the safer braking technology
90% of rear-end collisions could be avoided
The name says it all. Pulse® is the rear-end collision deterrent that rapidly pulses your third brake light 4 times when you press the brake pedal. (The pulsing does not repeat upon any subsequent application of the brakes for 5 seconds so as not to annoy trailing drivers in stop-and-go traffic.)
According to a study by Daimler-Benz, if passenger car drivers have a 0.5-second additional warning time, about 60% of rear-end collisions can be prevented. An extra second of warning time can prevent about 90% of rear-end collisions.
Pulse® can provide that warning.
Learn the History of the Third Brake Light
Posted: September 15th
Whenever you step on the brake pedal, your car’s brake lights will illuminate to inform other drivers that your vehicle is slowing down or stopping. Without brake lights, our roads would be chaotic and dangerous. Until the 1980s, however, cars were only required to have two brake lights. To highlight the benefits of a pulsing…
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