Dash mounted direction indicator switch

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Question: are these switches legal for new registration applications in Australia?

Cheers!
Glen

I say yes. See: AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES - REG 104 Operation and visibility of direction indicator lights
and you're going to shi* when you see my bill.

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I say yes. See: AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES - REG 104 Operation and visibility of direction indicator lights
and you're going to shi* when you see my bill.

Patrick - I'll keep this reply brief (as it appears I'm on the clock )
That link takes me to "Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations" ...and at the last check, I'm in still resident in South Australia.

NT has roads that run straight for 1000km, so maybe they don't need direction indicators there

Cheers!
Glen

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Patrick - I'll keep this reply brief (as it appears I'm on the clock )
That link takes me to "Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations" ...and at the last check, I'm in still resident in South Australia.

NT has roads that run straight for 1000km, so maybe they don't need direction indicators there

Cheers!
Glen

Here: https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/lz...018.5.auth.pdf
Scoot down to Division 12 on page 52. They call them "Direction Indicator Lights." It's pretty much the same as the laws in the north where the smarter people live. I'm now doubling my bill.

[Gaz64]

Glen, I think you'll find you need to have a column mounted stalk with a cam operated cancelling mechanism.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Gaz64

Glen, I think you'll find you need to have a column mounted stalk with a cam operated cancelling mechanism.

Maybe there's a rule buried somewhere else. But that regulation is pretty clear:

100—Operation and visibility of direction indicator lights
(1) A direction indicator light fitted to a motor vehicle must—
(a) when operating, display regular flashes of light at a rate of not over
120 flashes a minute and—
(i) for a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels—at least 60 flashes a
minute; and
(ii) for another motor vehicle—at least 45 flashes a minute; and
(b) be able to be operated by a person in the normal driving position; and
(c) be wired to an audible or visible device in the vehicle that tells the driver that the direction indicator light is operating; and
(d) flash at the same time and rate as any other direction indicator lights fitted on the same side of the vehicle

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Maybe there's a rule buried somewhere else. But that regulation is pretty clear:

100—Operation and visibility of direction indicator lights
(1) A direction indicator light fitted to a motor vehicle must—
(a) when operating, display regular flashes of light at a rate of not over
120 flashes a minute and—
(i) for a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels—at least 60 flashes a
minute; and
(ii) for another motor vehicle—at least 45 flashes a minute; and
(b) be able to be operated by a person in the normal driving position; and
(c) be wired to an audible or visible device in the vehicle that tells the driver that the direction indicator light is operating; and
(d) flash at the same time and rate as any other direction indicator lights fitted on the same side of the vehicle

Patrick, I had a read, then a re-read ..... and I can't yet see any holes in your argument. I'll check with the person who has to sign it off

Cheers,
Glen

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Patrick, I had a read, then a re-read ..... and I can't yet see any holes in your argument.

Well, good. You're just as much a lawyer in Australia as I am.