"Dennis@home" wrote:
On 20/09/2014 18:47, "Nightjar \"cpb\""@ insert my surname here wrote:

The brake lights are there to do a job, which is to try to protect me
from being hit from the rear when stopped. So long as they are needed to
do that job, they will stay on, whether you like that or not. If I am
satisfied they have done their job, I will put the car in Park and the
brake lights go out.



They are there to tell others you are braking, the ordinary lights are
there to stop others running into you.

If only they could give them a special name, maybe something like "brake
lights", people might better understand their purpose. ;-)

Tim