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Old 04-28-2015, 08:11 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by RobertPaulson View Post
you're going to need blacked out tails to get blamed for that, a friend with lightly tinted tails got rear ended waiting to turn left by a kid on a cell phone. the kid said the tails were so dark he couldn't see, the cop had my buddy work the lights and told the kid he must be blind to have missed them and placed 100% blame on him.
I could see someone with a dash cam and a good lawyer still winning. The law's the law and a case can be made that the illegal modification impeded the following driver's ability to recognize braking and react appropriately. It doesn't matter what the cop says as a case could still be brought against driver of the modified car.

Likelihood admittedly is very low, but in a litigious society one should be aware.
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