What Color Should Rear Turn Signals Be?

770812

02/01/1977

Event
Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Once optional, flashing turn signals have become standard equipment on motor vehicles around the world. However, distinctness of rear turn signals is often lost when combined in the same compartments with stop lamps of the same size, intensity, color and location. In the U.S., a proposed solution is physically separating the function, while other countries effect separation by color. The SAE is investigating more realistic red/yellow lamp outputs that would permit use of universal lamps, while in Germany, manufacturers have surveyed many experienced American and Canadian drivers to determine preference for the color of these lamps.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/770812
Pages
15
Citation
Hitzemeyer, E., Wilde, H., and Ellenberger, D., "What Color Should Rear Turn Signals Be?," SAE Technical Paper 770812, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770812.
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Published
Feb 1, 1977
Product Code
770812
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English