Posted on 02/13/2021 3:10:03 PM PST by Melinator2
I think there ought to be a WTFL;DR.
Ha! That happened to me, too, when I first opened this article. I hit the 'refresh' button, and it reloaded normally. But yeah, I remember the old days when somebody didn't close their italics tag, and every comment that followed were also italicized.
Been here for five months and posting something that’s fourteen years old and very wordy is your first post?
Welcome to FR.
Or how about you use your big boy words to tell me where the nasty man offended you. Dont like green lights ? Dont like ideas? Afraid maybe someone thought of something you didnt? Are you so angry you are just shaking!!! lol
Is that how your dad proposed to your mom?
well in this case, if you think about it, green does mean go, so the observer is not misinformed.
You make a good point there. It certainly would work.
As a retired civil engineer specializing in highway and traffic enginerring, methinks this idea would do much more harm than good. It would serve no purpose except for pedestrians, who would likely get a false sense of security and then get run over by paying more attention to the light than learning to judge the speed of the approaching vehicle. And turning vehicles? Why would a driver approaching pay any attention? The turning vehicle doesn’t necessarily brake and must yield the right of way anyhow. Has such a system ever been tested anywhere?
Just my two cents based on my over 50 years of experience.
Been here over 20 years. Is there a maximum length you lifers want as a “first post”? My original content is unwanted! unless of course i was to post a simple excerpt, then I would be a blog pimp and trying to steal the traffic that humblegunner and the troll brigade bring to the site.
I have purchased the lights and wiring etc. They are trailer running lights. they use bulbs so I feel i need to be cautious about simply tap splicing them into the brake circuit. led would likely be better, but they do not come with green lenses. green lenses are exceedingly rare because no one loves them. I am going to do filming this spring (currently deep winter here). I will put it on the website.
Somebody needs a hobby. This is stupid! A moose? A pedestrian? I don't care what color any light is or where it's mounted, you never ever step out in front of a vehicle until it slows way down or stops and you'd better have eye contact with the driver.
Example: Many people ride their brakes, and this will give the fools who walk out in front of moving vehicles a false sense of security. Oh gee, he's braking, as they go under the wheels.
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This idea may deserve some thought and discussion.
But.
Today’s mandated turn signals, orange blinking ones, are inadequate.
Forget that lazy, and/or entitled won’t use their blinkers, but that the sleek, fashionable, LED light placements hide the turn signals unless viewed from the perfect angle.
So if existing turn signals are not used or deficient, how will adding some green lights help.
Now consider some drunk driver. GREEN, GO, OOPS!
Well green lights are a cheap easy elegant retrofit on top of everything else. Perhaps your diminishing returns argument has merit if one regards incorporating those new lights into legislation etc but keep in mind most of the world does not have all the latest hightech wizardry. cheap scooters, old vehicles, non american. Also, I submit that there is at least equal benefit to knowing when a vehicle has lit brake indicators whether viewing from the front or rear. no one would suggest turn indicator visible from all sides are necessary, so why insist front brake lights are bad? Is this simply a matter of never really looking deeply into the subject, or am I missing something more obvious from your argument?
I don't think your proposal is practical or beneficial enough to bother implementing, but I would suggest one major modification:
Instead of front-mounted Green lights, use the existing front-mounted Amber turn signals as your front brake light indicators.
Both front indicators will light up bright Amber, which will not be confused with the lower intensity amber when used as front marker lights. One will be lit solidly and the other blinking if both the turn signals and brakes are used simultaneously. This is exactly what is done with the rear Red tail lights on most trailers and older cars. low intensity for night time markers, bright flashing for turn indication, and solid bright for brake indicatikon.
Mimicking the same light functionality on the front of the car in Amber as is currently done in red on the rear of trailers and older cars makes more intuitive sense to a driver than Green lights.
I also think that it would have much higher driver acceptance, since you're not introducing a whole new color to the automotive lighting scheme.
The cheese in the refrigerator turned green before I was finished with 10% of this article.
Green lenses are found in boats' navigation lights—if that helps. :)
so it does make sense. So much that you wonder if it has ever been tested. Is it possible that much like signal lights on both front and back, it contributes to more available and usable info transmitted at light speed . Just like any other signal light. While you have 50 years, perhaps you never thought of this before and are just now starting to examine the idea. I think if you look very closely at certain assumptions you are making you will find there is at least a case to be investigated here
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