The first and foremost reason the Snow Glow Neon lighting system was invented 19 years ago was for rider safety. The neon light was chosen because of its superior visability qualities. The military has used neon for many years because of its abilty to be seen in fog and murky visability conditions. A snowmobile is also very hard to see from the side. The addition of lighting products offers a very visable yet not blinding light which can be seen from distances of 1 to 1 1/2 miles and can be seen flickering through trees while on the trail. These lights help to save lives. While setting on the side of a trail you can turn the lights on and other snowmobilers become very aware of your presence and slow down and go by much more carefully.
The other reason is of course they look awesome, especially when they catch the snow dust and the snowmobile apperars to be riding is a tunnel of light.

As for the technical aspects:
They are extremely safe…..A very small amount of current is used to excite the gas to produce light. There is no chance of sparks or electronic shorts.

Neon is used on snowmobiles without a battery due to the voltage changes which will ruin electronic lighting products like LEDs. The voltage on some machines will range from approx 7 volts at an idle to up to 30+ volts when the engine is reved.

Hope this helped to answer some of the questions you may have had. If you would like more info I can be contacted at snowglow@snowglow.com.

Brad
Owner/Snow Glow