[s-cars] Flashbrake - Vehicle Safety System

Lee Levitt lee at wheelman.com
Mon Apr 30 23:34:27 EDT 2007


About 20 years ago, a vendor sold a similar device that was 
standalone -- didn't integrate with turn signals but was a 
separate light unit that mounted above the rear license plate. It 
got power from the brake light circuit and pulsed more quickly as 
deceleration increased.

I had one on a car for a while. Only got rear ended once with it, 
but that was at a stoplight. Light turned green, car in front of 
me didn't go, I didn't go, taxi behind me did go.

Doh.

Anyway, this is pretty interesting.

Lee


On Mon Apr 30 07:01:45 PDT 2007, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> 
wrote:

> I don't have anything to add for C4 system compatibility, or this 
>  particular system, but
> I do think this is a great improvement in vehicle safety.  I 
> think  investigating a hook-up
> to the rear fog lights with the Dave F. dual fog light 
> modification  would work best rather
> than using the amber european turn signals.
> 
> I wouldn't operate a bike without some system, preferably one 
> that  flashes some lights
> all the time.  I haven't seen any enforcement folks give them a  
> second look about the
> legality of the system on motorbikes, and they have run a Honda 
> Hoot  here for several
> years with 3-4 thousand bikes.  Of course, no one wants to hassle 
>  grandma and grandpa.
> 
> Tom
> 
>> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:44:53 +1200
>> From: Sam Clarkson <sam at edgetoedge.co.nz>
>> Subject: [s-cars] Flashbrake - Vehicle Safety System
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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>> Anyone have experience with this on our old (un)faithfulls.
>> ABS issues, autocheck bulb out issues etc?
>> http://www.flashbrake.co.nz/index.htm
>> 
>> 
>> I certainly like the idea
>> 
>> 
>> Sam Clarkson
>> 93 S4 Avant
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