county or deputy county fire coordinator, or a county or assistant county fire marshal. A blue light may be displayed upon a motorcycle, so as to be visible from a point directly in front of the vehicle, when operated by an active volunteer member of a fire department or company duly authorized as hereinafter provided, and while such vehicle is in use for fire or other emergency service. No volunteer fireman shall be permitted to display a blue light upon a motorcycle as hereinbefore provided except while actually enroute to the scene of a fire or other emergency requiring his services and unless he shall be an active volunteer member of a fire department or company and shall have been authorized in writing to so display a blue light by the chief of the fire department or company of which he is a member, which authorization shall be subject to revocation at any time by the chief who issued the same, or his successor in office.

[mick114]

Basically don't point your LED's forward in a manner that would depict an emergency vehicle, don't have "dazzling" lights that could blind an operator of another vehicle, common sense and an easily accessible kill switch is my personal (not legal) advice.

[Dimitri]

Awesome! Thank you for your help! Yes, I'm going to put a kill switch on it and I wasn't planning to be a jackass about it, so it should be ok.

Thanx again man,
-D

[Russ Ithaca VTX]

I knew Mick would have that little information handy! 8)

[DallasTE]

I was going to post last nite but being an auxilliary P.O. I knew Mick would have the better answer ............Dallas

[kfc]

Looks like I'm breaking the law :twisted: . In all reality, well at least as per my experience, if you don't act like a jackass, you won't be treated like one :wink: .

[DallasTE]

Thats true, KFC..how you doing pal?......Dallas

[kfc]

Quite well actually Dallas, thanks for asking. The new job doesn't permit near as much time on here, but I still love it. Your R still running like it should ???? I'll be dropping you a line soon for another case of oil, time to restock the supply cupboard :wink: .