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Well, no they don't, and never did - the vast majority of cars across the pond are SUVs or large tracks, and this never bothered me.
If the retina is truly affected by staring at a bright light, the afterglow dot would be of the opposing colour of the spectrum - green in this case
I’ve never understood the “blinded by brake lights” moan. Perhaps I’m just lucky in having eyes that I can move to avoid any glare whilst stopped behind them.
There's a remarkable amount of angst on this thread, I'd be prepared to bet that 99% of such indiscretions would not be challenged if face to face without a car as a safety net.
I’m not saying that there’s not a problem, just that it’s something that’s very easily avoided. When stopped behind a stationary vehicle with its brake lights on at night I simply focus on something else (such as the traffic lights) so the glare is not an issue. My peripheral vision remains so I’m instantly aware when the brake lights go off.Lucky both of you. That you don't understand the problem is a deficit in your understanding, not evidence that there is no problem.
I, too, find brake lights uncomfortably bright if I'm sat in a queue of stationary traffic and everybody's brake lights are on. The universal third brake light at eye level is undoubtedly overall a useful extra safety feature, but it has made things worse in this particular situation.
I’m not saying that there’s not a problem, just that it’s something that’s very easily avoided. When stopped behind a stationary vehicle with its brake lights on at night I simply focus on something else (such as the traffic lights) so the glare is not an issue. My peripheral vision remains so I’m instantly aware when the brake lights go off.
Then it's wrong by design. Those puny drum brakes inside the disc hub are always going to be up against it compared to older cars with full sized drum brakes.
First time I’ve bothered taking footage off Dashcam, people like this:
This summer I drove Dundee-Liverpool-Southampton-weymouth-Gretna and back to Dundee.
Merc CL500, cruise set to 75. Always pull into left lane when possible, thing that got on my nerves is idiots with their car in top gear and their brain in neutral who have poor driving skills and box me in to a lorry in left hand lane when it would have been safe for them to pull into outside lane. They are probably doing about five mph more than me judging by time it takes them to pass me, I have to brake then pull into middle lane and reset cruise again.
Inconsiderate and shows poor driving skills
This summer I drove Dundee-Liverpool-Southampton-weymouth-Gretna and back to Dundee.
Merc CL500, cruise set to 75. Always pull into left lane when possible, thing that got on my nerves is idiots with their car in top gear and their brain in neutral who have poor driving skills and box me in to a lorry in left hand lane when it would have been safe for them to pull into outside lane. They are probably doing about five mph more than me judging by time it takes them to pass me, I have to brake then pull into middle lane and reset cruise again.
Inconsiderate and shows poor driving skills
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