Re: Red vs. yellow rear signal lights

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <Pine.LNX.3.96.981009103244.23005B-100000@wbsnyc6.wbs.com> Jeremiah Kristal writes:
>
>
> On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Phil Payne wrote:
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> > 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.

No, we have red taillights.  Turns are yellow.

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