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red turn signals and red brake lights was never a good idea. Differentiation is key in quick-glance safety.
Other bad ideas in the American automotive world (this is in NYS, your state might be more enlightened):
-Having the entrance ramp coming onto a highway before the exit ramp on highways rather than the other way around. Causes all sorts of unnecessary hassle for drivers.
-Not having cheap-as-hell cats eyes on highways defining the center line and shoulder.
-permitting cars to park within 15ft either side of pedestrian crossings
Two lights--no, make that three lights (including the "high point light") = stop. One blinking light = turn. I can't imagine anyone in real life spending any time confused by someone tapping his breaks.
Driver is approaching an intersection in the right lane when he suddenly realizes that he wants to turn left at that intersection; he puts on his brakes and simultaneously activates his left turn signal. You, following a short distance behind but in the left lane, see three red lights. You assume that he's slowing down, perhaps to turn right, and continue forward at your same speed. Then, you see that the light on the left goes off, then back on.
Sure, it's only a split second of uncertainty. But in that split second, you would continue forward, thus making it that much harder for the other driver to merge in ahead of you before reaching the intersection -- and increasing the risk that he will just barrel his way in, possibly causing you to rear-end him, or come to a sudden stop so that you can get ahead of him, and risk being rear-ended by the car following him in the right lane.
Amber turn signals make the distinction between braking and turning very clear, instantly. You, the following driver, will be able to immediately adjust your own driving (probably by slowing down, in this case) and avoid a potentially hazardous situation.
If you prefer red turn signals for aesthetic reasons, then fine, just say so. But I think it's a stretch to say that there's no difference in how the following driver perceives them, as compared to amber signals.
OP is probably going to hate me but I put red vinyl over my rear amber turn signals to clean up the look. Now my rear lights are all red vs mostly red with a shade of amber
OP is probably going to hate me but I put red vinyl over my rear amber turn signals to clean up the look. Now my rear lights are all red vs mostly red with a shade of amber
Let's just say a cop would have to have a photographic memory of this specific Lexus model to tell it apart from OEM
Maybe. I just know my kid got a ticket for doing it. Of course he did it to hide a broken lens he was too cheap to replace.
You're right, your car looked bad with yellow lights.
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