r/mildlyinfuriating • u/DifferentCoyote4562 • 11h ago

I saw a ducky once Buick brake lights are too low

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Not my pictures, but saw this car today. The brake lights are definitely not where you'd expect them and annoyingly low

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u/Petridishmocktail 10h ago

Just an FYI, this law in the US is a direct result of minivans in the 1980s. Minivans had the lights on the back hatch and when the hatch was closed it would vibrate over time and cause the brake lights to fail. Therefore the US banned the practice.

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u/Crafty-Astronomer-32 9h ago

Do you have a source for any of this? Which minivan, in particular, had this issue? What minivan on sale today has lights in the bumper to mitigate this?

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u/Petridishmocktail 9h ago

It was predominantly the Chrysler minivans. I believe they hit the market in 1982.

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u/EC_TWD 8h ago

At the pinnacle of Chrysler’s electrical and electronic superiority

…..said no one ever

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u/Petridishmocktail 8h ago

At least they were substantially better than British/lucas electronics....