TS,Monday 28 November 2011
For safety reasons, it is standard practice for car manufacturers to limit car lights to only three colours.
The front lights are in white and so are those for reversing and the rear registration plate. The brake and rear lights are red and signal lights are yellow.
The white lights projected from headlamps were yellowish until the introduction of the ultra-white and ultra-bright Xenon headlights that are factory-fitted and more expensive.
However, some drivers have their vehicles installed with after-market Xenon headlamps.
They may be happy to see the road ahead more clearly but this can provoke other drivers, blinded by these inferior quality Xenon headlamps, to beam their headlights.
Then there are drivers who fancy the rear lights to be of uniform colour by changing the yellow signal light to red or darken the entire cover of the rear lamps.
As a result, it can be difficult for drivers behind to notice the signal or brake lights in bright sunshine. At night, it is most irritating to be behind a vehicle with flashing brake lights.
It is acceptable if a motorist wish to install additional brake light but modifying the reverse lights to flash or fitting a flashing brake light of whatever colour is not.
Most motorists are amused upon seeing vehicles fitted with glow lights on the undercarriage or light emitting diodes (LED) lights at door handles.
However, changing the car logo to one that can light up in white whenever the brake is applied can be annoying or confusing to other drivers.
The traffic police may haul up those who drive recklessly such as speeding or jumping red lights and enforcement officers from the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) keep watch on commercial vehicles.
The Road Transport Department has the resources to act against illegal car lights as it has a large and established enforcement team.
It should act before more vehicles are modified posing a greater danger on our roads.
YS Chan
Kuala Lumpur
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