re dumbest automotive concepts of all time 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 are useful for telling whether cars are backing up out perpendicular to the path of the car i don t think warnings were their original intents since they are colored white well red and orange were already taken maybe white defines the direction that the car is moving in if you really want to be able to see behind you get some fog lamps for the back of the car these work very well and are a good way to get rid of tailgaters if you get that rush of testosterone craig chintan amin the university of illinois urbanachampaign mail llama uiuc edu neil peart c quick to judge quick to anger slow to understand ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand
