Thats more an issue of using the same lamp for rear lights and turn signal
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoand on the opposite side people who turn on their emergency lights in somewhat bad rain. you’re not helping and only cause more confusion by making it seem like you have turn signals on if i can’t see both blinkers.
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
unmagical@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
The hazards also override your blinkers so I now have no idea when you are going to attempt lane change.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
The hazards are to indicate you are stopped and now a hazard.
Only when you are stopped and now a hazard.
Thank you for coming to this road safety talk.
Cort@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They also indicate slow moving road hazards like a semi carrying an oversized load
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
and honestly i have the same problem with that intended use. it often looks like a stopped car is attempting to turn out into traffic. IMO emergency lights should have a faster blink pattern or something to differentiate from turn signals.
Cort@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Faster blink is already used to indicate that one of the lights is burned out. It’s a consequence of the mechanical part that operates (used to operate) the blinking; less resistance caused by a burned out light means it blinks faster
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
There’s a programmable flasher relay that does exactly this. It’s specific to certain Toyota/Lexus and Subarus from the 2000s to mid-2010s, but it’s something. I have one in my 2008 Sienna - the “emergency flasher” part is programmed to strobe, kinda like a tow truck. I like it.