You heard it from the source. GLENN TAYLOR !UPDATE!

[lucky_cefiro]

anybody noticed this seems to be a bc only issue? It doesn't sound like any of the ontario, quebec/east coast guys have a problem with anything.

I had a nissan dealer certify the car, went through with no problems. Been pulled over and had an MTO check, no problems. Nothing like what you guys are dealing with.

I doubt that any change will be soley because BC appears to be uptight concerning these "issues".

[Caithness]

I don't think that's fair to say.

I think it appears to be a "B.C. only" issue simply becuz the vast majority of importing is done through B.C. Making it the center cap for all the problems.

Also even if you're right and it is a "B.C. only" thing, the consequences will be across the board so it concerns us all.

If Vancuver closes its ports to imports, good luck finding an alternate way that half as convenient.

[GTR-guy]

About the headlights, did anyone noticed that a lot of newer North American vehicles don't have that DOT stamped on the glass?
If they want to be anal about this, then those vehicles wouldn't pass the inspection either, but they do. That's pure BS!!!

[Lotus97]

You really want to take that chance thinking that any rule changes will only apply to BC?

All the lenses on my new Acura have E13 on them like my old JDM vehicles do, however, as for the headlights, on some of them they aren't visible until you crack open the hood and you can see it is embossed on the plastic backing shroud.

[Boyscout]

i want to add in my thoughts...

if they do ban rhd vehicles because they are 'un-safe', they must also ban every vehicle made before 1966, as they have no seatbelts. they also need to ban lift-kits on trucks, talking on cell phones while driving, transporting screaming children in the backseat, etc, etc. as they are just as dangerous for their own reasons.

Newer cars and trucks with their super bright HID headlights are another example. I dont know about everyone else, but i find that these lights are more dangerous than those of the rhd vehicles. I am blinded b these vehicles as they come towards me.

this whole situation is parallel to the alberta government crackig down on motorcycles with loud exhausts. bikers are arguing that every vehicle with a loud exhaust should be targeted, not just motorcycles. so if the goverment passes this legislation, they will still have us petitioning to take the rights away from these other 'un-safe' vehicle owners.

[Trace]

A police officer that I work with told me that they are more concerned with how people drive than what you drive. It doesn't matter if you're on the left or right side of the car. Unless you're doing something to get noticed it's all good. They are also more concerned with people talking on the phone while driving than anything. This statement was made after I mentioned the DOT headlight issue.

Oh, and I did one more measurement test of a projector headlight of another GTS and yeah, 1.5 inches to the left = closer to 1.8 feet into 60ft oncoming traffic, which is funny because that really isn't a difference at all. Not enough to throw drivers of oncoming traffic right off....

Next I'll be measuring the light of a GTR.

[GT]

About the headlights, did anyone noticed that a lot of newer North American vehicles don't have that DOT stamped on the glass?
If they want to be anal about this, then those vehicles wouldn't pass the inspection either, but they do. That's pure BS!!!

There are a few newer vehicles that don't have DOT/SAE marked on them. The big difference though is we know they meet all the standards as these vehicles bear a Transport Canada Decal of Compliance.

The markings on the lens represent that they meet a certain standard. A lens without the DOT/SAE marking on it doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't meet that standard. RHD headlamps cannot comply with DOT/SAE requirements by design. They bias the wong way.

[Shadao]

hey glenn did you read that link yet? http://www.luxuryimports.ca/faq/joinfight.php

we have a topic going on about that particular article and i have thus disproved its theory saying that these cars are directly responsible for the rise in automobile casualties(deaths & serious injuries)

see for yourself that these cars are not responsible for the rise in casualty rates, but its the stagering growth of our country.....

http://forums.gtrcanada.com/viewtopic.php?t=11954

[solid_88]

lets see.. within 4 years, 0% of all the RHD vehicles in canada have been in an accident (0.31311% to be exact).


80 vehicles out of 25,550 is a pretty good figure to me

[LHD-GTR]

Just to add,

some interesting piece of info from GTR UK:

"You can go to France without any pbm if you got a UK reg Skyline for holidays, as long as you got:
- European covers
- Put the GB stickers on the back (except if you got the GB plate)
- Put the stickers on the headlights to redirect the beam
- Got a set of spare bulbs for all your lights (headlights, breaklights, warnings, etc...)
- Make sure you got your rear fog light fitted if it's one which is added under the bumper & it's working"

[Trace]

I should also mention that most of us have been driving a RHD vehicle for awhile now and while their have been reported a few accidents (EG: Winter accidents, my neighbour backing into my car, someone getting rear ended) the amount of accidents that have happened are about as common as the accidents that occur in a LHD car.

I should also note that we, RHD drivers drive on the passenger side of the car as we do, drive quite accordingly and have to possess some skills to drive them as the people who get into massive accidents driving LHD cars who, shouldn't be on the road at all.

[LHD-GTR]

Here is what I was talking about earlier:

http://www.saxonind.co.uk/beambenders.htm

[Trace]

Heeey...I've seen these before.

Apparently they really work.

[rockcrete]

The problem is, they really aren't interested in making our cars compliant, everytime we get around one of their obstacles, they will just throw out another one, and a solution like that is just too easy.

[Maverick]

My only concern is - where does it end?

^^^

That's what I am most afraid of too. If the intention is not to have any common ground in between the government and RHD vehicle owners, we can fix all these right now but what's next and where does it end???