Is a headlight out a ticket or an out of service violation?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Getsinyourblood, Dec 14, 2015.

  1. Toothpick1

    Toothpick1 Light Load Member

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    Or, maybe, the last time you were courteous and cut the lights to signal someone that they missed you, when you turned them back on is when the light blew? Wait!! courteous? What have I been smoking? LMAO
     
  2. Getsinyourblood

    Getsinyourblood Road Train Member

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    No truer words were ever spoken.
    And meet one of those white light vehicles in a two lane construction zone at night. Jesus.
     
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    that's the right attitude,lol
     
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    exactly. I have no tolerance for these kind of people. Also on some streets that are dark it can look like a motorcycle so you wont give it as much room as it safely requires.
     
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    truckthatpassesyouby Road Train Member

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    I'm going to purposely drive around with a bad headlight just to raise your blood pressure. Need you be so I'll minded towards those who drive around with a bad headlight without their knowledge. It could be a woman..and she might have to call a man to help her identify her problem, maybe the man's asleep...who knows?! Can't judge everybody, sir!
     
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    I've had lites go out as well as electrical issues,that always got fixed before I picked up or delivered a load
     
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    In case anyone wants the actual OOS criteria:

    found at http://www.ccjdigital.com/out-of-service-criteria/

    LIGHTS (HEADLAMPS, TAIL LAMPS, LAMPS ON PROJECTING LOADS, STOP LAMPS AND TURN SIGNALS)
    Note: The following items only are Out-of-Service defects when lights must be illuminated.
    • Does not have at least one headlamp operable on low beam.
    • Does not have at least one, steady burning red lamp on the rear of the rearmost vehicle, visible from 500 feet. A lamp visible from 500 feet also must be affixed to rear of loads projecting more than 4 feet beyond the body.
    Note: The following items are Out-of-Service defects during the day and at night.
    • Does not have at least one operative stop lamp on rear of a single vehicle (or the rearmost vehicle of a combination) visible from 500 feet.
    • Does not have operative turn signal on both sides of the rear of a single vehicle or the rearmost vehicle of a combination. Exception: Bobtail tractor with double-sided front signals visible to passing motorist need not have rear signals. - See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/out-of-service-criteria/#sthash.61Flj1kd.dpuf
     
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    Truckthatpassesyouby, please do! I love laughing at idiots! Nobody raises my blood pressure but me.
     
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    By the way whenever I seeTruckers do that it's almost never a woman and always a man who probably doesn't speak any English
     
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    I got tired of having a woman tell me what to do and where to go, so I changed the voice setting on my GPS to a man's voice.

    I was astonished to find out he's just as stupid as she was.
     
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