1 minute was all i could take of that guy.
I know several very intelligent people that drive like idiots.I don't think high IQ would correlate to driving competency.
Tailgating is the new fun thing to do apparently ( not saying the person above is ) just in general.Don't tailgate and it won't be a problem.
It's a huge problem. It's extremely worrying too driving a lightweight vehicle with performance brakes. I'm sure my reaction in a panic stop situation will not compensate for the 6,000lb vehicle behind me if they're following too closely. I had one a couple years ago where I was pulling into a parking lot and the truck behind me was following too closely as someone ran in front of me on the sidewalk. I stomped the brake and the truck behind me creamed my F150. I was lucky I was driving that because it was only minor damage. I shouldn't have to drive a large inefficient vehicle to minimize damage from poor drivers.Tailgating is the new fun thing to do apparently ( not saying the person above is ) just in general.
Both sexes around here are equally as bad at it too. PISSES me off big timeIt's a huge problem. It's extremely worrying too driving a lightweight vehicle with performance brakes. I'm sure my reaction in a panic stop situation will not compensate for the 6,000lb vehicle behind me if they're following too closely. I had one a couple years ago where I was pulling into a parking lot and the truck behind me was following too closely as someone ran in front of me on the sidewalk. I stomped the brake and the truck behind me creamed my F150. I was lucky I was driving that because it was only minor damage. I shouldn't have to drive a large inefficient vehicle to minimize damage from poor drivers.
And while at it, make the brightness proportional to the brake force - also disable brake lights altogether, when the car is not moving.Good point
Maybe the brake switch should be enhanced with a gyroscope?
I wouldn't disable them when a car isn't moving, it's easy to tell a car is stopped if it's brake lights are on, but a car at a green stop light with no brake lights on usually means the car is going through the light.And while at it, make the brightness proportional to the brake force - also disable brake lights altogether, when the car is not moving.
I don't have problems to bumper turn signals.I think that mandating yellow turn signals and red brake lights would do much more for actual safety rather than these other measures, but I also think that the turns and the brake lights should be in the same general location- nothing makes me go "how the F did these Hyundai/Kia/etc engineers ever think that turn signals BELOW the bumper is a good idea?" That location makes more sense as a hazard flasher than a turn signal, especially considering that those signals are most times blocked completely if the vehicle is using a hitch-mounted cargo carrier!
In Europe if you're pulling more than half a G the 4-way hazards come on.And while at it, make the brightness proportional to the brake force - also disable brake lights altogether, when the car is not moving.
Seriously - if you need brake lights to tell that a car is not moving, you shouldn't drive at all.I wouldn't disable them when a car isn't moving, it's easy to tell a car is stopped if it's brake lights are on, but a car at a green stop light with no brake lights on usually means the car is going through the light.
You've never been caught in fast moving traffic behind a Hyundai/Kia with two or three brake lights outIf you need brake lights to tell that a car is not moving, you shouldn't drive at all.
I can tell when a car is stopped even with its brakes off. When I drive a stick shift if I keep my foot off the brakes at a stoplight I notice the cars behind me brake harder and later than if I have my foot on the brakes enough to light up the brake lights.Seriously - if you need brake lights to tell that a car is not moving, you shouldn't drive at all.
What if a stick shift car is in front of you? You don't have to be on the brake, while waiting in front of a traffic light with a stick shift. Do you crash in those all the time?
Letting your foot off the brake only works on level ground. If you have a enough of a slant, you'll be rolling forward or backwards. If you use the clutch to keep that car still, that's an easy and fast way to trash the throw-out bearing.Seriously - if you need brake lights to tell that a car is not moving, you shouldn't drive at all.
What if a stick shift car is in front of you? You don't have to be on the brake, while waiting in front of a traffic light with a stick shift. Do you crash in those all the time?
You might not have too, but you should. It’s like using a turn signal.What if a stick shift car is in front of you? You don't have to be on the brake, while waiting in front of a traffic light with a stick shift.
There is a scam, related to insurance claims, that happens around here taking advantage of "no brake lights".And while at it, make the brightness proportional to the brake force - also disable brake lights altogether, when the car is not moving.