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what?? this one is stupid but the reverse lights is dangerously stupid

gambiting 4y ago
How is that even legal in fact? Doesn't legislation specify that those lights should only be on when the car is in reverse gear?
- bombcar 4y ago
  Likely not, some pickup trucks can "force" the backup lights on as "bed lights" it seems. When parked, the car doesn't have tons of requirements vis-a-vis the lighting (the laws are usually worded like "when in reverse gear, two rear-facing white-burning lights must be visible with a power of X lumens" or something).
  - dylan604 4y ago
    Um, what truck bed can be lit by using the reverse lights? The only way I can see this working is if there's another truck behind you so that your reverse lights are pointed at the other truck. Truck bed lights have always been behind the cab. I've never seen reverse lights considered as bed lights.
    - bombcar 4y ago
      All pickups I've seen have reverse lights built into the third brake light which is behind the cab above the bed. And with that it makes sense as a safety feature - if the only way to turn those on is go into reverse, people would be tempted to throw the truck in reverse and leave the parking brake on while they jump in the back to look for something. Unfortunately it seems not all of them are locked out as I've seen trucks driving on the freeway with the reverse lights on.
      - dylan604 4y ago
        I think you may be confusing things. There is a separate switch for turning on the bed lights which has typically been above the rear window in the center. The reverse lights are part of the rear brake lights. It is absolutely possible to leave the bed lights on while driving. The concept you propose is absolutely preposterous to the point I feel I'm feeding a troll
        bombcar 4y ago
        https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?variantid=8665&languageCode=en&countryCode=USA&Uid=G2243150&ProcUid=G2243151&userMarket=usa&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/Own... > Include Reverse Lamps This setting turns the reverse lamps on when you switch the rear lighting zone on. Switch this setting off if you have a backup alarm installed to prevent the reverse lamps from turning on and sounding the alarm when using zone lighting.
bombcar 4y ago
Probably a variation of the "headlights stay on for a minute or two so you can get to your door" feature.

How is that even legal in fact? Doesn't legislation specify that those lights should only be on when the car is in reverse gear?

bombcar 4y ago
Likely not, some pickup trucks can "force" the backup lights on as "bed lights" it seems. When parked, the car doesn't have tons of requirements vis-a-vis the lighting (the laws are usually worded like "when in reverse gear, two rear-facing white-burning lights must be visible with a power of X lumens" or something).
- dylan604 4y ago
  Um, what truck bed can be lit by using the reverse lights? The only way I can see this working is if there's another truck behind you so that your reverse lights are pointed at the other truck. Truck bed lights have always been behind the cab. I've never seen reverse lights considered as bed lights.
  - bombcar 4y ago
    All pickups I've seen have reverse lights built into the third brake light which is behind the cab above the bed. And with that it makes sense as a safety feature - if the only way to turn those on is go into reverse, people would be tempted to throw the truck in reverse and leave the parking brake on while they jump in the back to look for something. Unfortunately it seems not all of them are locked out as I've seen trucks driving on the freeway with the reverse lights on.
    - dylan604 4y ago
      I think you may be confusing things. There is a separate switch for turning on the bed lights which has typically been above the rear window in the center. The reverse lights are part of the rear brake lights. It is absolutely possible to leave the bed lights on while driving. The concept you propose is absolutely preposterous to the point I feel I'm feeding a troll
      - bombcar 4y ago
        https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?variantid=8665&languageCode=en&countryCode=USA&Uid=G2243150&ProcUid=G2243151&userMarket=usa&div=f&vFilteringEnabled=False https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/Own... > Include Reverse Lamps This setting turns the reverse lamps on when you switch the rear lighting zone on. Switch this setting off if you have a backup alarm installed to prevent the reverse lamps from turning on and sounding the alarm when using zone lighting.

bombcar 4y ago

Probably a variation of the "headlights stay on for a minute or two so you can get to your door" feature.