Re: Amber directionals
- From: "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:04:47 -0800
ChrisCoaster wrote:
On Dec 19, 6:07 pm, Nate Nagel <njna...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Got this in my inbox today (long time readers of this group may be able_________________________
to hazard a guess as to who sent it to me)
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Multimedia/PDFs/Cr...
He posited that this might "close the book" on the subject, but somehow
I doubt the debate is over yet.
nate
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It's very simple. It all boils down to MONEY. It's CHEAPER to mfg. a
R/W(red/white) tail assembly than to mfg. one that is R/W/A(red white
amber). The difference amounts to just pennies, but adds up to
thousands of dollars on a run of hundreds of cars on an assembly line.
Maybe. But what if the manufacturer desires to sell into both the US and
EU markets? Now, extra design work, parts configurations, inventory
costs are involved to produce the US-specific red/red/white
configuration.
And don't give me any "looks" crap - aesthetics is secondary to saving
money in the mfg process.
I would prefer the European standard, with amber turn signal lights.
I've been in a situation where I can see only the left(or right) side
tail light of a vehicle flashing - owing to the proximity of the
vehicle behind the one that is flashing - and don't know it is a turn
signal until I forward enough to see both side tail lights to know
that only one is flashing, hence a turn or lane change indication.
Its not just the amber. When the mfg uses an amber turn signal, by
definition it must be separate from the brake light/lens. Part of the
cost savings is the ability to cram two functions behind one lens
(and into one bulb envelope), further confusing the other drivers.
But of course America does what's right for America - not for the rest
of the world.
And I'll buy from the manufacturer who figures, "Damn the cost. If
there's a possibility that amber/separate turn/brake signals might
prevent accidents, we'll spend it".
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