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> There are a fair number of vehicles on the road already with enhanced emergency brake lights; BMW in particular comes to mind. FMVSS 108 still requires stead
by u801e 5y ago
> There are a fair number of vehicles on the road already with enhanced emergency brake lights; BMW in particular comes to mind.
FMVSS 108 still requires steady illumination of the stop lamps (including the center high mounted one). I found one article[1] staying that the NHTSA granted a temporary exception to that requirement for Mercedes in 2006. Was that exemption expanded and is it still in effect?
[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11351634 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11351634
- rconti 5y agoInteresting. I suspect the way it works, since the vehicles I'm thinking of have an additional set of stop lamps that illuminate, is that a 2nd set comes on and one or the other set flashes, but the others stay illuminate the whole time.