SpamTrapSeeSig wrote:
In article , Mortimer
writes
and brake lights kept permanently on when drivers are stationary in a
queue of traffic. Why can't people use ther handbrake rather than
footbrake when they are stopped at traffic lights?

Blame Volvo and the EU: one introduced them, the other mandated them.
I doubt there's a shred of evidence that high-mounted central brake
lights are a net safety improvement.


I think actually they were introduced because there was a lot of evidence.


Incidentally, if you think it's bad here, North America is dreadful, as
most cars are autos and people sit for minutes at a time with a foot on
the brake pedal, at traffic lights.


Doesn't bother me.