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Originally Posted by Slick1
Light shines through just fine. If someone hit me from behind they would have regardless of the taillights cause light shines through. I don't wear a reflective vest if I go out for a walk either but so far I haven't had any problems. And looked damn sexy   |
Most states have regulations on how much light must be visible from a certain distance away and I can tell you with the intensity of the sun in Texas, almost any tail light kit makes it damn near impossible to see.
And not all of the accidents are rear-enders, a fair share is from lane changes when people can't see the turn signal (at least in camaros) as the tail lamps are black.
And I know that personal anecdotes are not data but I normally keep about 2-3 car lengths behind cars and recently a blacked out Pontiac G6 was in front of me and it appeared this person spray painted his tail lights black and had the darkest possible tint on his back window.
Anyway, he comes up on traffic in our lane and slams on his brakes...even with the 2-3 car length gap I damn near rear ended him because I couldn't tell what the car itself was doing. At 70 mph (the legal speed limit on the road I was on) a sudden brake maneuver can erase that gap in no time at all.
Because of this event, I now try to keep at least 4-5 car lengths behind any car that has its tail lamps blacked out.