Y'all know I like to dump on US automotive lighting regulations. In general, they're poop.
BUT. There's one thing we require which the rest of the world bafflingly doesn't.
Side marker lamps!
I was shocked to learn that my Figaro is absolutely dark from the sides at night (save for its turn signal repeaters). That would not fly here AT ALL. There needs to be an amber light up front and a red light in back to indicate its position and orientation from the side at night.
Every car here since forever ago has these and it's a good idea! It adds conspicuity at night and lets you gauge the size of the vehicle from any angle since you know where the front and rear are.
Imported models often didn't think about this requirement so their side-markers are VERY tacked-on.
Hyundai didn't exactly forget about it, but I'll nominate the Ioniq 5 as having the tiniest rear side markers of any car because they're adorable.
But they're there and they work!
In 1968, the first year they were required in the US, many of them looked tacked on too. I'm surprised the the federal requirement doesn't specify a minimum size for the light that is larger.
@william_shotts @TechConnectify
Would a bright point light not be reasonable? If there is no uniform size across different vehicles, it's hard to use their nonpointness to estimate distances.
