A Wisconsin man who affixed Christmas lights to his Chevy Camaro in a bid to spread holiday cheer has been forced to switch them off after he was pulled over by the police.
According to Wisconsin FOX affiliate WLUK, Tyler Kamholz was pulled over by a state trooper while driving through a parking lot in Grand Chute. The police officer kindly informed young 18-year-old Tyler that motor vehicles can only have white, amber or red-colored lights affixed to them, making his multi-colored Christmas lights illegal. The maximum fine for a violation of this law is $200, but the officer must have been feeling a bit generous with the holidays approaching, as she decided to let the teenager off with a warning.
“She pretty much said she really liked the lights, but she’s pulling me over for the lights,” Tyler Kamholz told WLUK. “She asked for a picture and took a picture. It ended up on Facebook everywhere.”
While Kamholz is allowed to keep the Christmas lights on his car, he has to keep them switched off when he is traveling on public roads. He admitted to WLUK that he’ll probably still drive his Chevy Camaro with them on, but “only on backroads where I’m only going like 20,” he told the news outlet with a laugh.
So where did Tyler get the idea to attach Christmas lights to his car? He said he first saw a tutorial about it YouTube a few years ago, so this year he decided to go out and buy $30 worth of Christmas lights and try it himself. His dad, a retired police officer, warned him that the lights would be illegal if he drove around with them turned on, but as teenagers are known to do, he didn’t listen. It seems Tyler had to learn this lesson the hard way, but at least he was able to avoid getting a ticket.
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A. He didn’t listen to his Dad.
B. He openly admitted that he will continue to drive around with them turned on.
C. Best of luck, Junior.
i wonder if he pulled out the “my dad is a cop” get out of trouble card?
The lights are worth more than the junk it’s attached to.
You act like there’s vehicles out there that don’t ever have a part go bad whether it’s mild or severe. What kind of world do you live in. Can’t just drive a car and do no maintenance on it, and even with maintenance parts don’t last forever your expectations seem pretty unrealistic, you should fix that. You can get aftermarket parts that may last a longer time or the stock parts which can still last a long time if it’s built good. It’d be really cool if parts did last forever. But what kind of money does that cut into for the company?
when does trump tweet this is part of the war on christmas?
Probably right after Biden and the rest his pleasureless followers decide to ban Christmas lights.
Trump supporters obviously support criminality and are obviously anarchists. Any laws doesn’t apply to them. Screw society and love America’s enemies.
No that was Obama that did that.
Phillips,
It’s really sad to see your country subservient to a degenerate country like Putin’s Russia. Bounties on US soldiers, hacking your government and corporations, attacking your soldiers in Syria, destabilizing your allies while the orange baboon goes golfing and kisses Putin’s dirty aZZ.
Holiday* Lights
‘Who gives a f*** about Christmas stuff?’ – melania trump … look it up
Oh yes the Soviet born hooker in the white house. Christmas celebration was forbidden in the old Soviet Union.
melania is the FLILF … i’ll give her that.
She only $ucks and f*cks for money and lots of it.
she must love money more than life itself to lay with trump.
2nd tier soft core porn star and total skank!
Sleepy Joe decided not to ban Christmas lights. Instead he has decided to tax all lighting. The tax rate will be $0.05 Dollars per lumen. The only exemptions are flashlights made in China
When does Stevey become an adult instead of a hater?
Probably NEVER!
never is a long time.
They look quite festive. Bah humbug to the cop, It is illegal though and I guess we should know that.
No more distracting than a highly-reflective wrap.
White Christmas lights are legal on a car…just switch.
What should be illegal is all these new car high powered lights! Even NOT ON BRIGHT they hurt. Anyone with a T.B.I. like me is sensitive to bright lights to the point I turn I to incredible HULK! I’ll take these low 12-volt multi colors over anything! Don’t get me started on the COPS “SO BRIGHT YOU HAVE TO CLOSE YOUR EYES AND WISH FOR THE BEST” as you drive by with someone pulled over! TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Laws need to too! Let the kid have some fun in the messed up world we’re living in now these days.
Other countries have active LCD matrixes or mems scanning lasers and the car just shuts off the lights where an oncoming vehicle is, so it illuminates everything for you, but appears off to them.
But NHTSA is a laggard, so we can’t have nice headlights.
White facing forward, red and amber back, amber on the sides. Green allowed in some states.
That’s the lighting rule in a nutshell.
In Georgia, white, orange, and yellow are allowed anywhere on the car…other colors are not besides red for taillights.
As if Georgia and Alabama are good examples of authority done right. 😂😂🤣🤣
Me: I think you’re on the wrong page you POS Ford loving troll LOL 🤣
Hey I like Ford Chevy and Dodge.
Merry Xmas and happy new year keep the lights on before the chrinch stills ur SlayCamaro keep up the spirit my friend, keep on Trucking,,,
Citizens arrest Citizens arrest.
It was great he didn’t get a ticket. Let’s face it, every one of us that was a teenager did something stupid in their youth.
Troopers have no authority to write tickets or pull you over in a parking lot located on private property!!!!
Blue/Red lights are illegal in all 50 states!
Vehicle code doesn’t apply to private property unless it’s a misdemeanor or felony. She was doing him a favor by letting him know what he had was illegal (if he drove it on the street.) She saved him the hassle of him getting a ticket from somebody else.
Many large and corporate businesses have agreements with local police allowing them to enforce traffic and vehicle laws on their property with their blessing.
@Donald Hund, LOL your citizens arrest citizens arrest comment. Barney Fife FTW.
Good for him putting up the Christmas lights
Perhaps I should do similar on my Chevy Volt, blue, 2013 like Jolt in transformers
And yet…we see many cars driving around with blue parking lights! Many.
It’s blue lights, blue lights are illegal blue is restricted to the Popo only.
Sir ok when you go out to your car look at the back end ok then look at your neighbors backend of their car as well and their neighbors car.. tell me what color is the lens??? Now think about what you just said!!!
Oh Pardon!!! Oh you say BLUE LIGHTS WEL WHEN YOU RIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY LOOK 🤔🤭🙄 Ok that may not work i ws gona sh look at the headights that are blue !!! BUT AS WELL AS MY LIGHYS ARE BLUE HID ‘s the give off the white light.. but if you go in the auto parts store look at the bubs plenty o blue bulbs!!! 😅😂🤣😭 as bad as it is it really sounds thatdamned funny…….
Troops can pull you over anywhere and write you up for anything regardless of public or private property
Blue/Red lights are illegal in all 50 states!
Red facing the rear is allowed.
Regardless of state red and blue lights of any kind are ILLEGAL ie some states in the north who’s Police have red lights but fire departments have blue and red.
Blue is the only one reserved for emergency responders. Virtually any color is legal if you can’t see the actual bulb. So properly installed under body light kits are ok. Windshield washer sprayer lights, valve stem lights, colored headlights, and strobe lights (minus amber/amber or amber/white) are illegal. HID/ LED headlights are also generally illegal unless they came factory installed.
But all of that stuff can be installed if it is operated offroad only. Like carshow events and parking lot gatherings. Maybe a bonfire in the desert.
You cannot use red or blue for anything on your car ie hood wiper sprayers, headlights, valve steams, because blue and red lights are reserved for law enforcement only and some fire departments
Wrong. It depends on the state. In my state it is illegal to have a red light visible from the front of the vehicle while it is in forward motion. Exception is made for public safety and emergency vehicles. Yellow and blue are not addressed and are not illegal.
There are statutes that address hazzard on vehicles or things that interfere with the safe operation. Blue, white and yellow lights are not specifically prohibited.
The elephant in the room that no one mentions is the obvious example of no matter what you teach kids, they’ll do what they want. So go easy on yourself. Don’t blame yourself for your kids shortcomings.
Who gives a f..k
You obviously since you commented.
Every state I’ve been in has a law stating only municipal vehicles can have blue lights. And only certain colors are allowed in certain areas on the vehicle. Red in back and orange in front.
Blue is for police and snow plows. Yellow is for caution. Red can only be used in the rear or for police.
However I had a green chevy blazer with green side markers and that was legal
Wouldn’t want someone to mistake it for a police vehicle. You know how much those guys love string lights…..I could see citing him for being a distraction to other drivers but honestly enforcing colored lights on a vehicle has always been hit or miss depending on how much BS the cop has had to put up with that day. Good thing they nipped this in the bud though, now they can go back to not enforcing other traffic laws.
My dad come up with idea oc putting a light in back window of car (he had a paper route in country)so people would know whn he is going to slow down but state police (wisconsin)stopped him and gave him ticket for it saying it was not approved from car maker.
This was late 70s or early 80s now days there on every car made. Humm just cant understand why this is?
Police can only enforce traffic laws on public roadways, so in private parking lots and on other private lands it’s perfectly acceptable and legal. He was in a private lot?
It’s 2020 let it be
Jez the states are so lame these days. Such a police state country. Some states are more lame than others. People do this all the time in the south and there is no problem. Like many policing things in this country this stop was a complete waste of resources. Welcome to Karen nation!
Merry Christmas Kevin…
Get the white or amber lights then! Problem solved! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!
In Toronto, they would have impounded the car on the spot along with a hefty fine, towing charges and massive impound fees.
I’m glad I don’t live in the commie s**thole that is Toronto.
Trevor Phillips,
Which redneck, inbred, incestuous sh!thole do you live in?
Probably a Red Trump state.
Nice clean and orderly city.
He should have told the officer he was on his way to go riot and loot , block off a major highway or maybe set up his own zone within a city.
Then it would have been fine and he also wouldn’t need to wear a mask or Social Distance for any of those activities.
The laws directed at vehicles are specific and based on safety protocols. Whatever the law is concerning vehicle lights in your country or state, the fact remains that the police don’t make the laws, but their job is to enforce them.
Merry Christmas Tyler!
Hey, GM.. wanted to see the photos larger, but you dont allow it due to hotlinking.
Fire your designer. There’s ways around it and everyone can enjoy larger, clearer photos.
I agree with all the comments Thank you officer for theholiday spirit. Boys will be boys
I see cars with lights all over them in my small town in Texas. I never knew it was illegal.
Yea
Someone always has to mess up a good time. You should be able to put what you want on your car, after all you are the one who bought it and insured it. Another way for the government to control Americans. Merry Christmas to everyone.
Karen the cop…get a life.
Stop the rioting and looting in the cities in Wisconsin, then you and the politicians will earn back the respect you forfeited.
Officers are get to choose which laws they enforce…she should have let this teen alone
Hey Tyler, you know what you should do don’t you? You should follow the words of the office exactly. Go and buy yourself some all red Christmas tree lights and string up the car again! Maybe even a 4′ wreath with red lights right on the hood too! Yeah, right on!
Merry Christmas buddy 🙂
What he should do is what someone else suggested but really legal clear lights up front,amber front side, red bulbs side rear and red and amber out back, federal highway guide line’s. How do I know U ask, I’m a licensed vehicle inspector and in the year 1968 that’s what they put in print for EVERY STATE IN THE COUNTRY. That’s why every vehicle since model year 1968 MUST HAVE SIDE MARKERS, amber up front, amber or red out back, good luck and HAPPY HOLIDAY LIGHT’S!!!
Good thing he didn’t have the name “Jesus” somewhere it could be seen. They would have beat him down in Wisconsin.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS MATTER !
Regardless of state red and blue lights of any kind are ILLEGAL ie some states in the north who’s Police have red lights but fire departments have blue and red.
It’s Too Bad That Cop Was Not Picking On Someone For Something That Can’t Hurt Anyone ….. Most Likely It Would Bring Endless Smiles! Merry Christmas Too All And Be Kind To One Another!
Not in Wisconsin got hassled three times by the same cop for driving recklessly in a parking lot with fresh snow on it he admitted he had no authority and could do nothing I asked him why you hassling me then and he said recklessly endangering passengers they can always come up with some reason the hassle you but they cannot do anything about it
Police is there to mess anyone day
Another fine example of the police protecting people from themselves, instead of protecting people from others.
Law Enforcement Failure!!
From the comments I see on this thread, it appears that you Americans are degenerating into some type of wild West society. I guess that’s what MAGA means. You guys almost ended-up with some kind of fascist authoritarian regime led by a mad man… Pretty sad really.
Screw you limey
The cop had to have tased him and beat him about the face and head. Something is wrong here.
In GA people’s vehicles are covered in lights while driving. It depends on the state.
Laws are meant to be enforced. Not the cops fault!!! Grow up people. This kid feels like he doesn’t have to obey anyone. His own father told him not to do it. He basically said f U! He should get a ticket!! The kid is an idiot!!
You people are dumbasses, I already can’t stand you idiot’s rubbernecking to look at an accident now you want everyone staring at a Christmas light car, go ahead hit a tree just don’t do it in front of me a—–e
Cop was a jew
No matter what happens, it’s always the fault of the Jews…
Tyler, Dont listen to these a—-s .Nice job and Merry Christmas
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