Re: Red vs. yellow rear signal lights

[Jeremiah Kristal <jeremiah@wbsnyc6.wbs.com>]

On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Phil Payne wrote:

> In message <361D8F86.3800@ix.netcom.com> jjwjr@ix.netcom.com writes:
> 
> > They usually go with red in the US because the DOT requires the red rear
> > side marker lights, which are not required in Europe.
> 
> ?
> 
> As far as I know, all of Europe requires red rear lights.
> 

And as a datapoint, on my way to work this morning I was briefly behind a
silver A4Q.  I stayed behind just long enough to notice that when he
signalled (and he had NYC plates, though I was the only one), his lights
were red.  If anyone wants, I can check mine too, but I'll bet they're
red.

Jeremiah