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Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates (bioengineer.org)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/424410

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If a car is braking it rides differently from one that isn't. A car is normally rather level and leans "forward" when braking.

Besides that, YOU SHOULDNT GET IN FRONT OF ANYTHING YOU ARENT SURE IS STOPPING. If it's moving fast enough that you need this, you shouldn't be trying to get in front anyways.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

YOU SHOULDNT GET IN FRONT OF ANYTHING YOU ARENT SURE IS STOPPING

This, exactly. This "plan" sounds terrible to me.

No, I'm not braking to turn at the intersection you're sitting in. I'm turning into a driveway just past that intersection. If you pull in front of the green light the government says I have to have on my vehicle, I'm going to t-bone you.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For normal people, yes. This is to prevent accidents.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Again, if you're too stupid to make sure the multiton hunk of metal is coming to a stop by all the other obvious visual markers, including watching it's speed compared to stationary objects like signs and lamp posts, then this won't do shit. People need more aweness of their surroundings, not a bunch of lights and horns because people won't pay attention.

You enter the road when it's safe, not jump in and play frogger with lights hoping to get across.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Yup, this is a moronic idea.