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From: damico@fortune.UUCP (Lee Damico)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Are the third brake lights mandatory?
Message-ID: <5842@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 14:55:46 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 22 14:55:46 1986
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In article <413@ccice6.UUCP> rdz@ccice6.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone) writes:
>In article <1501@daemen.UUCP>, boyce@daemen.UUCP (Doug Boyce) writes:
>> We went around car peeping at the local dealer and noticed that some of
>> the 86's didn't have the third brake light , i.e. Buick Grand National.
>> Aren't they suppose to be mandatory or can you request that it not be
>> installed?
>> 
>It's my understanding that the requirement for this light is based on
>the distance between the brake lights.  I don't know what that distance
>is, but I'm sure it would be met on any full size American car.

I was told (by either AAA or my insurance company) that the third brake 
light is mandatory on all cars manufactured after October 1985.