English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 6 - 2019 | Page 50
HELLA
REGULATIONS
SIDE MARKER LIGHTS
IN THE COMING YEARS AN INCREASING NUMBER
OF SEMI-TRAILERS AND DRAWBAR TRAILERS WILL
BE FITTED WITH FLASHING SIDE MARKER LIGHTS.
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Flashing side marker lights are not yet mandatory, but a change
in the regulations is on the way. More and more manufacturers
can now deliver flashing side marker lights as they realise that
customers see the benefit. Nooteboom is also going to introduce
HELLA flashing LED side marker lights as a new trailer
innovation later this year. marker lights will become mandatory in the coming years but
it will not happen soon. For vehicles that are already registered
this is certainly not mandatory. Especially for those customers
who choose the safe option of having flashing side marker lights,
HELLA has developed a unit that makes the side marker lights
flash in sync with the indicator.
SAFETY REGULATIONS
The discussion about flashing side marking has been going on
for a while. It is mainly meant to warn other road users. It will be
safer for cyclists who in the dark or in the blind spot of the vehicle
are difficult to spot by the driver. It is expected that flashing side The regulations for the lighting of commercial vehicles are getting
more detailed all the time. On the HELLA website there is a
comprehensive guide explaining clearly all the details relating to
lighting. ■