Brake lights

[supapapa]

Can someone
please tell me why people in traffic jams or at traffic lights sit there with there foot on the brake? Blinding everyone in the car behind.

[Buenchico]

While that annoys me as well, Supapapa, I'll point out that it might actually be a sticky microswitch under the brake pedal which is causing the problem. Only last week I had to replace the brake switch on my Escort because my brake lights had a nasty habit of staying lit for some time after I'd removed my foot from the pedal.

Chris

[dougielogan]

They might be in an automatic car!

[oscarkim1]

The handbrake is handy!

[gingejbee]

One of my pet hates - it's laziness and bad driving. Why don't people use their handbrake these days?

[annie0000]

cos they would need to use their mobile phone hand?

[alexanderd]

its normal in an automatic

[gingejbee]

So I'm ALWAYS behind an auto? Statistically, I don't think so.

[alexanderd]

We didnt say that Gingebee just that if you are behind an automatic its natural

[Playbill]

Even more worrying is a trend I have noticed for having brake lights fixed to be on all the time. After seeing several cars driving around with all three brake lights glowing, i happened to follow one into a car park the other evening.When I appraoched to tell the driver of this 'fault' I noticed the crapmobile also had little blue lights and other junk stuck about it. The female driver grinned when I informed her of her faulty lights. "Yeah, cool aint it" She said. Not so cool if she gets rammed by someone not noticing her braking.

[TWR]

My car is an auto, if at lights, level crossings that are showing Red I do use the brake, force of habit.

[jake-the-peg]

I'm not sure that it's a bad thing - gives oncoming traffic plenty of warning that there is a stationary vehicle ahead.

Maybe my eyes are less sensitive than yours but it doesn't bother me in the least.

Now people leaving fog lights on when it's not foggy, that does bug bug me!

[tufty7]

I have been on an advance driver course Through my job and the instructor taught us handbrake on and brakelights on as well, I questioned him with the exact same question about dazzling the person behind and he said that if it bothered them THEY were too close ........Food for thought ......

[Andyvon]

Unless you are on a hill onetoomany!

When I had just passed my test in 1980 I rolled back into the car behind when I took my foot off the brake when the traffic started moving. Luckily the man behind was very nice about it. I always use the handbrake even now!

[ummmm]

I only use my handbrake when I'm stationery on a hill....

The lights are not that bright anyway....I can't say that I've ever noticed someones brake lights as anything other than brake lights...

It's not like the fogs or dazzles...

[ummmm]

Hope you always wear sensible shoes onetoomany...

[NazNomad]

.. and only use the handbrake on particularly tight corners? lmao :-))