05-17-2018, 11:54 PM
The Nissan's eBrake is merely the gas pedal with the option of engaging regenerative braking, (or increasing it?) but not anything new or different than other eCars?
It sounded like something different. So as I said earlier this is akin to my older car's use of engine compression or engine braking.
Way way back when I had driver's education in school, we were still taught to place our left arm out the driver's window to indicate we were slowing, if not actually using the brake. I don't know if it was taught 100 years ago or not.
When using the ICE's brake pedal to decelerate at the same rate as using engine compression, especially when down shifting to do so, the brake light's illuminate. That happens no matter how slowly you slow your roll. So it makes sense that the brake lights should come on when your car slows more rapidly than just coasting. The idea of brake lights is to warn the drivers behind you. It's not like we'd modify the lights to illuminate only when stopping hard, just because we don't give signals when otherwise stopping.
The modern day CHMSL is based on the work done by a guy who pioneered deceleration warning lights for motorcycles. The light was amber and separate from the location and function of the brake lights. It flashed at one of seven rates to warn following drivers how fast one was slowing. LOL
I like the idea and put one on one of my early bikes. I'm going to do something similar for my current bike.
It sounded like something different. So as I said earlier this is akin to my older car's use of engine compression or engine braking.
Way way back when I had driver's education in school, we were still taught to place our left arm out the driver's window to indicate we were slowing, if not actually using the brake. I don't know if it was taught 100 years ago or not.
When using the ICE's brake pedal to decelerate at the same rate as using engine compression, especially when down shifting to do so, the brake light's illuminate. That happens no matter how slowly you slow your roll. So it makes sense that the brake lights should come on when your car slows more rapidly than just coasting. The idea of brake lights is to warn the drivers behind you. It's not like we'd modify the lights to illuminate only when stopping hard, just because we don't give signals when otherwise stopping.
The modern day CHMSL is based on the work done by a guy who pioneered deceleration warning lights for motorcycles. The light was amber and separate from the location and function of the brake lights. It flashed at one of seven rates to warn following drivers how fast one was slowing. LOL
I like the idea and put one on one of my early bikes. I'm going to do something similar for my current bike.