I was in a bumper to bumper traffic on my way home minutes ago (It's night
here). And unfortunately, the car in front of me has clear tail lights. Why
unfortunate? Well, the guy used plain white bulbs for the brake lights. And
everytime the guy press on his brake, I get 4x23Watts of white light staring
at me in the face... It has become more like a head light than a tail light.
Other than ruining my night vision, I felt that I was straining my eyes in
the process. It makes me wonder if these kinds of lights are street-legal..
Don't get me wrong. It's not that I *hate* clear tails.. It's just that,
when they do use clear tails, they could've used tinted bulbs (red, for
instance for the brake lights). It would at least difuse the light to a
degree wherein human eyes would be more comfortable. Also, seeing a red
light as opposed to bright white light is much less confusing.
Back to the car in front of me.... The driver then decided to turn right on
the next corner and started flashing his turn signal. Guess what? He was
using a bright blue bulb for the turn signals! The lights were flashing for
at least 3 mins before traffic started moving again, giving him some space
to turn right. A few more minutes with that and I would've come home with a
splitting headache.
Just my 2c.
OrlyP
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