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    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      I think you two are too European to understand this.

      The US and Canada allows blinking a brake light to act as a turn signal. It’s absolutely stupid, I know.

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          9 months ago

          A lot of countries require indicators to be amber. The fact that they can be red in the USA is weird.

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            9 months ago

            Everyone is shitting on this but Im 46 years old and can’t remember a single time I’ve ever been confused by a turn signal.

            I can see why the regulation makes sense, because if one is out it might look like someone tapping their breaks is turning. But in both cases it’s a warning someone is slowing down and I can’t come up with a situation where they would have right of way that this would make sense.

            So it seems like something that matters so little.

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          9 months ago

          If the light is positioned on the left of the vehicle and is blinking, they are turning left. Vice versa for right.

          If you want to check whether they are signaling or tapping their brakes, look at the CHMSL. Yes, it’s stupid. Bad regulations allow for this, and this is cheaper for manufacturers, so they will do it.

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        9 months ago

        Although it’s dumb, it doesn’t rule out the theory. But yes America is… Something

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          9 months ago

          It’s the exact pace of a turn signal, it’s how they work over here.

          It’s also not a bulb, but an LED tail light.