Lovelexus4

Does anyone have a flashing/pulsing brake light on your Lexus?

If so: where did you get the light?

If not: any input if you think it is a good safety device!?

Lovelexus4

Does anyone have a flashing/pulsing brake light on your Lexus?

If so: where did you get the light?

If not: any input if you think it is a good safety device!?

SoCal-Love Life

bagwell

I've had one before on a car when I drove a lot.....I feel it offers a slight safety advantage...it can;t hurt.

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mmarshall

Welcome to CL.

On vehicles with red turn-signal flashers instead of yellow/amber, flashing brake lights might (?) get mixed up or confused with the turn signals. I have long been in favor of a safety requirement having ALL rear turn-signals amber instead of red, but it has never even an actual regulation in the U.S. that I know of.

Toys4RJill

I agree. I think there is a slight safety advantage. It would be interesting to see all cars come factory equipped with the third brake light as a flash.

RA40

iTrader: (6)

I've seen a few and they are visually eye catching. In traffic when the brakes get applied with frequency the flashing is annoying.

(Merging with the thread in Car Chat)

Fizzboy7

I am against it and feel it should be illegal (perhaps it already is in some areas). We have to abide by the basics and keep it simple for our primitive, uninterested in safety society. Solid red means stop, flashing means TURN SIGNAL, and white/clear means back up. Anything else is too complicated and is just going to confuse the masses. Flashing means turn, not stop. Now you want to make flashing mean two things? America cannot comprehend a double meaning, let alone grasp a single meaning. America can't even detach from texting while driving. Shame on Kia for adding this in. It looks like a malfunction and throws people off.

chromedome

Some European cars flash the turn/hazard lights automatically on really hard braking. That for me is good enough instead of this flashing red brake light, it reminds me of idiot modders who think red signals are cool.

bagwell

they are definitely eye catching - oh and the better flasher modules actually won't flash if the brake pedal is pressed again within xx seconds (programmable).....
--deactivation timeout from either 10, 20, or 40 seconds. So, if you set to 10 seconds and press brake again within the 10 seconds, no flashing.

http://3rdbrakeflasher.com/

Sulu

That is the question that I have: Is it legal? Could it be illegal in any jurisdictions in the USA and Canada?

Perhaps depending on how quickly it flashes (and would the aftermarket ones flash at a faster or slower rate depending upon how hard you brake) could it be illegal because it may become confused with flashing lights on emergency vehicles? Each state in the USA and each province in Canada may have different regulations regarding warning lights (red, amber, white, blue, etc.) and how quickly they strobe / flash, so an aftermarket one may be legal in one jurisdiction but illegal in another jurisdiction.

JDR76

My understanding (which is admittedly weak) of the US laws pertaining to these lights is that it is illegal to flash on/off, but it is legal to flash bright/dim. So in theory, a CHMSL flashing bright/dim should not be confused with a side turn signal flashing on/off.

bagwell

http://www.pulseprotects.com/product-info/

LOL - these guys get around the law by claiming it PULSES not flashes......

Pulse is the only pulsing third brake light that meets regulatory requirements for use in all 50 states. Step on the brake pedal and Pulse goes to work pulsing, rather than flashing, the third brake light. What’s the difference? DOT regulations restrict flashing lights to emergency vehicles. Our award winning rear-end collision avoidance technology causes the third brake light to remain steady burning and within the acceptable range of specified minimum and maximum photometric thresholds, throughout the pulsing cycle.

Pulse is proudly designed and manufactured in the USA and each unit is hand-tested twice at the manufacturer before being shipped to the dealer.


looks like a flash to me....