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by XorNot 14 days ago
This annoys me whenever I'm on the road. The issue is unnecessary latency: the signal wastes time going from off to on by being substantially less bright then it should be.

If you want to add cutesy features then have the turn signal automatically synchronize blinking with the car in front/behind it. People would love it.
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tln 14 days ago
Yeah but with a flashing light, if you look during an "off" phase, you don't see anything for a little while. Animated would/could show one segment on always

I'd like to orange turn signals come back! They could even have an arrow inside them and toggle between inside and outside. Maybe thats too goofy, but at least something would always be illuminated. Here's a goofy SVG to show the concept

https://codepen.io/tln0/pen/WbodXKw

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jerlam 14 days ago
Turn signals in the EU are required to be orange. It's the US which doesn't have any laws regarding their color.

https://www.thedrive.com/guides-and-gear/u-s-amber-turn-sign...

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XorNot 14 days ago
Yeah in context I'm Australian where turn signals are orange as well.

The US is wild in terms of its commitment to "maybe the brake lights are faulty" style.

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