yeah Im talking about the drivers who do that....

 

Yes, my biggest pet peeve too, and I am one of the jerks who was mentioned in the first 10 rules who honks his horn. How else are they going to know the light has turned green?

 

A horn is to get attention right?! I agree after 5 sec max I get to use it

 

You are too generous. Three second rule for me. If they haven't moved after a few seconds, it's clear they won't be moving until they get a honk.
No tolerance for texters. They are selfish killers of the road. Whatever amount of public embarassment it takes is needed.

 

I must be mister nice guy then. I lightly tap my horn as to not get the full sound. I get about two light honks. This only works on Lexus cars though. The horn in my MB is either on or off

 

I agree, while I have never been confused where they brakes were on or not, I just think they are not as effective as yellow amber signals.

 

I can't see getting confused over red turn signals. With brakes, both lights go on and stay on. With a turn signal, only one side flashes. Two totally different displays.

 

If you're referring to one-sided-only fog lamps, then I HATE them to be honest.





Makes the car seems as if it has an ASYMMETRIC BUTT

But I do LIKE the ones that are in the CENTER




As well as the ones that are seen on BOTH SIDES




I approve of those and I use them at night

Anyways:

With cars like the Ford Expedition and some of those General Motors SUVs, the brake lights are also the turn signal lights



A lot of these full-size American SUVs get brought in to the Philippines and my goodness, a number of Filipino drivers here get confused by it.......and I hear some that do like them at all.

In some cases, it's a safety hazard (i.e. when turning, only one side has brake lights)

EPIC FAIL IMHO

 

Older cars are more guilty with brake lights that also double as turn signals. But newer cars with LED red turn signals are just fine. I always hated red signals but find the led ones on my MB to be great

 

This should be added to the list, 27 or 31?

27/31. For yours and the rear motorists' safety, please pay for delivery or get a dedicated transport vehicle for oversized items. How many times have we seen loose items in an SUV, pickup truck, or even in a sedan's trunk that sticks out and are not properly fastened? How about the family of four in their small sedan holding with their bare hands the mattress and box spring they bought, on the roof of the car?





Woman killed by mattress that flew off back of pick-up as cars swerved to avoid it
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...s-vehicle.html

 

Mike, I sit on one side of the car. I am NOT watching both the brake lights at the same time, especially when I am trying to take a right exit, my attention is to the right of the road, and the right end of the car in front of me. Do you understand this situation? Numerous times I have been confused, esp when the highway speeds are 70-80mph in TX. Very risky.

 

Speaking of hard to see turn signals, the last gen Jetta and Infiniti G37 had the hardest ones to see. They were small half or full circles inside another lit area. Really dumb whoever green-lighted those.

For those posting pics of brakelights on the lower bumper, think about how dysfunctional they are. Any light that far down on a vehicle cannot be seen when in stop and go traffic or when you pull up to it and stop. The front of your own hood covers up your view of the lights.

Yet more on rear lights: GM's ridiculous idea of illiminating white back-up lights when someone disarms their car or opens the door. Thanks GM for confusing thousands of people in parking lots across America looking for a parking space. Should be illegal to tinker with those lights for other than BACKING UP. That's why they are called BACK-UP LIGHTS.

Lastly, the 2009-2012 Camry's rear LED brakelights are far too bright when tailing in stop and go traffic.

 

OK....even sitting on the left side of the car, I don't have that problem, but if you do, I guess I'll take your word for it.

 

Here's how it's like to to drive in Metro Manila

 

Blackraven I've seen this sort of driving, go to a place like Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and it's even worse, no lights at intersections and the guy who can put up the bravest show, goes first. Funny enough there's little fender benders. What scared me more in my biking days was the "absent" driver that suddenly turns because it struck him that he was travelling past the street he was supposed to take or the girl updating her lipstick or the office johnny on his cell phone. Maybe it's because you're more alert in crazy traffic, but I can keep you busy for a while telling you how you lose your marbles on a motorcycle if some school teacher type slams on the brakes in front of you, because she forgot the kids tests at home.
I'll take you through Johannesburg, dodging the minibus taxis and BMW drivers and come out without a scratch to my RX, but don't give me the halfwit who forgets that he is in a car.
(No offence to school teachers and BMW drivers, I have lots of them as relatives and I love 'em to death)