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Originally Posted by geezerbrzeezer
Actually, that's an even better idea. And it might garner even more of the desired safety/awareness/braking attention from the behind morons.
But having all three vs the third brake lights hooked up makes it no more or less illegal - it's either all good or all bad. It may come down to an interpretation of the wording in the law.
I think the definition of the word 'intermittent' is key - not going to spell that out here as anyone can look up its myriad scope of interpretation.
Whereas flashing lights allowable on emergency vehicles are a toggle on and then regular flash interval until toggle off, the product from OP works only in tandem with the application of a safety device.
But I seriously like the idea of having all the brake lights affected, and it would go a long way to disguising that there is anything special about the brake light system.
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You asked if they were legal. They are not. I think you would have a tough time with a judge by arguing the definition of intermittent. The point is sort of moot anyway since I doubt you would ever get pulled over for it unless they wanted to tell you your brake lights were malfunctioning.
I think flashing brake lights are a horrid idea! Yes they would get attention but it would also confuse the hell out of people since brake lights don't flash. Confused people are even more likely to do something dumb than dumb people and I don't even want to imagine what a confused dumb person would do. I picture people just slamming in the back of you and then saying (quite honestly) "I didn't know they were stopping since their brake lights didn't stay on". I know what names I would call somebody if I came up behind them an their brake lights were all flashing.