Daniel J. Stern wrote:

>
> The marketeer idiots continue to claim "Americans prefer red turn
> signals".

And I, speaking for myself, agree with the maketeer idiots in this case.

>
> Pick your badness! Do you want the "brake, tail and turn signal functions
> all lumped into one lamp, which can give only one signal at a time, and if
> it fails, you lose all functions on that side" badness?

My '69 has 3 lamps per side, actually. Built-in redundancy. Problem solved.

> Or do you want the
> "Brake lamp and turn signal are two separate lamps, but they're right next
> to each other, and both red, so the drivers behind you have to figure out
> just what-all your vehicle's assortment of
> bright/dim/on/off/steady/flashing red lights is trying to convey...once
> they get close enough to see that there are in fact _two_ "duelling" reds
> right next to each other" badness?

Now THAT system (and the one currently in use the most) is absolutely
hatefully stupid.