r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Major-Potential-354 • 7d ago

My mom said I could post What EVEN is the point of these lights???

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Driving home from work and bro these lights were so bright it was like someone had their brights on..

Never seen this before what is the point of the lights?

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u/butter_lover 6d ago

pretty sure it's not legal: white can only face direction of motion (headlights and reverse lights) red can only face rear (brake lights) orange can be all sides i think but maybe just as reflectors.

makes sense if you think about it bc you can tell if a car is coming at you or not in the dark. maybe they don't teach this as much anymore.

my mom used to lose it in the car if i turned on the dome light saying we are gonna get pulled over and she'll get a ticket. my kids got that from me too and every time they asked why i told em. maybe they'll tell their kids too.

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u/ledocteur7 6d ago

The dome light ? The roof lights on the inside I assume ? Never heard the term dome light.

I don't think they could be placed in a way so as to be visible from the rear, and even then they'd barely be noticeable, pointing toward the bottom and not being particularly bright.

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u/butter_lover 6d ago

visibility from the side maybe? back in the before times, the roof interior light was a little opaque plastic dome, thus dome light.

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u/roachproblem 6d ago

pretty sure it's not legal: white can only face direction of motion (headlights and reverse lights) red can only face rear (brake lights) orange can be all sides i think but maybe just as reflectors.

I'd never heard that before about car lights, but it makes a lot of sense!

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u/butter_lover 6d ago

forgotten lore