re dumbest automotive concepts of all time in article apr cactus org boyle cactus org craig boyle writes in article c jnk jkt news cso uiuc edu cka uxa cso uiuc edu oriolefan uiuc writes wasn t the original intent of the reverse lights for the driver so he could see where he was backing up although reverse lights on the sides no reverse lights are to warn others that you are backing up they aren t bright enough to typically see by without the brake and tail lights i don t know where you live but i couldn t get out of my driveway at night without reverse lights as someone said out in the country you notice neat little things like stars and the difference between day and night at night around my house which is amongst a forest of rather tall oaks it is dark except for nights with full moons reverse lights illuminate my path very well when backing up i greatly prefer cars with them to cars without operational reverse lights james james p callison microcomputer coordinator u of oklahoma law center callison uokmax ecn uoknor edu callison aardvark ucs uoknor edu disclaimer i m not an engineer but i play one at work the forecast calls for thunder t bird sc it s a hell of a thing killing a man you take away all he has and all he s ever gonna have will munny unforgiven
