On the brake light thing it would make sense for cars, especially autos to have brake lights that dim after say 20 seconds of being applied when the car is stationary. With most cars having 3rd brake lights there should be no confusion with the rear lights and a simple release and reapply would reset the pedal showing the driver had inched a bit and then stopped again.
That's not a great idea if you stop somewhere slightly unexpected and the next car is more than 20 seconds behind.
In 20 seconds in a manual someone may have stopped and put handbrake on so no brake light at all. Which leads me to my next point that I would also argue that the handbrake should also turn on the brake lights at the dimmer setting. Brake lights on modern cars, especially LED ones, are seriously bright so no need to have them at full brightness all the time. I do like the hazard light function on modern cars when detecting an emergency stop. A variable brightness stop light would be good too.
+ if you are stopped somewhere unexpected then that is what hazard lights are for as you are a potential hazard.
Can't stand people sitting on the footbrake in traffic. Totally unnecessary and really dazzling. It's worse if you're on a bike filtering up the outside of a lane of stationary traffic, the red glare can be horrendous.
By all means keep the footbrake applied until the car behind has also come to a stop behind you but then you should apply the handbrake and release the footbrake out of courtesy and to avoid dazzling them.
But then most people on the roads are lacking in any courtesy (and common sense) most of the time anyway.
Been driving for over 20 years now. I don't think I have ever once felt dazzled by a brake light.
Are you sure there's nothing wrong with some of you lot?
