I don't have my S yet but I put my handbrake on at traffic lights (it comes on automatically) so as not to blind people behind me. I hate sitting at traffic lights behind someone who holds their foot on the brake. Especially when it's dark in winter and their car has a third, eye-level brake light in the centre. It's just courtesy imo.
What if u r not on a hill? At night the brakes are a real pain when kept on for ages at lights etc. Please STOP blinding people!Uh, like never? Hill hold puts the brakes on so the person in front knows you DO have the brakes on and you don’t need to hold the pedal. Never heard of the person in back not wanting to know this and caring about bright brake lights.
I've never driven in the UK, just trains and subways. Exactly how long are your stoplights?
Why would the stopped cars behind care about the glare? The glare is gone once it's time to move again.It is actually a rule (114) in the UK Highway Code - 'In stationary queues of traffic, drivers should apply the parking brake and, once the following traffic has stopped, take their foot off the footbrake to deactivate the vehicle brake lights. This will minimise glare to road users behind until the traffic moves again.'
I'd be lying if I said I always followed that rule though
I've never been to UK, so probably not me. Maybe in UK you guys have some regulatory requirements for some super high beam stop lights? I can see that being useful in case you head over to Germany so people doing 300km/h on the autobahn can see you braking well ahead of time even when driving directly towards the rising or setting sun, I guess. If that's it, then I can see why you'd want the high beam stop lights off at lights.
I've been to Greece before, and putting your car in "Park" at the lights is just asking to get your car hijacked as it unlocks the doors (and a Model S broadcasts that by extending lighted handles) - I watched one happen right in front of me (not a hijack, but a robbery). Here is the US, also not a great idea.
