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by janitor61 950 days ago
This is tangentially Rivian related, but does anyone else see the inherent danger of stylized tail lights that are just a single red bar across the back of the car? Travelling on the freeway at night I can't really gauge the distance to the car in front of me if it's far ahead and if there's no discernable left and right brake lights. I'd believe Rivians and other cars like that are more at risk of high speed rear-end collisions.
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This reminds of the terrible turn signals Mini used, which look like flashing arrows pointing in the opposite direction of the turn[0].

Getting cute with basic stuff like tail lights is forgettable or annoying at best, and absolutely can be dangerous.

[0]https://jalopnik.com/congratulations-mini-you-made-the-stupi...