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> Flashing the red brake light is a North American thing Nowadays, the brake light is rarely used. It's usually a different part of the taillight cluster which
by vinay427 5y ago
> Flashing the red brake light is a North American thing
Nowadays, the brake light is rarely used. It's usually a different part of the taillight cluster which may be red or amber, and most manufacturers (especially European ones, ironically) sometimes choose to use a red one for NA markets. The complaint here isn't that the brake lights are being used, but that the turn signal is designed like this.
- knolan 5y agoI agree, it’s a baffling decision. I had a brief look to see if I could see the European implementation but I’ve not found anything yet. Edit: here is an example: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0272/7303/5875/products/1_086e8c91-1cc1-49a6-8092-cfa81a2f0536_1024x1024.jpg?v=1589059456 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0272/7303/5875/products/1_...
- masklinn 5y ago> It's usually a different part of the taillight cluster which may be red or amber, Which remains one of the issues, even if it's not technically a brake light. In Europe red turning signs are not legal. But I can see how the same turn signal in amber would help very little, as you'd still have a very clear, very bright arrow pointing the wrong way entirely.