[adacosta]

I usually try to avoid hitting the brake as much as possible in order to maintain the most uniform speed I can. This is due to a selfish, lazy motivation, because I don't want to rapidly alternate between gas and brake.

I think there is also a psychological component to seeing bright red brake lights. I want to say it creates a reactive, and often overly reactive response. I imagine lifting a foot off the gas pedal often creates sufficient deceleration without the alarm caused by hitting the brake pedal but many people don't drive this way. Maybe we should have two shades, or colors, or a full gradient to indicate level of braking? What if a brake light could indicate current speed?