the light bar has multiple options for different lighting. This is one of the lower states with just the yellow traffic direction lights active as opposed to full blue and reds
He’s on a bike! He can’t impersonate because anyone else can literally outrun him. Having blue and red lights doesn’t make much difference for cyclists and speed limits really don’t either because they are already much higher than what the cyclist can go
Laws vary by state as far as I know they're legal in the state of Connecticut. checked with the state police and put two lightman led red and blue strobes on the front and back of my bicycle. As long as its not a motor vehicle and you aren't attempting to pull someone over or run red lights and stop signs. Used them for years and never had an issue it made riding at night a lot more safe.
Yeah actually a lot of people will, this is a rare scenario even in LA. Notice the police just warned him and never took the lights like they would with a motorvehicles. Long as you don't live anywhere the police also use bikes you fine since no one cares what you put on bicycle. I have Amber/Green C3sports mini pursuit on my bike.
@@thethinblueline7660 Is correct. Law enforcement, Fire and EMS puts on rear amber lights to warn traffic and doesn't turn on any emergency lights because it's not an emergency
This is stupid. Here in other countries, blue and red lights are the most common lights that cyclists use. In the sense that these colors are the most visible to drivers, they're completely legal here in the Philippines.
Yep. As far as I know, at least for NSW, blue and red flashing lights are reserved for police, fire, ambulance, vehicles operating on behalf of Ambulance Service NSW and also accredited rescue unit vehicles. Anything else is illegal and can carry 9 demerit points for their use and even potentially prison time for impersonation.
No idea but just get the C3sports Mini Pursuit 100. You can choose what color combo you want them in and it's rechargable and only $30 each. Super bright, even in the daytime.
Red/blue flashing lights are the least likely color combination in use to go unnoticed by drivers. This is the very reason they are used by police - to command attention. Bicycles are unlike any other vehicle on the road, they are the most likely to go unnoticed and to receive the most injury in an accident. If they were ordinary vehicles we would not need ordinances specifically for them. Texas. like most reasonable states, realize this (at least until all the CA crazies get here.) Rear-facing flashing red/blue lights ARE allowed on bicycles in Texas.
Where I live there are no shoulders, no sidewalks, and most people ignore speed limits, averaging ~50 in a 35. They ignore my red blinker, but slow down for a flashing red/blue b/c, at first glance, they assume a LEO. By the time they realize it's just another schmuck on a bike, they've already slowed to somewhere closer to the actual speed limit. It's INCREDIBLY dangerous out here on these winding country roads. Impatient motorists passing within INCHES well in excess of the SL. I'd rather take the ticket. It's more than worth it compared to the alternative.
In every state and all around the world you are allowed to have red strobe at rear So use red strobe blue is for only law enforcement its not fair to use blue and it could be dangerous too
@@thunderbear0 No, it's not fair for me to get hit by some stoned kid in his dads car not paying attention to me on a bike. I'll flash every color of the rainbow if it means I get the attention of the 3000lbs of steal flying up behind me. As I stated before, red and blue in combo are used for a reason by police... to command attention. Texas allows it on bikes for this very reason. What is illegal in Texas is what you see these drivers doing after the police officer pulls away, not giving the bicycles a full three-foot clearance for safety. Granted, the guys on the bikes are swerving - in this situation Texas law says the bikes should own the lane, the full lane , which would then make passing them illegal. I know I wouldn't allow me to be being squeezed between parked cars and drivers going 30mph at dusk.
@@thunderbear0 I apologize if I came across as a jerk, I know I can come across that way at times. I've witnessed two fatal bicycle accidents in my life, one just feet from me that took my best friend, and have seen a couple others involving compound fractures and lots of ER time. Every one of them was shockingly sudden, neither the bicyclist nor the driver saw it coming. Equal times it was the fault of one or the other, but the bicyclist in every case bore the greatest cost. I have been a bicyclist since my teens, I am now nearing sixty years of age. I sold my last car 10 years ago and have been riding daily ever since, an e-bike pulling a cart the past six years. From work to buying groceries, if I need to get there I do so on my bike. I know the bike laws in my jurisdiction, the vast majority I agree with but I try to adhere to them all, even the ones that seem designed to put me at risk. I know drivers don't want me on the street and I can understand their point of view, but according to the law I too am a vehicle, I am required to be on the street, it's my lane as much as theirs. We have an equal responsibility to each other to mitigate risk, but my risk remains high in the best of situations. It is my responsibility, then, to do everything I can to protect myself. I must be noticed, I can't afford to even accept a gracious drivers offer to let me go out of turn at an intersection because I might get hit by an impatient driver not seeing or expecting me. I am still alive because I stay aware, and make others aware of me. I must be the most obnoxiously obvious vehicle on the road. Not obnoxious, mind you, obnoxiously obvious. My life, every day, depends on every vehicle on the road seeing my bike over all the other distractions, and seeing it in time to accurately maintain a safe speed and distance from me. I am the only crumple zone I have, and I don't want to end up in the body shop. Please, share the road, play nice, I'm peddling as fast as I can!
i'm guessing definitely - but whether they will give you a warning or a ticket is up in the air. i think this would be great for emergency's and getting through traffic, but they will definitely take issue w/ this - lol. can't have pedestrians looking like legit cops!!
Cop: "Yeah, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and remove that light. We've determined that the combination of alternating red and blue lights are the most effective way to protect officer safety at night, and ummm, you don't have a badge and a gun."
I got a question, if this is illegal in America, is it illegal in northern europe? Because a few students here in the school i am at in finland have those lights and seems like police does not care..
It’s not illegal in all of America, in Alaska it is legal, I buy police bike lights all the time I even patrol as a volunteer bike patrol man (I call it ABP: Alaska Bike Patrol 😁)
Blue and Red flashing lights are reserved for emergency vehicles only. Apparently, civilians are not allowed to use that combo. I guess it wasn't serious enough to give him a ticket or have him remove it immediately. But they wanted to educate him.
obviously depends on the jurisdiction. In Australia people are authorized to have flashing red and blue lights on bicycles. Also ok in Japan I'm fairly sure.
Captain Phoebus in the uk you are supposed to a red flashing lights in the rear but I guess they allow red lights as all emergency services use blue lights
As Australia has different state's and territories, what state's and territories are people authorised to have blue and red flashing lights on bikes and of course where is it written it is ok in Japan?
I guess the answer well never be known, as people being authorised (Australian spelling) to have blue and red lights on bikes in Australia and Japan is not correct?
@@David-Kynaston In Australia we don't require laws to give people permission to do things. If it's not explicitly forbidden then it's legal. That's why you can't find the legislation. However you can find the legislation which prohibits blue lights on motor vehicles. A bicycle is not a motor vehicle
Cops do use red/blues on bikes. Unfortunately, there are people who will dress in full camo, carrying radios, etc, pretending to be a cop on a bike. At night time, it may be difficult to see the difference in a wanna be and a real officer. And I would never want my loved one to realize it too late, that they are dealing with a wanna be. Stupid law...yes, but a needed law.
I have been waiting tables at Longhorn for over 4 years. I run Red/Blues on my bicycle for safety and have never had a LEO question it. Hundreds of miles. I'm smart so don't fact check me.
Most drivers dont respect cyclists, consider them as half people, they think they paying road tax and must have priority on a road, same all over the world even in UK. Also why not place speed cameras all over the place, which law stopping placing speed cameras on each mile, even fake cameras will stop speed killings. I dont understand why speed control police cannot detect all speeding killers?
21201.3. (a) A bicycle or motorized bicycle used by a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 of, subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (i) of Section 830.2 of, subdivision (b) or (d) of Section 830.31 of, subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 830.32 of, Section 830.33 of, subdivision (a) of Section 830.36 of, subdivision (a) of Section 830.4 of, or Section 830.6 of, the Penal Code, in the performance of the peace officer’s duties, may display a steady or flashing blue warning light that is visible from the front, sides, or rear of the bicycle or motorized bicycle. (b) No person shall display a steady or flashing blue warning light on a bicycle or motorized bicycle except as authorized under subdivision (a). (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 65. Effective January 1, 1999.)
Cyclists..... what else do I have to say.... they want all the rights and privileges of the road that motorvehicle and motorcycles get but don't want to abide by the laws of the road. You don't have to have safety inspections, license your rides, carry insurance and yet you want to be treated like a crystal vase on the road. I'm not one to take it out on cyclists on the road, cyclists are just trying to get from point a to point b safely, but don't run red lights, dont weeble and wobble into the lane when you're too lazy to shift gears properly and above all ABIDE BY THE FUCKING LAWS OF THE ROAD. oh and red and blue flashing lights? WHAT THE FUCK GOOD DID YOU THINK WAS GOING TO COME FROM THAT? +END RANT+
Road Rage, what else do have to say? I LEGALLY have lots of super-bright red and BLUE flashing lights all over the back of my bike for two reasons, 1) drivers who might not see me otherwise and 2) drivers like you who do see me but as a target. The only people who get upset about my lights are people looking to take their frustrations out on someone, anyone, for any reason.
Its funny the cop has yellow lights and the cyclist has blue and red
Hello it’s police traffic direction lights
@Johnny’s Bricks In my state FD runs blues
the light bar has multiple options for different lighting. This is one of the lower states with just the yellow traffic direction lights active as opposed to full blue and reds
he has red and blues they just switched it to the rear option so cars behind him can see
He’s on a bike! He can’t impersonate because anyone else can literally outrun him. Having blue and red lights doesn’t make much difference for cyclists and speed limits really don’t either because they are already much higher than what the cyclist can go
@@chairmanofthebored8684 then literally any criminal can outrun him. Motorcycle is fine but bicycle doesn’t make any sense.
@@chairmanofthebored8684 I’m not sure I understand what you are trying to say
The law is to not put R&B lights on a vehicle. No matter what it is.
@@pretaxracer that doesn’t make any sense. Here it is not for bikes but still that’s just stupid
@@jayasmrmore3687 I can understand it doesn't make any sense. But the rules are rules ig
Laws vary by state as far as I know they're legal in the state of Connecticut. checked with the state police and put two lightman led red and blue strobes on the front and back of my bicycle. As long as its not a motor vehicle and you aren't attempting to pull someone over or run red lights and stop signs. Used them for years and never had an issue it made riding at night a lot more safe.
Yeah actually a lot of people will, this is a rare scenario even in LA. Notice the police just warned him and never took the lights like they would with a motorvehicles. Long as you don't live anywhere the police also use bikes you fine since no one cares what you put on bicycle. I have Amber/Green C3sports mini pursuit on my bike.
I ride in ct and I was actually looking for clear cut answer. Thanks a lot
Plot twist: actually the cop told him that his lights are cool and he wish he had blue and red one
He does have red and blues, the orange rear lights are required for emergency vehicles in California, also the lights have different settings.
@@thethinblueline7660 Is correct. Law enforcement, Fire and EMS puts on rear amber lights to warn traffic and doesn't turn on any emergency lights because it's not an emergency
Check your state laws THEY ARE LEGAL in most states believe it or not. A bicycle is a Non-motor vehicle!
Just checked the law and california is one of the few the states where it is illegal. california has to many laws
@@jeffhopper6393 the color blue is the issue. Any other flashing lights are fine but you can’t have a flashing or revolving blue light
This is stupid. Here in other countries, blue and red lights are the most common lights that cyclists use. In the sense that these colors are the most visible to drivers, they're completely legal here in the Philippines.
It's not illegal if the lights are attached to your clothing and not the bike.
What about in Texas?
Where to buy those small oejs from
It's not illegal either way. You cannot own or make any color of the rainbow illegal.
Red blue strobe lights are fine on a bicycle in Australia as it's a motor vehicle regulation. Check your local laws.
Yep. As far as I know, at least for NSW, blue and red flashing lights are reserved for police, fire, ambulance, vehicles operating on behalf of Ambulance Service NSW and also accredited rescue unit vehicles. Anything else is illegal and can carry 9 demerit points for their use and even potentially prison time for impersonation.
What kind of police bike light is that
No idea but just get the C3sports Mini Pursuit 100. You can choose what color combo you want them in and it's rechargable and only $30 each. Super bright, even in the daytime.
Nice! A MX7000!
blue flashing lights actually is illegal on bikes in the state of California.
OMG! What a surprise. Who knew California had dumb laws?
Red/blue flashing lights are the least likely color combination in use to go unnoticed by drivers. This is the very reason they are used by police - to command attention. Bicycles are unlike any other vehicle on the road, they are the most likely to go unnoticed and to receive the most injury in an accident. If they were ordinary vehicles we would not need ordinances specifically for them. Texas. like most reasonable states, realize this (at least until all the CA crazies get here.) Rear-facing flashing red/blue lights ARE allowed on bicycles in Texas.
Where I live there are no shoulders, no sidewalks, and most people ignore speed limits, averaging ~50 in a 35. They ignore my red blinker, but slow down for a flashing red/blue b/c, at first glance, they assume a LEO. By the time they realize it's just another schmuck on a bike, they've already slowed to somewhere closer to the actual speed limit.
It's INCREDIBLY dangerous out here on these winding country roads. Impatient motorists passing within INCHES well in excess of the SL. I'd rather take the ticket. It's more than worth it compared to the alternative.
In every state and all around the world you are allowed to have red strobe at rear
So use red strobe blue is for only law enforcement its not fair to use blue and it could be dangerous too
@@thunderbear0 No, it's not fair for me to get hit by some stoned kid in his dads car not paying attention to me on a bike. I'll flash every color of the rainbow if it means I get the attention of the 3000lbs of steal flying up behind me. As I stated before, red and blue in combo are used for a reason by police... to command attention. Texas allows it on bikes for this very reason. What is illegal in Texas is what you see these drivers doing after the police officer pulls away, not giving the bicycles a full three-foot clearance for safety. Granted, the guys on the bikes are swerving - in this situation Texas law says the bikes should own the lane, the full lane , which would then make passing them illegal. I know I wouldn't allow me to be being squeezed between parked cars and drivers going 30mph at dusk.
@@RoySATX agree
@@thunderbear0 I apologize if I came across as a jerk, I know I can come across that way at times. I've witnessed two fatal bicycle accidents in my life, one just feet from me that took my best friend, and have seen a couple others involving compound fractures and lots of ER time. Every one of them was shockingly sudden, neither the bicyclist nor the driver saw it coming. Equal times it was the fault of one or the other, but the bicyclist in every case bore the greatest cost. I have been a bicyclist since my teens, I am now nearing sixty years of age. I sold my last car 10 years ago and have been riding daily ever since, an e-bike pulling a cart the past six years. From work to buying groceries, if I need to get there I do so on my bike. I know the bike laws in my jurisdiction, the vast majority I agree with but I try to adhere to them all, even the ones that seem designed to put me at risk. I know drivers don't want me on the street and I can understand their point of view, but according to the law I too am a vehicle, I am required to be on the street, it's my lane as much as theirs. We have an equal responsibility to each other to mitigate risk, but my risk remains high in the best of situations. It is my responsibility, then, to do everything I can to protect myself. I must be noticed, I can't afford to even accept a gracious drivers offer to let me go out of turn at an intersection because I might get hit by an impatient driver not seeing or expecting me. I am still alive because I stay aware, and make others aware of me. I must be the most obnoxiously obvious vehicle on the road. Not obnoxious, mind you, obnoxiously obvious. My life, every day, depends on every vehicle on the road seeing my bike over all the other distractions, and seeing it in time to accurately maintain a safe speed and distance from me. I am the only crumple zone I have, and I don't want to end up in the body shop. Please, share the road, play nice, I'm peddling as fast as I can!
In nyc I heard is illegal is it?
i'm guessing definitely - but whether they will give you a warning or a ticket is up in the air. i think this would be great for emergency's and getting through traffic, but they will definitely take issue w/ this - lol. can't have pedestrians looking like legit cops!!
ice la honk to me it’s just lights it’s like they saying you can have any other x-mas colors but no blue
Cop: "Yeah, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and remove that light. We've determined that the combination of alternating red and blue lights are the most effective way to protect officer safety at night, and ummm, you don't have a badge and a gun."
1966johnnywayne
But I do have a badge and gun.
Just mine says Security Officer, not Police Officer.
I got a question, if this is illegal in America, is it illegal in northern europe? Because a few students here in the school i am at in finland have those lights and seems like police does not care..
Police don't seem to care in Finland, because for one, they use blue lights, and secondly, who on earth would pull over for someone on a bicycle....
It’s not illegal in all of America, in Alaska it is legal, I buy police bike lights all the time
I even patrol as a volunteer bike patrol man (I call it ABP: Alaska Bike Patrol 😁)
Legal in New Mexico as long as the lights do not face forward. Same with motor vehicles.
NM resident here, i have a question if Red and White are okay flashing on the back... I know it can be similar to NMSP
@@joselente9497 Red and white are fine, any color is okay as long as they are not facing forward.
@@j.r.lonsway3317 okay thank you, you really answer my question thanks.
The least that cop can do is not stop in the middle of a lane but instead pull over in front of the cyclist and get out of the car and speak to him.
Y’all didn’t know you can’t have police lights illuminating if your not police? Hmm 🤔
Some states you can...it’s not a motor vehicle
You can. Police and government can not make certain colors of nature illegal.
Is it illegal to have them
Blue and Red flashing lights are reserved for emergency vehicles only. Apparently, civilians are not allowed to use that combo. I guess it wasn't serious enough to give him a ticket or have him remove it immediately. But they wanted to educate him.
Actually it is legal for cyclists to use red and blue as they are not motor vehicles (atleast where I live)
FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER. Same in Tennessee cant be on cars unless your gov,t service.
FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER I live in France and i think it's legal. But a lot of laws like this are not correctly applicated
Police use bicycles also you can't run Red & Blue yes it's illegal.
obviously depends on the jurisdiction.
In Australia people are authorized to have flashing red and blue lights on bicycles.
Also ok in Japan I'm fairly sure.
Captain Phoebus in the uk you are supposed to a red flashing lights in the rear but I guess they allow red lights as all emergency services use blue lights
As Australia has different state's and territories, what state's and territories are people authorised to have blue and red flashing lights on bikes and of course where is it written it is ok in Japan?
I guess the answer well never be known, as people being authorised (Australian spelling) to have blue and red lights on bikes in Australia and Japan is not correct?
@@David-Kynaston In Australia we don't require laws to give people permission to do things. If it's not explicitly forbidden then it's legal. That's why you can't find the legislation. However you can find the legislation which prohibits blue lights on motor vehicles. A bicycle is not a motor vehicle
Cops do use red/blues on bikes. Unfortunately, there are people who will dress in full camo, carrying radios, etc, pretending to be a cop on a bike. At night time, it may be difficult to see the difference in a wanna be and a real officer. And I would never want my loved one to realize it too late, that they are dealing with a wanna be. Stupid law...yes, but a needed law.
You can have a solid blue rear, especially in foggy areas
I did hear anything said between these two! Can't get that time back!! Thanks,for NOTHING!!!
I have been waiting tables at Longhorn for over 4 years. I run Red/Blues on my bicycle for safety and have never had a LEO question it. Hundreds of miles. I'm smart so don't fact check me.
Camera quality, LAPD crown vic, everything is goving off that one vibe 😢
Wasn’t ticketed or arrested I live in New York State my bike is identical to an emergency vehicle cops see it they don’t care
Its nothing can do with red and blue on the bike we don't want to get hit by a car
I have real police light put on my bike for night ride and i don't want get hit by a car at night hard to see people on the bike with small light
Most drivers dont respect cyclists, consider them as half people, they think they paying road tax and must have priority on a road, same all over the world even in UK. Also why not place speed cameras all over the place, which law stopping placing speed cameras on each mile, even fake cameras will stop speed killings. I dont understand why speed control police cannot detect all speeding killers?
Yet another reason not to live in LA lol
What did you expect their police lights
They shown off
They putted on their directional lights. Not emergency ones because.... It's not an emergency
Well they’re not illegal anymore
I wish I could ride my bicycle. =(
what's stopping you my friend?
21201.3.
(a) A bicycle or motorized bicycle used by a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 of, subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (i) of Section 830.2 of, subdivision (b) or (d) of Section 830.31 of, subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 830.32 of, Section 830.33 of, subdivision (a) of Section 830.36 of, subdivision (a) of Section 830.4 of, or Section 830.6 of, the Penal Code, in the performance of the peace officer’s duties, may display a steady or flashing blue warning light that is visible from the front, sides, or rear of the bicycle or motorized bicycle.
(b) No person shall display a steady or flashing blue warning light on a bicycle or motorized bicycle except as authorized under subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 65. Effective January 1, 1999.)
Mine are Blue LED
Mine are Amber and Green.
i have a bicycle that's has these lights.
it is just a reflector to make the cyclist to be seen at night
NOT ILLEGAL. NO ONE HAS CONTROL OVER THE COLORS OF NATURE. KNOW THE ACTUAL LAW.
You know lapd uses cycles and its illegal to use red-blue lights?
Cyclists..... what else do I have to say.... they want all the rights and privileges of the road that motorvehicle and motorcycles get but don't want to abide by the laws of the road. You don't have to have safety inspections, license your rides, carry insurance and yet you want to be treated like a crystal vase on the road. I'm not one to take it out on cyclists on the road, cyclists are just trying to get from point a to point b safely, but don't run red lights, dont weeble and wobble into the lane when you're too lazy to shift gears properly and above all ABIDE BY THE FUCKING LAWS OF THE ROAD. oh and red and blue flashing lights? WHAT THE FUCK GOOD DID YOU THINK WAS GOING TO COME FROM THAT? +END RANT+
I'm ok with the non narcissist cyclists who share the road as I do with them. But that's like 20% of them
Road Rage, what else do have to say? I LEGALLY have lots of super-bright red and BLUE flashing lights all over the back of my bike for two reasons, 1) drivers who might not see me otherwise and 2) drivers like you who do see me but as a target. The only people who get upset about my lights are people looking to take their frustrations out on someone, anyone, for any reason.
wow. really? rookie cops.
thy should ban selling them also
Flashing white lights should be banned, along with any blue lights on non-emergency vehicles.
fuck u
Why white?
😂
I hope your just joking