Police warn drivers not to put Christmas lights on cars
Updated: 11:36 AM CST Dec 24, 2024
SARAH. YEAH, THIS TIME OF YEAR IS FILLED OF LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS, AND NO MATTER HOW FESTIVE YOU ARE, POLICE ARE SAYING THAT ALL OF THOSE DECORATIONS ARE NOT MEANT FOR YOUR CARS. DECK THE HALLS, BUT NOT YOUR RIDES. ULTIMATELY, LIKE ALL OF OUR VEHICLES ARE CRASH RATED AND CRASH TESTED IN THEIR DESIGN, RIGHT? AND ANYTIME THAT WE ALTER THE OUTSIDE, THEN THAT ADDS ANOTHER PIECE TO THE MIX THAT COULD ULTIMATELY FALL OFF, THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE, THAT COULD DISTRACT YOU AS THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE OR THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND YOU. THIS GROWING TREND IS ILLEGAL. POLICE SAY THE FESTIVE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE MEANT FOR YOUR HOME, NOT YOUR VEHICLE. ANY AFTERMARKET LIGHTING, WHETHER IT’S DECORATIVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS OR EVEN THE REALLY BRIGHT LIGHTS, THEY’RE ALL ILLEGAL. UNFORTUNATELY. YORK COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE ALSO PUT OUT A WARNING TO DRIVERS, TELLING THEM THE DECORATIONS ARE DANGEROUS. YEAH, SERGEANT TODD GRIEGER WITH THE LANCASTER BUREAU OF POLICE, SAYS THEY CAN ALSO GET CONFUSING ON THE ROADWAYS. A LOT OF TIMES YOU HAVE A SMALL GLIMPSE IN YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT COULD CATCH YOUR EYE, IT COULD MAKE YOU THINK THAT THERE’S AN EMERGENCY OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. SO WE JUST ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO NOT UTILIZE ANY DECORATIVE LIGHTING. NOW, THIS IS A STATE LAW. SO TECHNICALLY YOU COULD RECEIVE A CITATION IF YOU DO HAVE THOSE DECORATIVE LIGHTS ON YOUR CAR. HOWEVER, LANCASTER CITY POLICE, THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO GIVE ANY OUT YET THIS YEA
Police warn drivers not to put Christmas lights on cars
Updated: 11:36 AM CST Dec 24, 2024
Ornamental lighting on vehicles is a growing trend this holiday season.While it may seem like harmless festive fun, police warn drivers that it is dangerous and illegal in most states in the U.S.Police spoke to sister station WGAL about the risks. Learn more in the video player above.
While it may seem like harmless festive fun, police warn drivers that it is dangerous and illegal in most states in the U.S.
Police spoke to sister station WGAL about the risks. Learn more in the video player above.
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