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?

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.

My Jaguar XK does this automatically from the factory, its quite nice.

Was it this guy?

From way back in 1972...
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So did some older Cadillacs, and Corvettes .

I don't get it. Otherwise decent looking dudes look like the unibomber.

This guy makes the Gas Monkey show un-watchable for me.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1450827556.jpg

Sorry to hijack yer thread John but this hipster crap makes me nuts.

Hey, Tucker had them in 1947. My MB has them, too.

However, survival of the fittest may be a better solution.

Why? He's pretty skilled. I like to see him work. I wouldn't discredit someone because they have a beard.

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

Yep, corvettes and caddy's had them way back. They were called cornering lights, IIRC.

http://automotivemileposts.com/autob...neringlamp.jpg

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http://imganuncios.mitula.net/chevro...9348182592.jpg

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-vid...20Edition.ashx

All sorts of American cars had them over the years. Nissan Maximas of the 80s, 90s and into the 200s had them, too.

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.

http://images.thecarconnection.com/l...00379414_l.jpg

Why did this feature go away?

Exactly... I've seen more annoying crap. Whats wrong with a beard? SmileWavySmileWavySmileWavy

He likes cars, he has some skill (near as I can tell), he is well spoken, and some-what funny. I suspect he would be fun to work with.

He is also a bit full of himself.

#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.