this is illegal...brake lights are supposed to emit red light/bulb or
lens wait until someone rear ends him...serious trouble
William-Metter,GA
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1983 Ford Ranger
1992 Nissan Sentra SE
"Orlando, Jr. Palomar" wrote:
>
> 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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