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by adastra22 131 days ago
Are there cars in which the red lights are not reflectors? I thought that was how they worked. Every red tail light was also a retro reflector. Or is this a hypothetical?

I’m not being obtuse! I’m genuinely concerned that my understanding of car safety features is correct here.

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Most cars tend to have both rear lamps and reflectors.

Reflectors tend to be positioned around the bumper.

For example:

- https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9PQAAOSwlbdkueA8/s-l1600.jpg

- https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PxQAAOSwDSthH35W/s-l1200.jpg