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Thread: The official "Why?" thread 2016

  1. 22nd February 2016, 19:57 #46
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  2. 22nd February 2016, 20:09 #47
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    WHY? The new surface northbound from Ellerslie/Penrose is like a bit of a rollercoaster...nice new black tarmac, but the middle lane just sloshes up my latte
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moi View Post
    US manufactured vehicles have had red rear-indicator lights for years... some British cars, particularly Fords, had red rear-indicators around the mid-1950s.
    Did a bit of "research" (Wikipedia) and discovered there is a UN convention on vehicle lights. Apparently, since the 60s, both front and rear are to be Amber in most countries now but not the US and Canada. US lawmakers believe that amber adds no benefit nor visual improvement on red rear indication. What was crazy is you could still make cars with trafficators (those pop up indicator flags on the sides of the car) until the early 60s.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    The WOF regulations allow for white or amber indicators at the front and red or amber at the rear.
    Why?
    Why can't they just change it to a sensible "indicators must be amber"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rambaldi View Post
    I saw a red rear indicator today on my ride in. Was on the back of a Mustang or some such wide American car. I guess they have special dispensation for it. Initially I thought it might have been a single blinking brake light but later on saw the shape they use for those.

    I've got three cars with red indicators, I see heaps of others too.

    Never had thought there could be an issue with them being red.

    What I DO have an issue with is:
    Why do dumb-arse manufacturers that insist in putting the indicater about 50mm from the brake-light and in the same cluster thereby frequently rendering said indicator indistinguishable from the brake-light.

    Likewise up front beside the head-light, can't see the indicator in certain circumstances....
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    ... What I DO have an issue with is:
    Why do dumb-arse manufacturers that insist in putting the indicater about 50mm from the brake-light and in the same cluster thereby frequently rendering said indicator indistinguishable from the brake-light.

    Likewise up front beside the head-light, can't see the indicator in certain circumstances....
    I see that VW have perpetuated the "nipple-styel" that Ford had in the 60s...

    Agree - saw something the other day that had the front indicator so well hidden it could just be seen if in front of the vehicle - was a wally-trolley, but what sort no idea...

    Triumph of design over function and practicality...
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    Why do road warning signs reflect so much light at night that it is almost necessary to have another road warning sign warning you that the road warning signs may cause blindness at night time.
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  10. 23rd February 2016, 11:12 #55
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    What was up with the Dicksons? Id like to know what they were getting up to when people were choosing surnames.
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    Why do we need this thread ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Banditbandit View Post
    Why do we need this thread ???
    Why DON'T we need this thread?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    Why DON'T we need this thread?
    Why do people ask stupid questions by flipping the original around?

    Why is a Demonlord even legal ???

    (Just in an old and grumpy mood - I'm not on the bike today ...)
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