Comment on Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates

• CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  These people might be two-footed drivers. My mother used to do this and you’d see the brakes flash on and off while following behind her because she’d be hovering her foot on the brake pedal while also hitting the accelerator.

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  • nulluser@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Those are definitely not people that ever learned to drive a manual transmission.

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• partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Every couple weeks or so I seem to find myself behind someone that’s always either accelerating, or braking, with the brake lights repeatedly flashing on momentarily for no apparent reason.

  In many EVs and Hybrids the “letting off the accelerator” engages the regeneration drag which slows the car. A number of vehicle makers with particularly aggressive drag (which gets higher regen rates) automatically illuminate the brake lights. So if you’re behind one of these it will look like they are braking when they may have no foot on any pedal (brake or accelerator).

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  • merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    thanks for this information. Next time i see this I won’t be confused

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  • Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I just got a Chevy Volt and when I let up off the accelerator it will start the regen and significantly decrease my speed. I assume that my brake lights are coming on because so far no one has rear-ended me or yelled at me for not having brake lights. I wish there was a good way to tell for sure though. I think it’s Hyundai that does not engage the brake lights for situations like this, as I’ve about hit one before.

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    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t think they illuminate the brake lights, hence my comment. Technology connections has talked about this, although IDK which video it was.

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      • Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F4iyghT-qA

        I was curious if anyone had actually tested it or not, and I found the video above where they get right into it, without any intros or family history or begging to like & subscribe… just a short video where they test it and find that, YES!, the brake lights do come on when you use the steering wheel paddle brake or when you’re in L gear and take your foot off the accelerator.

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• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Brake light activates before the brakes engages, so they could just be resting their foot on the brake while coasting. Pretty normal defensive driving technique.

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  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is actually insane. Their brakes must wear out so fast, and two footed driving is more dangerous.

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    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The brakes aren’t engaged? The light turns on before there’s pressure on the brake. They probably don’t even know their lights are on since they aren’t decelerating.

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      • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        They might need to check their assumptions. It might not feel like the brake is engaged but it’s an expensive habit that causes unnecessary wear and tear. www.trafficdave.com/what-is-riding-the-brake/

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• merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Please allow me this opportunity to jump in and complain about the minority, but not insignificant number, of people that don’t seem to be aware that that is even an option (just taking your foot off of the gas/accelerator to slowly decelerate).

  😂 I feel your pain

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