Comment on Form over function, eh?

• soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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• EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Obligatory Technology Connections video

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  • isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My favourite

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• wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Parson what? How does this work? How do you k ow which way they are turning?

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  • isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨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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• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I didn’t know this wasn’t standard everywhere. TIL.

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  • dan@upvote.au ⁨8⁩ ⁨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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    • EatATaco@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨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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      • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s about cognitive load. When you’re driving you want reduced cognitive load so you want things to be as unambiguous as possible.

        It’s a difference between reading a shop sign as you drive past as a passenger and reading a shop sign as you drive past as a driver. You’re focusing mostly on the driving so you don’t have extra brain capacity to read the sign.

        Same thing here, you are focusing on driving so you don’t have extra brain capacity to work out what the person in front of you is doing. If you’re used to it it’s fine, but if you’re not used to it it’s dangerous.

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      • Buffaloaf@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Also, I lot of American cars do have amber turn signals. I don’t know why people are acting like they have to be red. But yeah, a blinking light is pretty noticable regardless of what color it is.

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