No brake lights...
Discussion
Hooli said:
do you find they are often tatty cars that even if new look uncared for & tend to brake harder than needed?
seems to be the rule around here, i reckon its deliberate to try & get some compensation.
One was, another was a private hire vehicle!seems to be the rule around here, i reckon its deliberate to try & get some compensation.
It's surprisingly hard work following a car with no brake lights actually.
Hooli said:
do you find they are often tatty cars that even if new look uncared for & tend to brake harder than needed?
seems to be the rule around here, i reckon its deliberate to try & get some compensation.
I find it's often the newer cars. The owner assumes that all the maintenance will be taken care of at the annual service, and no checks need to be done in between.seems to be the rule around here, i reckon its deliberate to try & get some compensation.
Pet hate of mine too having ploughed into a car with no brake lights one night a number of years ago. Try proving his lights weren't working after the accident and his rear light clusters have evaporated.
And yes I'm noticing increasing numbers of them too.
I do try to inform the driver, but sometimes it's just not possible.
Noticing quite a lot of cars with no tail lights on too.
And yes I'm noticing increasing numbers of them too.
I do try to inform the driver, but sometimes it's just not possible.
Noticing quite a lot of cars with no tail lights on too.
Remarkable how many nearly new Mercedes have failed lights. I would expect most bulbs to last 4/5 years at least.
Anyway, be honest, how often do you REALLY check your lights? They can go at anytime. Fortunately for me, I park my S in my garage so can check the brake light reflecting against the door each time I start up.
Like tyres/oil, I check them all when I think to (prob on avg once a month), certainly not every journey. Most people will check less than I do I'll bet.
If you get the chance, just politely inform someone if you see their lights out. Prob make more of a point of doing so if NONE of their brake lights are working!!
Anyway, be honest, how often do you REALLY check your lights? They can go at anytime. Fortunately for me, I park my S in my garage so can check the brake light reflecting against the door each time I start up.
Like tyres/oil, I check them all when I think to (prob on avg once a month), certainly not every journey. Most people will check less than I do I'll bet.
If you get the chance, just politely inform someone if you see their lights out. Prob make more of a point of doing so if NONE of their brake lights are working!!
Dracoro said:
Anyway, be honest, how often do you REALLY check your lights?
Brake / reverse / tail / headlights daily. (Yes, I do - usually my means of looking at reflections)Indicators - apart from the increase in speed which tells me one has blown...everytime I fill up washer bottle, about once every week, depending on how many miles I've done.
I think its largly a aspect of not caring. Or just expection it all to be covered by its routine service intervals.
One of the bonus of of the hight leval strip brakelights is there usally a stack load of bulbs, so its rare that they have all gone unless somthing specific has taken out the whole cluster.
- Ive followed cars before which have only had about two of the eight or so bulbs left, and non others.
Some redundacy is good really, I dont check mine very often. I proberbly walk round the car and check the bulb (reflection of brakelight) maybe every 6-8weeks depending on how much im driving.
- But that the same time i am also ways constantly aware of what might or might not be working, for instance i can see my high leval brakelight glow in the rear view mirror whenever its dark. And notice indicators flashing or not in carparks and the like.
Tyre presures proberbly once a month as well, or anytime im doing a long jounrney and not checked for a while.
Daniel
One of the bonus of of the hight leval strip brakelights is there usally a stack load of bulbs, so its rare that they have all gone unless somthing specific has taken out the whole cluster.
- Ive followed cars before which have only had about two of the eight or so bulbs left, and non others.
Some redundacy is good really, I dont check mine very often. I proberbly walk round the car and check the bulb (reflection of brakelight) maybe every 6-8weeks depending on how much im driving.
- But that the same time i am also ways constantly aware of what might or might not be working, for instance i can see my high leval brakelight glow in the rear view mirror whenever its dark. And notice indicators flashing or not in carparks and the like.
Tyre presures proberbly once a month as well, or anytime im doing a long jounrney and not checked for a while.
Daniel
bigdods said:
computer says 'xxx light' when I get a blown bulb on the omega. SUrely it cant be that expensive to have this system installed on all cars ?
Not a bad idea, but not infallible. I had a Supra that supposedly had a bulb/lamp failure warning, but it broke and stopped the brake lights from working. Ironic huh!?!?!Anyway, even though my car has a failure warning thing on it, I check them manually as often as I can remember. Most generally in the glass door at my house when reversing into the driveway.
Dracoro said:
Remarkable how many nearly new Mercedes have failed lights. I would expect most bulbs to last 4/5 years at least.
Anyway, be honest, how often do you REALLY check your lights? They can go at anytime. Fortunately for me, I park my S in my garage so can check the brake light reflecting against the door each time I start up.
Like tyres/oil, I check them all when I think to (prob on avg once a month), certainly not every journey. Most people will check less than I do I'll bet.
If you get the chance, just politely inform someone if you see their lights out. Prob make more of a point of doing so if NONE of their brake lights are working!!
I was following a Merc A Class just yesterday with only the tiny highlevel brake light working!!Anyway, be honest, how often do you REALLY check your lights? They can go at anytime. Fortunately for me, I park my S in my garage so can check the brake light reflecting against the door each time I start up.
Like tyres/oil, I check them all when I think to (prob on avg once a month), certainly not every journey. Most people will check less than I do I'll bet.
If you get the chance, just politely inform someone if you see their lights out. Prob make more of a point of doing so if NONE of their brake lights are working!!
johnnywb said:
Hooli said:
do you find they are often tatty cars that even if new look uncared for & tend to brake harder than needed?
seems to be the rule around here, i reckon its deliberate to try & get some compensation.
One was, another was a private hire vehicle!seems to be the rule around here, i reckon its deliberate to try & get some compensation.
It's surprisingly hard work following a car with no brake lights actually.
only time it gets 'fun' is if they emergancy stop. mind you i did once hit a doubledecker bus (didnt see it guv
) because it pulled an emergancy stop with no brakelights, so since then ive made an effort to learn to not need to look for them.joewilliams said:
Hooli said:
do you find they are often tatty cars that even if new look uncared for & tend to brake harder than needed?
seems to be the rule around here, i reckon its deliberate to try & get some compensation.
I find it's often the newer cars. The owner assumes that all the maintenance will be taken care of at the annual service, and no checks need to be done in between.seems to be the rule around here, i reckon its deliberate to try & get some compensation.
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