Photo: Facebook / Longmont Fire Police OEM
Some guys and gals have all the luck in the world. One truck driver passing through Longmont, Colorado was pulled over by the police for having a busted taillight and got off with just a warning.
This, despite the fact that he tried to “replace” the missing taillight with a red sports drink. According to the New York Post, he told the officers that he was on his way to get the broken taillight fixed and the cops believed him. This, despite the fact that he went to great lengths to make the sports drink resemble an actual working taillight.
You can see it in the photo attached to this article. The red bottle was filled with liquid and duct-taped to the truck, where the light should have been. Based on this alone, no one could blame you if you assumed the truck driver didn’t have any intention of fixing the problem anytime soon.
The police officers, though, chose to believe him, so they let him go with just a warning. Apparently, they did the right thing because, just a couple of hours later, they spotted the truck at a local garage where, you guessed it, it was being fitted with a new taillight.
“While we appreciate the ingenuity of this tail light, this is not a permanent solution,” Longmont Fire, Police and OEM wrote in a Facebook post accompanying the photo above. “Working tail lights prevent accidents.”
For whatever reason, the post is no longer available.
According to the NY Post, “Colorado law says all on-road vehicles must be equipped with a red light that can be seen from at least 100 feet away in daylight.” A bottle of sugary beverage duct taped to where a working light should be does not qualify.
This driver was lucky to get off without a ticket. But at least he was true to his word and got the broken taillight replaced.
You can see it in the photo attached to this article. The red bottle was filled with liquid and duct-taped to the truck, where the light should have been. Based on this alone, no one could blame you if you assumed the truck driver didn’t have any intention of fixing the problem anytime soon.
The police officers, though, chose to believe him, so they let him go with just a warning. Apparently, they did the right thing because, just a couple of hours later, they spotted the truck at a local garage where, you guessed it, it was being fitted with a new taillight.
“While we appreciate the ingenuity of this tail light, this is not a permanent solution,” Longmont Fire, Police and OEM wrote in a Facebook post accompanying the photo above. “Working tail lights prevent accidents.”
For whatever reason, the post is no longer available.
According to the NY Post, “Colorado law says all on-road vehicles must be equipped with a red light that can be seen from at least 100 feet away in daylight.” A bottle of sugary beverage duct taped to where a working light should be does not qualify.
This driver was lucky to get off without a ticket. But at least he was true to his word and got the broken taillight replaced.
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