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High beams are becoming some kind of weapon here in the EU. You have red spots and lines for some time when you happen to encounter a Porsche SUV heading your w

by mitjam 2y ago

High beams are becoming some kind of weapon here in the EU. You have red spots and lines for some time when you happen to encounter a Porsche SUV heading your way angrily flashing at the one in front of them. What‘s next? Lasers? They are just too powerful.

Ylpertnodi 2y ago
EU? Switzerland being the worst! Related: 1) indicators ( eu flashing yellow ones) are getting smaller: ok at night, but during the day...very hard to see. I prefer the US red brake/ blinker to these tiny mf's. *2 Animated (EU only?) yellow indicators. The transition between each segment (usually five?) is always too slow, and very distracting. I prefer the US, and very terrible, blinky-brake lights to these disco-on-xanax horrors. 3. Why can’t there be a sign for 'zippering' where traffic merges? 4 - Why can’t people just zipper-in anyway?
- Wonkey 2y ago
  Regarding point 3. Different countries we have slightly different signs and road markings but signs for merging is a thing. Example from Denmark: https://koerekort--guiden-dk.translate.goog/sammenfletning/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=no&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://koerekort--guiden-dk.translate.goog/sammenfletning/?...
- trinix912 2y ago
  > Why can’t people just zipper-in anyway? Because people still think they're somehow going to arrive 30min faster by not merging one-by-one, ignoring the fact that by not letting others in they're actively slowing all other traffic down. Then have all other nervous drivers looking for the first opportunity to cut someone off because they're not going to be able to merge otherwise and you end up with all those crashes near the ends of merge lanes. It's a driving culture issue, varies by country.
- rlv-dan 2y ago
  > Animated yellow indicators [are] very distracting Completely agree. If I buy a new car, I will ask if it is possible to turn these off out of respect for other drivers!
cmiller1 2y ago
> What‘s next? Lasers? Yes! https://www.kyocera-sldlaser.com/bright-solutions/automotive https://www.kyocera-sldlaser.com/bright-solutions/automotive
- jabba_d_hut 2y ago
  BMW has been using them in their higher end cars for many years now.
  - lifestyleguru 2y ago
    Asserting their asshole reputation with the latest tech.
- relaxing 2y ago
  Not quite. Despite the branding they’re using SLDs (Super Luminescent Diode). Sits between diode lasers and LEDs in terms of power, coherence, and bandwidth. Still obnoxious to use on the road.
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ppp999 2y ago
I thought they already used lasers

by mitjam 2y ago

Ylpertnodi 2y ago

EU? Switzerland being the worst! Related: 1) indicators ( eu flashing yellow ones) are getting smaller: ok at night, but during the day...very hard to see. I prefer the US red brake/ blinker to these tiny mf's. *2 Animated (EU only?) yellow indicators. The transition between each segment (usually five?) is always too slow, and very distracting. I prefer the US, and very terrible, blinky-brake lights to these disco-on-xanax horrors. 3. Why can’t there be a sign for 'zippering' where traffic merges? 4 - Why can’t people just zipper-in anyway?

Wonkey 2y ago
Regarding point 3. Different countries we have slightly different signs and road markings but signs for merging is a thing. Example from Denmark: https://koerekort--guiden-dk.translate.goog/sammenfletning/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=no&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://koerekort--guiden-dk.translate.goog/sammenfletning/?...
trinix912 2y ago
> Why can’t people just zipper-in anyway? Because people still think they're somehow going to arrive 30min faster by not merging one-by-one, ignoring the fact that by not letting others in they're actively slowing all other traffic down. Then have all other nervous drivers looking for the first opportunity to cut someone off because they're not going to be able to merge otherwise and you end up with all those crashes near the ends of merge lanes. It's a driving culture issue, varies by country.
rlv-dan 2y ago
> Animated yellow indicators [are] very distracting Completely agree. If I buy a new car, I will ask if it is possible to turn these off out of respect for other drivers!

cmiller1 2y ago

> What‘s next? Lasers? Yes! https://www.kyocera-sldlaser.com/bright-solutions/automotive https://www.kyocera-sldlaser.com/bright-solutions/automotive

jabba_d_hut 2y ago
BMW has been using them in their higher end cars for many years now.
- lifestyleguru 2y ago
  Asserting their asshole reputation with the latest tech.
relaxing 2y ago
Not quite. Despite the branding they’re using SLDs (Super Luminescent Diode). Sits between diode lasers and LEDs in terms of power, coherence, and bandwidth. Still obnoxious to use on the road.

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ppp999 2y ago

I thought they already used lasers