What a fucking genius

"E90M3" (e90m3) 07/23/2017 at 11:09 • Filed to: None

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Let me blackout my tail lights so no one can see them. Really fucking smart. Seriously though, I could barely see them from 50 feet away.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 11:21

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Legal question: If you rear end someone who had effectively rendered their taillights useless deliberately, who is at fault? How’s that play out?

Alf Romio > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 11:26

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I agree. These mouth breathing shitbags need to dumb their way out of the gene pool. At least they make a good indicator to stay the hell away from them since they obviously make poor life choices.

Alf Romio > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 07/23/2017 at 11:28

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I believe certain state law requires taillights to be visible from X distance, so that could be a primary argument. And/or you can argue that its visibility was even more hindered due to direct sunlight, angle, etc.

Slave2anMG > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 07/23/2017 at 11:30

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fintail > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 11:37

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Must be around the GA/SC line, surprised he wasn’t driving on a shoulder.

Funktheduck > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 07/23/2017 at 11:39

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Best guess would be blacked out tail lights person would be at fault. I’ve been behind many cars/trucks like this and I generally just move over when I can. I nearly hit someone the other day because all their tail lights were burned out and they slammed on their brakes last minute to make a turn. If I had, I’m pretty confident they would’ve been cited.

Urambo Tauro > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 07/23/2017 at 11:44

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Good question. I want to say that the driver of the blackened-out vehicle would be at fault. I really do.

But honestly, I have to admit that a following driver still has to maintain a reasonable following distance, and pay attention to any changes in speed. Which is totally normal for everyday driving, of course. Brake lamps are basically just a redundancy since you can already tell that the other car is slowing down.

Now, if it’s really foggy or something, and the brake lamps are the only part of the other vehicle that you can see, that could be one thing. But in that case, you’re probably following too close and/or driving too fast for conditions. The other driver should absolutely get a ticket and have to restore their car to proper roadworthiness, but I don’t think they’d be held at fault for the wreck unless they were brake-checking.

WilliamsSW > Urambo Tauro 07/23/2017 at 11:47

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I’d love to say that you’re wrong wrong wrong, but I think this is correct, unfortunately.

sony1492 > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 11:49

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My friend bought blacked out taillights for his brz, I lost some respect for him that day

E90M3 > fintail 07/23/2017 at 11:52

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Savannah, so you are correct.

Urambo Tauro > WilliamsSW 07/23/2017 at 11:54

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Yeah, well, let’s just keep this between us, huh? Don’t tell the guys with tinted lenses that they’d probably get off easy. I want them to worry that they’d be at fault.

Urambo Tauro > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 11:57

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As tinted lenses go, THOSE are some of the worst ones. I mean, holy crap, those ones are DARK. I wasn’t even sure that he was on the brakes in that pic until I saw the CHMSL.

Urambo Tauro > sony1492 07/23/2017 at 11:57

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He got brighter bulbs to make up for it though, right? RIGHT?

sony1492 > Urambo Tauro 07/23/2017 at 12:02

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He says it’s,”fine” which I know means he stood about six feet behind it and called it good

benjrblant > Urambo Tauro 07/23/2017 at 12:04

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HID’s for the brake lights!

McMike > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 12:08

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There’s a C7 that parks in my commuter garage. I did this.

To both sides.

E90M3 > McMike 07/23/2017 at 12:11

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You know what those have in common with the driver? Neither of them is very bright.

cluelessk > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 12:24

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Would love to see their face once insurance denies their claim after getting rear ended.

cluelessk > Urambo Tauro 07/23/2017 at 12:27

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It’s against the law to modify your taillight lenses.

If you can prove the illegal modification cause the accident they’d be at fault.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 07/23/2017 at 12:58

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the tailights would have to be intact after an accident and a cop that cares to investigate.

Steve in Manhattan > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 12:59

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This guy would have been ticketed within minutes (and rightfully so) here in the TriState.

WilliamsSW > Urambo Tauro 07/23/2017 at 13:08

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I think we’re safe. The guy doing this isn’t “reading” or “thinking about whether people can see his taillights” .

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > cluelessk 07/23/2017 at 13:25

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DASH CAM

ranwhenparked > Steve in Manhattan 07/23/2017 at 13:48

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Even if he wasn’t speeding?

Urambo Tauro > cluelessk 07/23/2017 at 14:04

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It’s against the law to modify your taillight lenses.

Depends on the state, I guess. In Michigan, they just need to meet certain visibility requirements. Get the right bulbs behind them, and you’re good to go.

And TBH, I’m totally ok with that. I don’t dislike the appearance of tinted lenses at all. It’s the visibility that I care about.

Khalbali > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 14:07

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I just don’t even understand how people think that looks better. I guess on a black car maybe but if you’re not camouflaging them then they’re just as noticeable. Your truck still looks stupid and now you do too.

Steve in Manhattan > ranwhenparked 07/23/2017 at 14:22

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Yes. They’re good at spotting illegal tints, bad lights, and other infractions - I think this is good, because there are so many cars here that you need things to be visible.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 14:38

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Everything in that photo screams Georgia, the truck with “custom” brake lights you can’t see the trailer with 4 tailights but only working. The over grown weeds on the shoulder that are too high to see over if you drive a car.

I keep saying I’m going to move out of here, but here I sit Oh well at least I’m on the lake.

McMike > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 15:06

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Let’s hope he picked up on the double meaning of the notes, too.

E90M3 > McMike 07/23/2017 at 15:11

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The person who does that to their tail lights is probably not one that would pick up on the double entendre.

ranwhenparked > Steve in Manhattan 07/23/2017 at 15:27

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That is good. Where I live; tailgating, headlamps out, unsecured loads, tires wider than fenders, and illegal tints are all pretty much ignored. But, God help you if you do 55 in a 50.

fintail > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 17:15

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Cool area compared to most cities in the region, but on my visits, now and then I still got the vibe that a road rage incident was just around the corner (a constant vibe within 30 miles of ATL).

shop-teacher > E90M3 07/23/2017 at 17:44

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When I was in high school (late 90's), this was insanely popular. I never understood the appeal.

Urambo Tauro > sony1492 07/01/2018 at 17:53

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LOL I just realized that I recommended a year-old reply just now. How did I not see it the first time around?

Funny thing is, I just happened to see it because somebody recommended my comment here out of the blue. And it’s almost verbatim the same thing I commented on another post today.

sony1492 > Urambo Tauro 07/01/2018 at 18:21

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Well it’s not Facebook so there’s that.

Honestly when I looked, I remebered writ ing it and thought it was just a few months ago. Time flys

Urambo Tauro > sony1492 07/01/2018 at 19:01

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I know the feeling.

Well, here’s another star. No need for you to wait a whole ’nother year for that virtu al fist-bump. Even if K inja sends me a notification to revisit this conversation again lol.