Comment

Dude, if your headlights aren’t enough to illuminate what’s in front of you, then it’s not that an upgrade would be too much, it’s that an upgrade would get you to the bare minimum… You literally NEED to be able to see what else is on the road with you at ALL TIMES. You’re complaining about the risk that a vaguely arrow-shaped blinker causes in the specific case where you literally can’t see the car it’s attached to. There’s a much bigger risk there, and while it’s not your fault, it’s definitely something your vehicle needs to have the tools to deal with.

duuudeeee… you realize, of course, that it’s a least as much a question of alignment… and with a car in front of you you shouldn’t be using floodlights; which is blinding everyone in front of you. Which is as likely to cause problems as not.

Further, dark colors on cars are inherently harder to see, lights or no.

There have been times where I was driving near someone who forgot to turn their headlights on at night. But that’s the thing - I knew they were there; I could see their car with the light from my headlights, and even in that dangerously-low vision, I could easy tell which side of their car a blinker came on from. Yes, I got off the road and waited a bit to make sure they weren’t near me anymore, but even in the time that I had to drive with them, I had the tools to resolve the situation safely for me.

Good for you. Doesn’t mean the situation can’t arise where it is a problem. Stop defending idiots that put cool-factor before functionality on something that’s fundamentally meant as a safety feature. save the cool-factor for the union jack roof paint or something.

source

Sort:hotnew top

Signtist@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You think that headlights that can illuminate cars ahead of you are the equivalent to those shitty aftermarket LED floodlights? Really? If your car can’t see a dark car on the road with its lights off, you’re a much, MUCH bigger idiot than someone with a union jack blinker…

source
- FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  oh yes. I’m an idiot for recognizing that there are circumstances in which “ideal” does not apply.
  
  Also define “ahead” of you? 30 feet? 100 feet? maybe 2,640 feet? Sorry. but you’re failing to understand my point: THAT CIRCUMSTANCES AREN’T ALWAYS PERFECT. And when someone designes a critical SAFETY FEATURE they need to consider the non-ideal. 30 seconds of thought about what the fuck they were designing, or the designs that were undoubtedly submitted for approval could have prevented this. Instead, Mini Cooper elected to put “cool” before anything else.
  
  and yes, that’s at least mildly infuriating.
  
  source
  - Signtist@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You’re absolutely right that circumstances aren’t always perfect… Which is exactly why you need a vehicle that can maximize safety in all situations. A union jack blinker is dumb, but if you’re EVER in a situation where you can’t tell what side of a car a blinker is going off on, you’re in a situation where you need to pull off to the side of the road, turn off your car, and call for someone to pick you up.
    
    I’ve driven for tens of thousands of hours in my lifetime so far, and I’ve never even been close to a situation like what you’ve described. Even in a snow squall or dense fog I’ve always been able to see where other nearby cars on the road are, and where their blinkers are. Not being able to do so goes well beyond “not ideal;” that’s well past the line of too dangerous. And the fact that THAT is how extreme your scenario has to get before the union jack becomes a considerable issue shows how much more concerning your scenario is than that one.
    
    source
    FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    I’ve driven for tens of thousands of hours in my lifetime so far, and I’ve never even been close to a situation like what you’ve described. Even in a snow squall or dense fog I’ve always been able to see where other nearby cars on the road are, and where their blinkers are.
    
    Good for you. I’m so glad you’re able to so confidently assert your moral superiority.
    
    shit happens outside our control, so it’s asininely stupid for a car manufacturer to design safety equipment with the expectation of everything always being “normal”. it’s an asshole move blaming other people for things being abnormal. I doubt very much that’s an accurate assertion on your part, however, and even if it is, isn’t true for everyone. In fact, it’s probably far more reasonable to assume you’re the exception.
    
    and by the way, getting brighter lights (or angling your lights higher than they ought to be), actually decreases your visibility while driving in fog and snow. which is why fog lights are both dimmer and mounted low.
    
    source
    -> View More Comments