Não compreendo por que razão na Europa (à excepção de alguns Volvos), ou melhor, em todos os países do mundo não são obrigatórias as luzes laterais, como acontece nos EUA.
Muita gente poderá achar inestético, eu acho essencial à segurança. Digo-o simplesmente porque, quando viajo para o interior ou para localidades mais afastadas das metrópoles, é frequente, durante a noite, cruzar-me com veículos que pela posição de espera no cruzamento não são tão fáceis de reparar.
Em prol da segurança, seria bastante mais eficaz tornar obrigatórias as lâmpadas e não só os reflectores laterais (âmbar à frente e vermelho para trás).
Deixo-vos um pouco de informação sobre o assunto retirada da Wikipédia:
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Side marker lights and reflectors
Audi R8 GT with amber rear side marker
In North America, amber front and red rear side marker lamps and retroreflectors are required. The law initially required lights and retroreflectors on vehicles made after 1 January 1968. This was amended to require lights and retroreflectors on vehicles made after 1 January 1970.[34] These side-facing devices make the vehicle's presence, position and direction of travel clearly visible from oblique angles.[34] The lights are wired so as to illuminate whenever the vehicles' parking and taillamps are on, including when the headlamps are being used.[5] Front amber side markers in North America may be wired so as to flash in synchronous phase or opposite-phase with the turn signals, but are not required to flash at all.[35] Side markers are permitted outside North America, but not required. If installed, they are required to be brighter and visible through a larger horizontal angle than US side markers, may flash only in synchronous phase with the turn signals (but are not required to flash), and they must be amber at the front and rear unless the rear side marker is incorporated into the main rear lamp cluster, in which case it may be red or amber.[13] Some Japanese, European, British and US-brand vehicles have side markers in Europe and other countries where they are not required.
Japan's recent accession to international UN Regulations has caused automakers to change the rear side marker colour from red to amber on their models so equipped in the Japanese market.[36]
Fiat 500 vendido nos EUA
Muita gente poderá achar inestético, eu acho essencial à segurança. Digo-o simplesmente porque, quando viajo para o interior ou para localidades mais afastadas das metrópoles, é frequente, durante a noite, cruzar-me com veículos que pela posição de espera no cruzamento não são tão fáceis de reparar.
Em prol da segurança, seria bastante mais eficaz tornar obrigatórias as lâmpadas e não só os reflectores laterais (âmbar à frente e vermelho para trás).
Deixo-vos um pouco de informação sobre o assunto retirada da Wikipédia:
Lateral
Side marker lights and reflectors
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Audi R8 GT with amber rear side marker
In North America, amber front and red rear side marker lamps and retroreflectors are required. The law initially required lights and retroreflectors on vehicles made after 1 January 1968. This was amended to require lights and retroreflectors on vehicles made after 1 January 1970.[34] These side-facing devices make the vehicle's presence, position and direction of travel clearly visible from oblique angles.[34] The lights are wired so as to illuminate whenever the vehicles' parking and taillamps are on, including when the headlamps are being used.[5] Front amber side markers in North America may be wired so as to flash in synchronous phase or opposite-phase with the turn signals, but are not required to flash at all.[35] Side markers are permitted outside North America, but not required. If installed, they are required to be brighter and visible through a larger horizontal angle than US side markers, may flash only in synchronous phase with the turn signals (but are not required to flash), and they must be amber at the front and rear unless the rear side marker is incorporated into the main rear lamp cluster, in which case it may be red or amber.[13] Some Japanese, European, British and US-brand vehicles have side markers in Europe and other countries where they are not required.
Japan's recent accession to international UN Regulations has caused automakers to change the rear side marker colour from red to amber on their models so equipped in the Japanese market.[36]
Fiat 500 vendido nos EUA
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