Yes. Forward facing means just that.
I got stopped back in 1985 in the Peoples Republic of Maryland. I had a red light on the dash of my car. Note that it was not in use, just sitting there. I was a volunteer firefighter/emt and had a license plate on the front of the car stating so. I crossed the state line from Delaware in to said state on I95. About three miles in I saw a trooper sitting in the median. I saw him pull out when I passed. He followed behind me, I in the right lane, he in the left. After about 1.5 miles he pulled in behind me and lit me up. I pulled over. He walked up to the window and asked if I knew why he pulled me over. I said no, but I'm hoping you'll tell me why. He said I had an illegal light on the dash. I mentioned that I was a volunteer firefighter/emt in North Carolina and that the light was not plugged in or in use. He asked if I was being a smart ass, I said no sir, just an explanation. Oh, I had my Maryland DL because I was still active duty. When he saw that he told me my license was no good because I had NC plates and it didn't make any difference if I was active duty. He told me not to move, keep my daughter quiet, she was crying, and he would be back. After about twenty minutes, he came back and gave me a written warning for the light and made me take it off the dash. Then gave me another warning for the DL and said he didn't care if I was the state fire marshal, I wasn't going to show a red light in his state and I needed to get the correct DL. He also said he would put all this on record and I would be arrested the next time.
I gave the warnings to my cousin who was a county cop in Maryland. He told me the trooper was right about the light, even if it wasn't in use. But was dead wrong about the DL. He passed on that warning to his boss who in turn passed it on to the State Police. I received an apology from the 1Sgt of the state police about the DL warning. In 1990 I was back in the PRM with my pickup. It had a light bar on the roof. Was never bothered, even when I stopped at the scene of a bad accident to render aid and had the lights on.
As far as the GloRyders, I haven't been stopped. And I've had NC troopers, deputies, and city cops beside me at night and none have ever said anything.
... I guess it is just a matter of time. But had these all last summer with no problems. Have been around many law enforcement vehicles....
