third brake light pulsing mod
Here's one you can try, I bought one a long time ago and it's still working great.
Standard LED Brake Light Strobe Module
Standard LED Brake Light Strobe Module
We install them at the dealership I work at, so when I purchased my truck there it was already installed. Ours are called Pulse. Its just a wire attachment that connects to the third eye itself. I have since removed to replace with a smoked LED. I can take a picture of the wiring on the old one if you'd like.
Flashing is illegal for all brake lamps, including the CHMSL, and for good reason. Deviation from expected behavior is distracting.
Ever notice that it's hard to determine closing rate with a cyclist that has one of those blinky lights (after dark) and no reflector? When there are flashing lights, our pupils cannot contract and expand fast enough to maintain the proper range of light hitting the retina. During flashes the object is over-exposed, between flashes the object is under-exposed. This causes our brain to start working overtime to fill in gaps in the information, taking away from other processes like.... determining closing speed, observing proximal objects, identifying hazards, etc.
As much as people think having a flashing light helps, at best it does nothing to improve safety, at worst it makes things less safe. The best thing you can do to improve safety is to ensure there is a fast transition of the brake lamp between off and on (LED good), and that the brake lamp output is significantly greater than the tail lamp, but not to the point of causing glare to following motorists.
Ever notice that it's hard to determine closing rate with a cyclist that has one of those blinky lights (after dark) and no reflector? When there are flashing lights, our pupils cannot contract and expand fast enough to maintain the proper range of light hitting the retina. During flashes the object is over-exposed, between flashes the object is under-exposed. This causes our brain to start working overtime to fill in gaps in the information, taking away from other processes like.... determining closing speed, observing proximal objects, identifying hazards, etc.
As much as people think having a flashing light helps, at best it does nothing to improve safety, at worst it makes things less safe. The best thing you can do to improve safety is to ensure there is a fast transition of the brake lamp between off and on (LED good), and that the brake lamp output is significantly greater than the tail lamp, but not to the point of causing glare to following motorists.
Flashing is illegal for all brake lamps, including the CHMSL, and for good reason. Deviation from expected behavior is distracting.
Ever notice that it's hard to determine closing rate with a cyclist that has one of those blinky lights (after dark) and no reflector? When there are flashing lights, our pupils cannot contract and expand fast enough to maintain the proper range of light hitting the retina. During flashes the object is over-exposed, between flashes the object is under-exposed. This causes our brain to start working overtime to fill in gaps in the information, taking away from other processes like.... determining closing speed, observing proximal objects, identifying hazards, etc.
As much as people think having a flashing light helps, at best it does nothing to improve safety, at worst it makes things less safe. The best thing you can do to improve safety is to ensure there is a fast transition of the brake lamp between off and on (LED good), and that the brake lamp output is significantly greater than the tail lamp, but not to the point of causing glare to following motorists.
Ever notice that it's hard to determine closing rate with a cyclist that has one of those blinky lights (after dark) and no reflector? When there are flashing lights, our pupils cannot contract and expand fast enough to maintain the proper range of light hitting the retina. During flashes the object is over-exposed, between flashes the object is under-exposed. This causes our brain to start working overtime to fill in gaps in the information, taking away from other processes like.... determining closing speed, observing proximal objects, identifying hazards, etc.
As much as people think having a flashing light helps, at best it does nothing to improve safety, at worst it makes things less safe. The best thing you can do to improve safety is to ensure there is a fast transition of the brake lamp between off and on (LED good), and that the brake lamp output is significantly greater than the tail lamp, but not to the point of causing glare to following motorists.
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The legality of aftermarket flashing CHMSLs in the U.S. varies by location. Everywhere, they are super annoying, and there's no evidence they are any more effective than normal non-flashing CHMSLs. If someone can see your flashing light, they can see your non-flashing light.
Guess you’re another annoying guy with those stupid flashing TBL’s.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/interpretation...are%20in%20use.
and
https://www.nhtsa.gov/interpretations/20288ztv
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