From personal observation, one thing that doesn't help with any older car are how bright the brake lights are (not). Add sun, hazy lenses, a distracted driver and....brake lights? What brake lights? Most new cars, even on the brightest of days, the brake lights can be seen two counties away.

I'll see old cars around here right after the weekly parking lot show, and so many of them have barely one light that comes on when the brakes are applied. The owner can put 800HP under the hood, but can't do a darn thing to the tail lights to make sure they don't get rear ended?

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