Saw this item while web surfacing yesterday. They are activated by tire motion and automatically shut off after 12 seconds of no movement. Batteries last 200 hr, price from $9 to $23 per pair. Thought it was mega-silly then read they have a blue colored light which might look different with my blue/white stripe '97. Other colors are red, yelow, green, & red/white/blue combo (white & purple colors are also listed in the on-line purchasing section, which unfortunately is linked through JC Whitney).
Obvious problems - weight may muck up tire balance & higher theft potential, but as I use my GTS as a weekend car it should not be an issue. Potential safety benefit - hopefully late night drivers with marginal or impaired skills will see the Viper a geater distance, or, if trying to pass, will have a better view of when they have cleared the car. Of course higher visibility works both ways in traffic enforcement (making inadequate front drive Impala 9C1s seem more like autocross cones than before).
http://www.tireflys.com/cars.html
Obvious problems - weight may muck up tire balance & higher theft potential, but as I use my GTS as a weekend car it should not be an issue. Potential safety benefit - hopefully late night drivers with marginal or impaired skills will see the Viper a geater distance, or, if trying to pass, will have a better view of when they have cleared the car. Of course higher visibility works both ways in traffic enforcement (making inadequate front drive Impala 9C1s seem more like autocross cones than before).
http://www.tireflys.com/cars.html
