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StephenSLR:
--- Quote from: Bfit on June 07, 2013, 09:25:54 AM ---You don’t want some one running in to your rear, because they don’t get the American system on brake and indicator system.
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They will allow red blinkers but I really don't get how someone can hit you in the rear, if you're blinking they're more likely to notice a brake light than a blinker light.
My guess is they weren't concentrating, on their phone, etc. and use it as an excuse to try to claim it wasn't their fault.
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bfit:
--- Quote from: StephenSLR on June 07, 2013, 09:39:30 AM ---They will allow red blinkers but I really don't get how someone can hit you in the rear, if you're blinking they're more likely to notice a brake light than a blinker light.
My guess is they weren't concentrating, on their phone, etc. and use it as an excuse to try to claim it wasn't their fault.
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take into consideration that a high percentage of colour blindness involves the red spectrum
and when it is combined with the back ground colour of the car it may not be seen at all
depending of various condition.
It may suit most of us who are keen on American vehicles to leave them as imported .
Then there are quite a few Australians who don't give a ___T what we think
Then the government steps in and sets the standard.
Bfit
StephenSLR:
--- Quote from: Bfit on June 07, 2013, 10:04:32 AM ---take into consideration that a high percentage of colour blindness involves the red spectrum
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True and most colourblind people have trouble differentiating between red and green.
Do you know how they overcome this with traffic lights?
Next time you look at a set of lights you will notice a tinge of yellow has been added to the red, the one in this pic is almost orange.
Orange lights are basically yellow.
They also did the same with green lights, look closely and you'll see a tinge of blue has been added to the green.
Thus colourblind people are actually spotting the differences between orange, yellow and blue.
Not sure if it was done back in the 60's and 70's but I suspect today's brake lights would be the same.
Even still, a flashing light whether orange or red would still be visible from behind.
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bfit:
Yes mate that is correct
the problem with traffic lights is compounded by the black background
it was found in the 60s that children were having problem seeing red and green on black boards
the combinations caused the problem.
and now those finding are being applied in our cars etc
Bfit
StephenSLR:
--- Quote from: Bfit on June 07, 2013, 10:50:40 AM ---it was found in the 60s that children were having problem seeing red and green on black boards
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Ah, so that's why they're green these days, easier on the eyes.
I also recall my high school back in the late 80's was doing all their printing on light green sheets instead of white, they said it was more relaxing for the students.
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