FuryMaker@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhy haven't car manufacturers standardized automatic brake lights when a built in accelerometer detects deceleration?message-squaremessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy haven't car manufacturers standardized automatic brake lights when a built in accelerometer detects deceleration?FuryMaker@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’ve driven rentals that put the brake lights on if you did not have a foot on the gas, and only lit a 3rd brake light when actually pressing the brake. Dunno why it isn’t more common tho.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBecause a think called a “brake light” should light go only to indicate braking?
minus-squareDelusional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoReminds me of the cars that now have the reverse lights on when they’re just in park making me think they’re going to back up but never do.
minus-squaredaq@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThat’s stupid feature on American cars only and they’ve been doing it forever.
I’ve driven rentals that put the brake lights on if you did not have a foot on the gas, and only lit a 3rd brake light when actually pressing the brake. Dunno why it isn’t more common tho.
Because a think called a “brake light” should light go only to indicate braking?
Reminds me of the cars that now have the reverse lights on when they’re just in park making me think they’re going to back up but never do.
That’s stupid feature on American cars only and they’ve been doing it forever.