"Harry Bloomfield"; "Esq." wrote in message
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NY submitted this idea :
VW are terrible: the rear indicator is a ring around the side/brake
light, so it's almost invisible if the brake lights are on.


Bring back nice simple clusters, maybe even separate housings on the
rear/front body, and definitely don't put the front indicators anywhere
near the headlights! Lights are meant to be clearly visible in all
conditions, not to look pretty!

+1

What I don't understand is why the Construction and Use regulations haven't
been given powers to say to car manufacturers "this is not adequate for
purpose - putting indicators right next to headlights or brakelights makes
them considerably less visible". But they are more concerned with the exact
relation with respect to bumpers and ground, than with proximity between one
light and another.

It was only fairly recently that we in the UK allowed a series of sequential
lights for indicators, which had been done on some American cars but had to
be changed to a simple on/off light if the car was imported into the UK. Now
that they are allowed again, I've seen some cars with them, and once you've
got over the novelty, they are very effective in showing which way a car is
indicating. https://youtu.be/1gXh1ghvKQg?t=878

At least we have unique colours for our indicators, as opposed to flashing
side lights or brake lights as some US cars have. I've seen some older cars
(probably 1950s or before) which had this, but it seems to have been
outlawed here around 1960 (am I correct with that approximate date?).