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How hard is it to go: oh, the left hand side indicator is blinking. It's possible they might turn left. It's common bloody sense. This is honestly manufacture
by codeduck 5y ago
How hard is it to go: oh, the left hand side indicator is blinking. It's possible they might turn left.
It's common bloody sense.
This is honestly manufactured outrage.
- shotta 5y agoWhat if it’s dark outside. Is that a motorcycle? I can’t tell. I guess that motorcycle is turning left.
- codeduck 5y agoIf you're following close enough that this is an issue then you are driving too close for the conditions.
- loloquwowndueo 5y agoIf it’s dark, both rear red lights will be on. It could be motorcycles, if they are really close together but that sounds unlikely.
- codeduck 5y agoEven in the event of failed lights, the clusters have reflective sections that will illuminate in response to your own lights.
- shotta 5y agoWhat I failed to articulate (I can’t get my brain to boot this morning) is that a decent amount of motorcycles use arrows as their turn indicators. When I see a blinking arrow at night, I assume it’s a bike.
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- loloquwowndueo 5y agoJust be careful, as you can see from this article it might not be the case. Better to be on the lookout and don’t assume things :)
- siva7 5y agoIt is hard to to go if you factor in basic human psychology.
- hardlianotion 5y agoWhat if one tail light is slightly defective and you're in the dark. Driving is done with the subconscious and this potentially lethal in the wrong circumstance.
- codeduck 5y agoIf it is so dark that your headlights are not able to illuminate the car ahead's reflectors and numberplate adequately for you to see them, even if it has defective lights, and react in time, then you are traveling too fast for the conditions. The correct response to something weird or potentially hazardous ahead is to slow down and try to determine what is going on.
- Toutouxc 5y ago> then you are traveling too fast for the conditions Oh, yes, absolutely. But you've already made the mistake and there's nothing to be done anymore. We can either make you and everyone around you pay for your mistakes, or try to make the whole environment as forgiving and as safe as possible. Just like in aviation, navy, software development, or most other industries.
- hardlianotion 5y agoI am talking about a decision made at design time, not at run time.
- Toutouxc 5y ago> oh, the left hand side indicator is blinking. It's possible they might turn left. Not hard at all, which is why this isn't a problem if you have enough time to think all that. This is a problem in the tiny minority of cases where it's night, it's raining, you're either going too fast or maybe blinded by someone's high beams and all your brain can process in a split second is BLINKING ARROW LEFT.
- oceliker 5y agoIf my visibility is impaired for the reasons you mention, then I’m sure I’m not seeing the “arrow” either. Blinking light comes before shape recognition in the visual hierarchy.
- codeduck 5y agoExactly. The shape is likely only just resolvable at a safe highway following distance, whereas you'll see it flashing from further away. Arguably the visual design might even trigger the "something is wrong" reflex and make you pay attention.