LED traffic lights?

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LED traffic lights?

Postby FrontSideBus » Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:01 pm

Anyone else think that they are too fcuking bright? At night your squinting when they are on red and then you get blinded when they go green!
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Re: LED traffic lights?

Postby Danny » Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:18 pm

Yep!
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Re: LED traffic lights?

Postby RobTDCI » Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:31 am

LED brake lights are my big hate, excessively bright. Being stuck behind a car at traffic lights with someone who keeps their foot on the brake the whole time their car is stopped. It seems to be a combination of laziness and vehicles fitted with electronic parking brake driven by people who don't know how to use them.
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Re: LED traffic lights?

Postby FrontSideBus » Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:54 am

Lol my bike has an LED brake light and it lights up half the road behind me!
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Re: LED traffic lights?

Postby RobTDCI » Sun Jan 31, 2016 12:33 pm

I think a lot of the problem with LED brake lights is with the driver keeping their foot on the brake. I have to admit though that I did have after market LED brake lights on a previous car and would keep my foot on the brake if the driver behind pissed me off! :shock:
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Re: LED traffic lights?

Postby FrontSideBus » Sun Jan 31, 2016 1:50 pm

A switch that activates the reversing lights sure gets tailgaters off your bumper quick! :)
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Re: LED traffic lights?

Postby amtrakuk » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:08 pm

According to EU research motorists are more likely to obey traffic light is the they up the output on LED traffic lights therefore make them safer.

LED brake lights are rubbish. 50% of the time I can see them strobe out the corner of my eye, Volvos are really bad for it.
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Re: LED traffic lights?

Postby Slyspark » Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:26 am

I hate those strobing rear car lights, they drive me mad, I find them really distracting! I also find that LED traffic lights are too bright, far, far too bright!
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