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I don't know why these infuriate me so much, but this is the absolute worst. Maybe because it looks so obnoxious. It seems like it should not be legal.
by encom 6y ago
I don't know why these infuriate me so much, but this is the absolute worst. Maybe because it looks so obnoxious. It seems like it should not be legal.
- northwest65 6y agoLikewise. I've decided to give it a few years, perhaps by then I'll have made peace with it. At this point though, I get that same odd feeling... how can these be legal? I can't even pinpoint what it is that irritates me about them, but I'm assuming it's just them being a complete deviation from what has been the norm for so long fucking with me.
- agumonkey 6y agoI also have irrational thoughts on the matter. Few feelings: - looks toyish and immature - marketing trick to sell whatever as new and improved - actually badly designed, something is wrong in all animations I've seen, it doesn't convey a warning but attracts attention and the light output is probably less contrasting because instead of full on / full off cycles, you get length of 5%, 10%,... up to 100 then off. [0] It will probably pass but in the mean time, enjoy the trigger. [0] reminds me of this era of electronics who are more absorbing than helpful
- gensher_mage 6y agoI think it's mostly because the eye is drawn to motion/change, which hijacks your attention. When the turning light is blinking on-off, it only distracts you for a fraction of a second each time it blinks, while alerting you to the driver's intention. The animated turning lights are in motion closer to 90% of the time, so it takes a second to tell you what blinking light tells you in 10 milliseconds, and uses far too much of your attention bandwidth compared to how much information it conveys. I think they should be illegal. The light should alert you and let you focus attention elsewhere, not mesmerize you with useless fanciness.
- agumonkey 6y agoyes that's about what I feel. The led animation was made I assume to indicate direction but the location of the light already gives you this.. and the blink is a better signal/noise. So the animated LED is both worse AND redundant information.
- TonyTrapp 6y agoOr maybe because it takes really long until it reaches its full brightness / visibility, unlike a traditional turn signal?
- masklinn 6y agoBefore animated turn signals, NA's red turn signals should be illegal. And even more so the utter insanity that is using the same light as turn and braking signal. A turn signal should be amber and absolutely not confusable with a brake light you absolute monsters.