What's the best color for a car's emergency flasher hazard light?
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024
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People outside of North America think we are nuts for having cars with red rear turn/hazard lights. I tend to agree.
I think this was more of a problem before LEDs. I still prefer amber, but with LED turn indicators and hazards my preference is no longer as strong as before.
Agreed. Amber signals are best
Every time I owned a car, I immediately changed all the car's rear taillight to the euro version (ie: amber turn signal)
@@c9sc9s34 I like that idea, that's expensive though depending on the car.
@@c9sc9s34 I could probably do that with my Hyundai (at least the rear signal is separate from the brake light, but still red), but I doubt I could find one for my F-150 since the brake and signal light is shared.
Cooley carries this channel.
Chris is also great
Emme Hall is quite a good presenter. Cooley is the classic choice but they have great other presenters too.
I think amber or yellow should be mandatory for turn signals.
Especially if the turn signals are not LED. American cars with 3-way bulbs acting as both brake and turn signal are terrible in daytime visibility.
I don't mind red lights but a turn and brake signal should operate separately.
Personally, I like the idea of car designers having a bit more freedom.
I'd say White or amber at front.
Amber on side.
Amber or red at rear.
In my opinion, the red ones look better, and seem to grab my attention more.
Also, because they usually implement the large brake light reflector, it's already a bright large space that can be utilized.
Finally, the brake light doesn't phantom out the turn signal bulb (Here in the UK it's pretty common to have difficulty making out a turn signal lamp when the brakes are on, because the brakes are so bright).
Agree
I miss CNET on cars with Cooley. It was such a gem
All turn signals should be amber like everywhere in the world except for the US. European legislation prohibits red turn signals with good reason, rear amber signals are much easier to understand from a distance. Clearly the person activating them is turning somewhere. As opposed to having to double check if the person with red turn signals in front is braking, turning or has a burnt out bulb.
Another good idea US spec cars could adopt from European cars are rear fog lights. In case of low visibility, a car with these on is much easier to spot from a greater distance.
100% for amber turn signals and +100 for rear fog lights. Rear fogs are the huge saver during the thick fog, alway using them on European trips. I had to replace my rear lights on my USA VW juts to add amber turn signals and rear fogs.
One more - all cars must have good front fog lights!
@@ZBB8 to me do lights on the front don’t do much good. The back ones are a great idea though I just hate it when ppl leave them on or they let one burn out
One interesting thing is that some European brands seem to be ditching them for North America. My V70 3.2 has both amber turn signals and a proper rear fog. Both our Audis (2016s) have rear fogs, albeit with red turn signals. However, my friends B9 (2018) A4 doesn't have rear fogs as far as I am aware. I understand they were there in 2017 but dropped for 2018 to save costs. It's a real shame and I agree rear fogs (as well as people being taught when to use them) should be mandatory. People here in Canada seem to turn them on by accident somehow.
Honda Element in Subaru Forester have rear Amber turn signals in the U.S. that's just what those companies choose. And with cars that have all red lights in the rear I find some do better than others at separating turn signals and Hazards from the brake and tail lights better than others.
I hear in NYC they're called "Park Anywhere Lights".
Not just NYC, but all of California too.
No one does it or explains it like Brian Cooley live long you live in Legend hopefully will get more frequent videos from you thank you sir.
Facts
For turn signals and hazard lights, I only want amber turn signals in the back and separate from the brake lights, whether sequential turn signals or not. Amber turn signals and hazard lights are even brighter during heavy rain, snow, and fog. When red turn signals are used for cars with brake and turn signal combinations, the brake function for that side can't be used.
It still peeves me that US market cars dont have amber turn signals in the rear when their international counterparts do
most asian and german imports have them.. home american cars do too. i know one example is the jeep cherokee, the turn signal is amber but goes red when its a brake light
@@TomHaynes360 yeah. But then you look at the germans and all with the exception of a few VWs have red turn signals
@@RChyshkevych oh yeah you right. I forgot about the Jetta’s and stuff.
Creating an amber section in a red tail lamp lens costs more. If they can make it cheaper, they will. Also, cars that were designed without consideration of the American turn signal surface area requirement will find it easier to flash the entire assembly than to redesign the tail light cluster.
@@canto_v12 yeah. This makes sense. But then again, international versions if US market cars already have amber turn signal (especially European and Asian brands). So wouldn't it cost more to have 2 separate designs instead of a single one? And as for surface area issue (like in Audis) couldn't they just make the turn signals non sequential to get around it? A different line of code for the taillights cant be that difficult.
I will never understand why American turn signals and hazards are often shared with the brake lights. It makes absolutely no sense. Having a separate amber signal as well as the brake light is so much clearer to see - and it clearly segregates the two functions. Having two red colours (with both sometimes using the same bulb) can cause confusion and hinders visibility IMO.
Maybe it's just me but I honestly don't think it's that big of a deal. I've driven in several different countries in Europe and I'm from the States, I just pay attention to what's in front of me especially considering so many people don't use turn signals anyway.
Very simple answer: cost.
Instead of installing separate wiring and separate bulbs American car makers use the same wiring and bulb for both brake + turn signal functions.
I completely agree with you, all turn signals should be amber, this makes it easier for drivers to understand what the person in front is doing. It is even worse at night when the tail lights are on. The red bulb goes from slightly on to fully on (multiple times) when the turn signals are activated. This is hard to decipher. Is the person in front braking, turning, has a bulb malfunction? Who knows...
@@kenyattaclay7666 Then you maybe just drove at good times.
@@KiliGraphics I’ve driven in Italy where nobody knows how to drive. I’ve driven in Paris, I learned how to drive in Chicago, I lived in Germany, I used to live in Texas which at times is worse than Italy and I now live in the DC area and ANYONE who has ever driven in downtown DC will tell you there is no such thing as driving at good times.
Amber rear signals are FAR more noticeable than red, especially in snow, rain or fog. It should be mandated ,,,amber front AND rear!
Especially if they're not LEDs! The advent of LED brake/turn lamps has softened my red turn signal rage.
Diode Dynamics has a flasher module for certain models of cars that not only speeds up the hazard pattern, but also gives you options on it zagging side to side and slowing down. It also gives you tap-to-turn functionality. Great for finishing off an LED upgrade!
The US needs to update their lighting laws like right now. It sucks we don't get the cool lighting from Europe
@Frank Silvers it’s not just Europe the US, canda and México are the only ones with this stupid rule
The federal legislation on vehicle lights is basically from the 1930s. Some of the rules and regulations have been changed and amended since, but no major overhaul has been done.
Red should ONLY mean braking. It should have never been legal for red to be used for turn signals or anything else
Still don't understand why in the world would the US use red as their indicators and hazard light. Everywhere in the world (mostly) are using amber! Yet the US know using amber in the front?!
Great video but I think so much is missing. Like, why many cars in the US do not have amber/orange turn signals on the rear of the car.
Technology Connections did a good video on that.
@@Furious321 I think I saw that video.
Cooley is my co-pilot
Wait, people DON'T use them? Especially in Southern California, the land of double parking and where red curb fire lanes are just decoration, it's basically mandatory to park where you're not supposed to and then throw on your hazards to draw even more attention to the situation. Hell, I even use mine in emergency stops to signal that it's about to get ugly and not just regular bumper to bumper traffic.
Thanks for your kind information ❤
i found an adjustable turn signal module for my 04 corolla. it has an adjustable knob so u can control how fast or slow the turn signals flash. best mod ever so i can just plug in LED turn signals
Are those bumper stickers up for sale? Cooley is my Co-Pilot is classic stuff.
The only lights people pay attention to on the road are Red/Blue and their phone.
In NZ authorities are concerned that some flashing-light devices can be potentially epileptogenic. On my motorbike the brake light flashes briefly when you first press the brake, I thought it was a great feature, but the regulatory authorities think otherwise.
Where can we buy that sticker??
What will it take to update US automotive regulations to allow for things like beamforming headlights and cameras instead of wing mirrors?
As my experience, hyper flash only occur with turn signal.
When you do the hazard, duty cycle will be the same.
When I was a kid, watching American TV shows, red turn signals seemed so glamorous. Now, as an adult, they seem pretty dumb.
They are now making LED lights that have a built in hyper flash resistant so when you put them In they will not hyper flash! It’s hard to find them but I just got some for my Jeep grand Cherokee Overland! Due to my Jeep having LED lights in the front and side mirrors, the rear lights would hyper flash until I got the lights they have them built inside!
I have LED turn signals that are like that. But I think the way they work is by just using as much power as the regular bulb by being extremely bright. Great during the day, way too overkill during the night.
Make sure the load resistor isn't causing the housing to generate excess heat.
@@Lucky8s 👌🏽✅
SOS MOOD
at least when airbag out
WE wont see any of this in the States those are all foreign cars, and you still can't remove just the headlights bulb in most cars without removing half the front bumper
I can't believe that he is still driving a Crown Vic
Oh you don’t know Cooley well enough then ;)
Why not? They're dead reliable and tough as nails.
I have a 2018 toyota highlander and I'm thinking about getting a Lincoln Town car,those cars are soooo confortable and reliable. My father had one,he put more than a half million miles
Scotty approves
Could you do a top 5 things in your opinion that we are waiting on from the U.S. vehicle regulations people that other countries have already implemented (like side view cameras) and possibly why?
What purpose does side view cameras accomplish?
Can you do videos on annual car reliability ratings for used vehicles? I think it will be informative for new car buyers.
There also another hazard lights function when you hit the breaks in emergency the hazard lights will flash fast until the car stop
I don’t care what color the turn signal is as long as I can see it. The amber LED signals along with Red LED brake lights on the same side make it hard to tell if it’s blinking much less what color it really is.
I like the red flashers with red brakes on some but also amber on others.
I think it has more to do with the size of the blinking area and if led the brake lights on that should dim just a little to highlight the turn signal
"Low conspicuity events," let's repeat that one more time...
I wish we had amber lights in the back in. North America like they have in Europe
Amber rear turn signals ftw. Why introduce ambiguity or more importantly eliminate one of your brake lights when your turn signal come on? It makes no sense lol.
The best Color is whatever Lord Cooley says it is. But if I had to guess, then Yellow would be it.
And to make matters worse, I do not like the new trend of these tiny thin strip of LED’s tail lights. You could barely see them far away at night.
it should be law that all blinkers and hazards likes be amber. it is way easier to visually tell what's going on
Hyundai banana for putting signal light so low
YELLOW!
Red turn signals and hazards are stupid!
It better be the color on my car!
I owned that exact mustang in 2000
I have noticed a lot of vehicles with remote starters, having their reverse lights come on when started remotely. Love stopping to let people reverse out of the parking spot only to realize no one is in the vehicle.
I hate that. Which company does this, Chevy?
All GM vehicles have been doing this for more than 2 decades. It's also when you lock and unlock the GM vehicle that the reverse lights turn on. It's really an annoyance.
Wish they passed the yellow hazard light law
Cooley is my Co-pilot
I notice mordern led drl is too small to see in back lit area
Cooley!!!
Cooley, please say “NITZ-ah”
Yellow
So Hyperflashing is a feature not a bug.
Screw that give me amber specifically because red is used for turn signals, easy to confuse someone having an emergency in traffic VS something turning into your lane.
I agree.
Totally agree. The worst are the single lights that are used for multiple purposes, ie tail light, brake light, turning light, etc. It is so confusing
@@Wasabi9111 I agree.
Interesting ---- now I'm going to turn on my car's hazard lights and see what they look like.
Rear indicator lights should be amber, period. Also, the taillight, brake and indicator lights should all be separate lights, period. No exceptions allowed to either.
Agreed
Meanwhile Chevy and Kia completely ignoring the sightlines for their turn signals and hazards by putting them as low as possible.
while the rest of the world uses rear amber light instead of red..
In eu is The colour Orange
Just refuse to buy a car without amber LED's and manufactures will wise up quick. Crazy part is that many German cars have backslided to all red hazards the past decade in the US. Unbelievable. Even upgraded my slow incandescent amber lights to 2800 lumen each amber LEDs [ w/ resistors so no hyperflash] so they don't washout in the direct sunlight. There's just no reason braking and turning should share the same bulb or red color except but for bad design.
Amber is the best.
I think emergency lights should be unregulated. Then again, I'm a moron.
Yes signal ambiguity.
Hezard Light Was A Botom Of A Car . Fogy Weather , Rainy Weather, Snowy Weather . The Hezard Is A Pointer Is Going Left Or Right. "I think The Man Told You The Two Hezard Light
The Second Odemy HEZED.
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Europe has much better lighting design in general (headlights, sweeping turn signals that are amber). Looks so much more futuristic than America.
Nothing wrong with hyper flashing
LED headlamps are way to slow to implementation en masse in the U.S. No good reason, beyond small cost savings on the part of auto manufacturers.
Why US has to be different and special from the rest of the world, using red signal? For many years US has silly law on cars.
Hahaha.
Red hazard light is just dumb
Those are useless i put a traffic advisor in mine people respect wayy more.