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Bob Eager typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:
: On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:20:39 UTC, ":Jerry:"
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: ":Jerry:" wrote in message
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: Come on, how many people remember 'old Cyclops' or the combined
: tail/brake light (that is a single filament bulb that was used for
: *both* brake and tail light)?
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: Actually, thinking about it (it's been a while since I've had to
: work on such a vehicle), it was a shared brake/indicator light that
: shared a single filament bulb.
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: I've only seen the brake/tail version in common use. One has to ask
: how a shared brake/indicator would display the right colours..?

It wouldn't. But then in North America many US-made cars have these lights
and the rear indicators are indeed red. Confusing at first but you get
used to it.

Ivor