99Performance and operation of brake lights

99 Performance and operation of brake lights

(1) When on, a brake light must show a red light visible 30 metres from the rear of the vehicle. (2) A brake light fitted to a street rod vehicle may incorporate a blue lens not over 20 millimetres in diameter. (3) A brake light fitted to a motor vehicle must come on, if it is not already on, when: (a) for a vehicle with 4 or more wheels or built after 1974—a service brake is applied; or (b) for another vehicle—the rear wheel brake is applied. (4) Subrule (3) does not apply if the controls in the vehicle that start the engine are in a position that makes it impossible for the engine to operate. (5) A brake light on a trailer must come on when: (a) the brake light of the towing vehicle comes on; or (b) a brake control on the towing vehicle, which independently activates the service brake on the trailer, is operated. (6) A brake light may be operated by an engine brake, retarder, or similar device if the device does not interfere with the proper operation of the brake light. (7) A street rod vehicle is a vehicle that has been modified for safe road use and that: (a) has a body and frame that were built before 1949; or (b) is a replica of a vehicle the body and frame of which were built before 1949.