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Ninja Detection Lights For City Drivers?
You ever start a turn at a city intersection and suddenly find a hipster starting into his smartphone, crossing the street just a foot off your front fender?. Your headlights didn't illuminate him because they point forward and he came from your side. You didn't see him because he's dressed like a ninja and it is dark and raining.
I'm wondering about installing some auxiliary lights pointing at a 45 degree sideways angle, switched on by the turn signal circuit. Thoughts?
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12-22-2015, 01:53 PM
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Especially when he is on a skateboard at the same time - also in the dark. And when I politely explained to him it wasn't a good idea to run a red light without looking, him and his friends wanted to attack me. Duh.
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12-22-2015, 01:58 PM
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My Jaguar XK does this automatically from the factory, its quite nice.
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12-22-2015, 02:27 PM
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Was it this guy?
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12-22-2015, 02:33 PM
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From way back in 1972...
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I don't get it. Otherwise decent looking dudes look like the unibomber.
This guy makes the Gas Monkey show un-watchable for me. 
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Sorry to hijack yer thread John but this hipster crap makes me nuts.
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12-22-2015, 02:40 PM
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Hey, Tucker had them in 1947. My MB has them, too.
However, survival of the fittest may be a better solution.
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That was one of the features of the BMW 535 that I liked. That car had the best lights of any car I've ever owned
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All sorts of American cars had them over the years. Nissan Maximas of the 80s, 90s and into the 200s had them, too.
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You are way off in your history. The middle light on this 1947 Tucker turned with the steering wheel. That guy was way ahead of his time.
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12-23-2015, 05:57 AM
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Why did this feature go away?
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12-23-2015, 07:35 AM
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He is also a bit full of himself.
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#1 My shop is in the friggin epicenter of all the hipster universe......Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I have to dodge these asshats every damn day. I love it when they stop in the crosswalk against the light then give you (me) a look when I drive up to them.
#2 My GTi has the fogs that illuminate when turning, very helpful.
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1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
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