Comment on Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 weeks agowith computers these days an acceleration based system should be achievable for all types of cars.
Possibly, and I’d be interested in some sort of 360° LED on top of a vehicle to indicate to pedestrians and other drivers alike of its (de)acceleration.
But jamming some non standard colours in what is a long term understanding on the front of a vehicle I can’t really get with and would like to see the impact to people with partial / colour blindness with using such a system.
Well you should educate yourself on the rules of the method of travel no matter.
If you were to go up in the air and you didn’t educate yourself on what the lights mean, you’re going to ruin everyone else’s day in your incredibly dangerous ignorance.
I have, and that’s my point.
I’m a lowly drone pilot that isn’t really made to understand what those lights mean but did out of my sheer curiosity.
But the average pedestrian is going to take some, teaching?
fair point about color blindness, but surely there is some 4th color that would work well with red/amber/white.
Cort@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not all of them. It is becoming more common, but for a while Hyundai and Kia didn’t do this, and I know my older Ford doesn’t.
Probably just in the US, since brake lights are only required when pressing the brake pedal. Mercedes illuminates them but then turns the brake lights off once the vehicle comes to a stop using regen.