Increasing road safety with flashing brake light

[Stig / Major Tom]

I just manually flash my brakes 3 or 4 times whenever I apply them.
IMO this is enough to be more visible without distracting other drivers with disco lights going off.

Actually - I kinda like the BeeGees
Stig

[Kansas kymco]

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[rjs987]

Legal?
Yes... as long as they DON'T continue to flash indefinitely (in some states). Some states have in the law that a flashing brake light can flash for 6 (SIX) seconds and then go solid on. Worked in the State of Iowa and would sometimes just read through the motor vehicle laws just to learn. Found out a lot that even some LEOs around here don't know!

[randyo]

personally, I don't like brake, or headlight modulators, I think they are unnecessary, and can cause target fixation.... or decreasing road safety, IMHO

[mousejunks]

personally, I don't like brake, or headlight modulators, I think they are unnecessary, and can cause target fixation.... or decreasing road safety, IMHO

I think the same, it might be better to have 2 side-by-side brake lights rather than a single one as it helps drivers judge distance better than brightness alone.