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    #21
    Quote Originally Posted by drayver View Post
    what can you say those drivers na keep stepping the brake na hindi naman necessary.. for me I feel uncomfortable especially yung mga merong 3rd brake light infront of me.
    Baka naka-matic

    Useful ang 3rd brake light dahil eye-level sya halos. Kita mo agad. Extra light na rin para sa mga tulad ko na lagi napuputukan ng light bulbs hehe.

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    #22
    Well, each of us have different driving styles, thus different braking patterns as well. Some brake earlier than most, some brake later than most. Iniiwasan ko na lang yung mga ganon. Since he brakes often and early, there's probably a lot of space in front of him, perhaps more than enough to safely move into his lane. We had a driver before who'd keep on braking. Apparently, when he did that, he was already falling asleep. Just enough warning for us to wake him up.

    3rd brake lights are standard on most new cars nowadays. For me, they're a big help as sometimes it's not easy to determine via just the taillights whether the car in front of me is braking. A lot of US-produced cars do not have separate lights for signal and brake, so 3rd brake lights help clarify this ambiguity.

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    #23
    it's an added illumination during braking to those who has it thus alerting those following of slowing down. but those without a third brakelight will do just the same but be sure the brake lights work perfectly with the park light.

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    #24
    Thanks for the replies.

    I also made some researches and would like to share this one:

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Monday, March 30, 1998
    Contact: Mike Russell
    Tel. No.: (202) 366-9550
    NHTSA 16-98

    New NHTSA Study

    CENTER BRAKE LIGHTS PREVENT CRASHES,
    SAVE MILLIONS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE

    A new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) measuring the long-term effectiveness of center high mounted stop lamps in passenger cars and light trucks found that these lights each year prevent thousands of motor vehicle crashes and injuries and more than a half billion dollars in property damage costs.

    "Safety is President Clinton’s highest transportation priority, and the center high-mounted stop lamp is an excellent example of a device that provides significant safety benefits at a fraction of its cost to consumers," said Ricardo Martinez, M.D., NHTSA administrator.

    The study concluded that the center brake lights prevent 92,000 to 137,000 police-reported crashes, 58,000 to 70,000 nonfatal injuries, and $655 million in property damage a year. It also estimated that the lamps save $3.18 in property damage alone for every dollar that they cost.

    Center high-mounted stop lamps (CHMSL), which are installed higher and midway between the rear brake lights to form a triangular pattern, have been standard equipment required on all new passenger cars sold in the United States since model year 1986 and on all new light trucks since model year 1994. The purpose of CHMSLs is to reduce the risk of a car or light truck being struck in the rear by another vehicle. When brakes are applied, the CHMSL warns drivers of following vehicles to slow down.

    The report tracked the effectiveness of CHMSLs, year by year, from 1986 through 1995. The statistical analyses are based on police-reported crash files from eight states. Among the key findings:

    * While the lamps were most effective in the first years after their introduction in 1986, CHMSLs continue to be effective; over the last six years of the study, they still reduced the number of rear impact crashes by 4.3 percent.

    * The effectiveness of CHMSLs in light trucks is about the same as in passenger cars.

    * The annual consumer cost of CHMSLs in cars and trucks sold in the United States is close to $206 million, or about $13.60 per car and up to $20 per light truck in 1994 dollars.

    * On an annual basis, CHMSLs are saving consumers, at an effectiveness rate of 4.3 percent, almost $450 million (saving $655 million in property damage and costing $206 million) without considering the benefits of injury reductions.

    The Long-term Effectiveness of Center High Mounted Stop Lamps in Passenger Cars and Light Trucks report is the third and last evaluation report on CHMSLs. NHTSA’s 1983 evaluation plan for CHMSLs pledged to re-evaluate the lamps periodically until effectiveness had stabilized at its long-term value.

    The statistical analyses are based on police-reported crash files from Florida, Missouri, Utah, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and Texas.

    Copies of the report are available from the NHTSA Office of Public and Consumer Affairs at (202) 366-9550. It also is posted on the Internet at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov

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    My ride is Innova J with no 3rd brake/stop light or CHMSL. And, I'm planning of installing one (or a spoiler with 3rd brake light).

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    #25
    Quote Originally Posted by j_avonni View Post
    My ride is Innova J with no 3rd brake/stop light or CHMSL. And, I'm planning of installing one (or a spoiler with 3rd brake light).
    Go for it

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    #26
    yes! thats good!

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    #27
    Kaya kung magpapatint ka, make sure na ipatabas mo yung area ng brake lamp sa likod para full-capacitated yung buga ng ilaw, hindi nasasapawan pag-umilaw. Yung iba kasi negligable nalang na oks ng ganun!

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    #28
    Quote Originally Posted by j_avonni View Post
    My ride is Innova J with no 3rd brake/stop light or CHMSL. And, I'm planning of installing one (or a spoiler with 3rd brake light).
    The Hella stick-on 3rd brake lights are also good. Just don't forget to cut a hole on your tint when you install your 3rd brake light (if it's inside-mounted).

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    #29
    the third brake light is an additional piece of safety equipment. who wouldn't want that?

    besides, in the jungle that is manila, we need all the safety equipment we can get hehehe

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    #30
    PHDM Gen3 Pajeros even have a 4th & 5th brake light (located at the rear bumper).


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