Need info on beadlocks law:

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twisted

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Does anyone know if beadlocks are legal to run on the streets as a daily driver?
 
"true" beadlocks are typically not legal. but, as stated above, officials dont really care.
 
DOT

MY H1 WHEELS ARE MARKED DOT. I QUESS THE MILITARY HAS TO BE LEGAL MWITH THE DOT.
 
just run the diy beadlocks....the wheel has dot stamped on it
 
I've run both the DIY kit weld on's and now H1's - I am still in Cali and have never been hassled here. Doubt you will in NC.
 
braxton357 said:
Good luck with this thread... It's going to lead nowhere.

:edit: Might try this thread though... http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=599475&highlight=dot
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I just wasted like 15-20 minutes looking over that thread to find no answers. Like most things over there someone asks a decent question and 30 people have to treat him like an idiot. Just my opinion I guess but neve have liked that forum or most of the rude people there.

Beadlocks are only illegal if you get caught. Kinda like underage drinking, alot people do it, alot of people ignore, but it is still illegal.
 
Okay, I have read that post and I am basically never getting that time in my life back. I talked to two different cops yesterday about beadlocks and they both looked at me like I was from another planet. Both of them said they have never heard of anyone being pulled over here for having them. One said that you are more likely to get pulled over for your window tint or some other noticeable illegal infraction as in having a burned out light. That just proves to me that if the cops don't know what beadlocks are then I highly doubt that they are going to pull me or anyone else over for having them on. I am also pretty sure that if the cop actually knew what a beadlock rim is he is probably also a wheeler just like us and might give you some leeway unless it is something serious (don't quote me on that). So I figure I am going to get them and run them and take my chances but I think the chances are good that I am not going to get a ticket.

All of this was cleared up with your guys help and it didn't need 5 pages of legal mumbo jumbo to help me get a decision.
 
I wouldn't worry about a ticket but if you get in a wreck then it will be questioned may be blamed (in certain circumstances)on the bead locks if they are not DOT approved. I drive around town with my diy locks with no problems just don't be showing your a$$
 
I was under the impression (i.e. I heard it on the Intraweb) that you're wheels don't have to be DOT approved to run on the road. Kinda a Marketing thing some wheel company did. Hey let's see if the DOT approves of our Wheels and we can sell them as DOT approved.

But I don't recall where I heard that or the source of the Verification behind it.
 
gmcjimmy88 said:
I just wasted like 15-20 minutes looking over that thread to find no answers. Like most things over there someone asks a decent question and 30 people have to treat him like an idiot. Just my opinion I guess but neve have liked that forum or most of the rude people there.
Beadlocks are only illegal if you get caught. Kinda like underage drinking, alot people do it, alot of people ignore, but it is still illegal.
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Except they aren't illegal.


My point is, this is the same question that has been asked 15000 times and the outcome is almost always the same.
 
jrraw23 said:
I drive throu NC State campus everyday in the Chevy on 44's and beadlocks and even the campus Cops don't care (or know what beadlocks are I suppose)
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And I pass your hunk of junk going down Avent Ferry most every day of the week.

No cop is going to stop you for having beadlocks. I agree with the guy above that the only time you'll get hassled is if they can be blamed for a bad accident.
 
those of you rambling about DOT approval, do you really think every part on your production vehicle is stamped with a DOT number?

the DOT is not a law making or enforcing body.
 
yeah....its called a vin number. j/k


NC GENERAL STATUTES ARTICLE 3

Part 2. Authority and Duties of Commissioner and Division.

§ 20‑39. Administering and enforcing laws; rules and regulations; agents, etc.; seal; fees.

(a) The Commissioner is hereby vested with the power and is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing the provisions of this Article and of all laws regulating the operation of vehicles or the use of the highways, the enforcement or administration of which is now or hereafter vested in the Division.

(b) The Commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article and any other laws the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the Division.

So, yeah, the DOT is a law making and enforcing entity.
 
This is the only thing i have found so far, and it doesnt seem to outlaw beadlocks at all.

§ 20‑122. Restrictions as to tire equipment.

(a) No vehicle will be allowed to move on any public highway unless equipped with tires of rubber or other resilient material which depend upon compressed air, for support of a load, except by special permission of the Department of Transportation which may grant such special permits upon a showing of necessity. This subsection shall have no application to the movement of farm vehicles on highways.

(b) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that it shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway and except, also, that it shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid. It shall be permissible to use upon any vehicle for increased safety, regular and snow tires with studs which project beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire not more than one sixteenth of an inch when compressed.

(c) The Department of Transportation or local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may, in their discretion, issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugation upon the periphery of such movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery.

(d) It shall not be unlawful to drive farm tractors on dirt roads from farm to farm: Provided, in doing so they do not damage said dirt roads or interfere with traffic. (1937, c. 407, s. 85; 1939, c. 266; 1957, c. 65, s. 11; 1965, c. 435; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 34; 1979, c. 515.)



Oh...and incase the hydro steering question is next....

20‑123.1. Steering mechanism.

The steering mechanism of every self‑propelled motor vehicle operated on the highway shall be maintained in good working order, sufficient to enable the operator to control the vehicle's movements and to maneuver it safely. (1957, c. 1038, s. 3.)
 
For those of you carrying fire extenguishers !!!

§ 20‑136. Smoke screens.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive, operate, equip or be in the possession of any automobile or other motor vehicle containing, or in any manner provided with, a mechanical machine or device designed, used or capable of being used for the purpose of discharging, creating or causing, in any manner, to be discharged or emitted, either from itself or from the automobile or other motor vehicle to which attached, any unusual amount of smoke, gas or other substance not necessary to the actual propulsion, care and keep of said vehicle, and the possession by any person or persons of any such device, whether the same is attached to any such motor vehicle, or detached therefrom, shall be prima facie evidence of the guilt of such person or persons of a violation of this section.

(b) Any person or persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class I felony. (1937, c. 407, s. 99; 1993, c. 539, s. 1257; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)



Still nothing on beadlocks...im not done reading yet though.
 
Gotta kid who talks on the phone and drives?

§ 20‑137.3. Unlawful use of a mobile phone by persons under 18 years of age.

(a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section:

(1) Additional technology. – Any technology that provides access to digital media such as a camera, electronic mail, music, the Internet, or games.

(2) Mobile telephone. – A device used by subscribers and other users of wireless telephone service to access the service. The term includes: (i) a device with which a user engages in a call using at least one hand, and (ii) a device that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of the mobile telephone, by which a user engages in a call without the use of either hand, whether or not the use of either hand is necessary to activate, deactivate, or initiate a function of such telephone.

(3) Wireless telephone service. – A service that is a two‑way real‑time voice telecommunications service that is interconnected to a public switched telephone network and is provided by a commercial mobile radio service, as such term is defined by 47 C.F.R. § 20.3.

(b) Offense. – Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person under the age of 18 years shall operate a motor vehicle on a public street or highway or public vehicular area while using a mobile telephone or any additional technology associated with a mobile telephone while the vehicle is in motion. This prohibition shall not apply to the use of a mobile telephone or additional technology in a stationary vehicle.

(c) Seizure. – The provisions of this section shall not be construed as authorizing the seizure or forfeiture of a mobile telephone, unless otherwise provided by law.

(d) Exceptions. – The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply if the use of a mobile telephone is for the sole purpose of communicating with:

(1) Any of the following regarding an emergency situation: an emergency response operator; a hospital, physician's office, or health clinic; a public or privately owned ambulance company or service; a fire department; or a law enforcement agency.

(2) The motor vehicle operator's parent, legal guardian or spouse.

(e) Penalty. – Any person violating this section shall have committed an infraction and shall pay a fine of twenty‑five dollars ($25.00). This offense is an offense for which a defendant may waive the right to a hearing or trial and admit responsibility for the infraction pursuant to G.S. 7A‑148. No drivers license points, insurance surcharge, or court costs shall be assessed as a result of a violation of this section. (2006‑177, s. 1.)
 
For all the pimps out there....watch your colors.

§ 20‑175.1. Public use of white canes by other than blind persons prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person, except one who is wholly or partially blind, to carry or use on any street or highway, or in any other public place, a cane or walking stick which is white in color or white tipped with red. (1949, c. 324, s. 1.)
 
A while back there was mention of officers "not meeting their quotas"

§ 20‑187.3. Quotas prohibited.

(a) The Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety shall not make or permit to be made any order, rule, or regulation requiring the issuance of any minimum number of traffic citations, or ticket quotas, by any member or members of the State Highway Patrol. Pay and promotions of members of the Highway Patrol shall be based on their overall job performance and not on the basis of the volume of citations issued or arrests made. The provisions of G.S. 126‑7 shall not apply to members of the State Highway Patrol. Members of the Highway Patrol shall, however, be subject to salary classes, ranges and longevity pay for service as are applicable to other State employees generally. Beginning July 1, 1985, and annually thereafter, each member of the Highway Patrol shall be granted a salary increase in an amount corresponding to the increments between steps within the salary range established for the class to which the member's position is assigned by the State Personnel Commission, not to exceed the maximum of each applicable salary range.

(b) The Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, subject to the availability of funds as authorized by the Director of the Budget, may place a member of the State Highway Patrol in any step in the salary range for the class to which the member is assigned based on the member's rank so that no member is in a step lower than others of the same rank who have held that rank for less time than that member. (1981, c. 429; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, ss. 106, 107; c. 1116, s. 89.)
 
okay..dont worry. thats it. no more random laws.


Didnt find anything outlawing beadlocks. looks like youre good to go.
 
kinda board tonite are ya:lol:
 
well, ive been digging through the statutes looking for laws on smooth bore black powder cannons. Figured i'd take a break from that and see what i could dig up so we could end this bead lock discussion once and for all.

but yea...not a whole lot to do tonite!
 
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