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The headline & picture made me laugh because I've seen these for years in the UK and never seen them as arrows. Actually looking at these lights as sold in the UK, they have a vertical bar on the inside, so it's not quite as "arrowy" - e.g. https://cdn.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/P90289429... I'm not sure what the motivation is for the redesign, it does look less Union Jack-like.
As a regular bike commuter, and a person that used to want to buy a mini. I've found mini drivers to be some of the most aggressive, most impatient on the road. I assume it's because they are acting out some Le mans fantasy to my detriment.
Was I the only one who googled whether taillight-themed nightclubs are a thing?
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The average regular indicator is also only on for 50% of the time. You know the joke: works, doesn't work, works, doesn't work
Yes, but this one is 50% of that 50%.
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There would be a huge backlash if they tried. Standard trailer connectors combine the brake light with the turn signal. (the brake like turns on both turn signals 100%) Many trucks just send enough wires (which are expensive these days) to run the trailer and tie the taillights off of those. Thus to require amber to the rear means the standard trailer connector needs to be replaced, then some sort of grade period for…
If they did mandate it, then it would only apply to new vehicles and trailers.
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The Mini and BMW dealers near me are, indeed, separate. They are right next door to each other, and appear to share employees and a repair facility. Strange isn't it?
Sounds like they're indeed not separate, just different doors into the same actual business.
Mini’s statement only highlights the absurdity (emphasis mine): >With regard to the turn indicator light pattern, there should be no trouble at all for a driver to understand, when seeing the full rear of the car , which direction is being indicated So what about when you can only see half of the car? Like when it’s changing lanes or pulling out of a parking spot? You know, like those times when a signal is MOST usef…
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Maybe the root cause is the laughably easy barrier of entry to have a license to drive a death missile? It's a multi faceted issue of course, but to me, getting better educated drivers on the road is by far the easiest problem to solve around driving.
I would say almost everyone knows not to text and drive, or run red lights or to speed. Yet these are all frequent occurrences. Even proposals to add speed or red light cameras (with strict rules to prevent municipal abuse) face heavy opposition. I don’t think education alone will fix traffic safety.
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Maybe the root cause is the laughably easy barrier of entry to have a license to drive a death missile? It's a multi faceted issue of course, but to me, getting better educated drivers on the road is by far the easiest problem to solve around driving.
>> Per miles driven the US has an average number of traffic deaths. > Maybe the root cause is the laughably easy barrier of entry to have a license to drive a death missile? You're saying we should make driver's licenses punitively difficult to get in order to shift American population structure in the direction of dense settlements? The reason America isn't densely settled is much simpler than that; there aren't ver…
The DMV test is a joke. The 15 minute test in a quiet neighborhood does not prepare you to be a proper participant on the road.