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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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I was going to work this morning and could see that a bike was coming up behind me in the other lane,(on the freeway).could not tell untill he was right beside me ,then passed me that he had a sidecar.I notice from behind he had a third taillight on the sidecar fender but from the front nothing.It was dark about 5:00 am.I thought that a car might not know either and could be dangerous.Is this the norm or maybe his was burned out?
 
Old Oct 28, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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Not all sidecars run bare. I have a fender light on the front and a headlight/spotlight on the side of the car. Plus in the rear I have a Tombstone taillight on the bike and a small round brake light on the rear fender of the sidecar.
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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Sidecar that I had, had only tail lights, no light in the front. Rear lights were tied into the rear brake and functioned as extra brake lights
 
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