Tinted ‘Smoke’ Car Lights Almost Causes Road Accident Due To Poor Visibility
Smoke lights reduce glare and make the car look sleeker but it also prevents other road users from seeing the brake and signal lights.
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Car modifications can be a fun thing to do but taking the changes too far can endanger other people on the road.
One of the latest trends is to darken the brake lights (tail lights). Popularly known as smoke lights or smoke headlamps, it can be done by applying paint or a Smoke tint film on the headlights and tail lights.
While smoked lights help to reduce glare, it’s mostly installed by car owners for aesthetic purposes.
A Twitter user Hezeri (@HezeriSamsuri) gave a real-life example of how dangerous it was for his friend who drove behind a car with smoked tail lights.
His friend almost knocked the back of the car, which was already dented, because they couldn’t see the brake lights that had been tinted.
For those unfamiliar with smoke lights, another netizen uploaded a video which showed how difficult it was to notice the faint red brake lights once it was tinted.
Ni satu lagi isu. Kedai kedai skarang spray sampai gelap! Kawan saya nyaris nak cium sebab tak nampak lampu brek dia ni. @PDRMsia kena kerjasama dgn KPDNHEP utk turun tegur kedai kedai ni dan owner owner kereta ni sekali. Nak modi kereta, jgn susahkan pengguna lain la. pic.twitter.com/yyrqTDlvMp
— Hezeri Samsuri (@HezeriSamsuri) January 31, 2023
Pihak JPJ memang benarkan pengguna kenderaan untuk tinted lampu belakang ke? Dahlah gelap, lampu pula samar-samar je. Kalau terlanggar sebab tak perasan lampu brake, salah siapa? pic.twitter.com/YaEWoWoLna
— Amzar 🇲🇾 (@AmzarHakim_) January 26, 2023
Other netizens who came across a similar issue shared their annoyances online. Although it looks good, they advised other car owners not to darken their lights because it endangers others on the road.
Some almost got into a road mishap because they could only catch a glimpse of the darkened red brake lights when they got closer.
They called on the authorities to look into the matter and to catch offenders at roadblocks in order to reduce the chances of road accidents.
Other than cracking down on smoke lights, netizens also think blinking brake lights are confusing and should be disallowed too.
Salah satu benda paling bodoh owner kereta modified … Tinted kan lampu brake, tinted headlight,
— Aidil (@Andy3538) January 31, 2023
Cantik memang cantik.. tapi safety takdak, ubah lah sikap tu sape yg buat, ye betul.. kereta kau duit kau.. tapi jangan menyusahkan orang lain la sial
yang geng2 smoke headlamp dengan tail lamp tak ingat dunia ni nak kena hentam dengan lori dulu ke baru nak insaf ? manufacturer dah buat ikut spec brightness kau pergi gelapkan. pastu complaint manufacturer buat tak cukup terang.
— adam (@zikriadamn) January 31, 2023
Myvi G3 la paling bersepah suka smoke2 bagai 🤭
Aku pernah nk accident. Stay kt line moto belah kiri tapi tak perasan kete depan signal. Sbb gelap sgt tinted lampu. Padahal masa tu tgh panas terik
— yujiro hanma (@emranmohd_) January 31, 2023
@JPJ_Malaysia @PDRMsia @PDRMsia_Trafik kena rajin2 sikit tarik tepi, saman jer kereta yg merbahaya nih ! Termasuk juga kereta motor yg lampu brek belakang cacat !
— hachimantaro (@RedlandMan1) January 31, 2023
@PDRMsia atau @JPJ_Malaysia kalau buat roadblock boleh tak alang alang check lampu break sekali? PALING PENTING LAMPU BREAK 😭
— The Duke of Penang (@YianasueAbu) January 31, 2023
Ada yang buat lampu brek nampak macam lampu reverse n kelip2. Confuse keta kat belakang
— ai_da (@M_aida12) February 1, 2023
Aku pon hampir² nak sondol orang hari tu atas plus, kereta lampu belakang gelap mcm ni la. Siang memang tak nampak, dah dekat baru nampak. Nasib la brek makan, da lah bawak family.
— Wak Saif 🇲🇾🇮🇩🇰🇭 (@roku_shikii) January 31, 2023
Memang perangai asdfghjklzx
— nadh (@FatinNadhZaihan) February 1, 2023
Pernah emergency brake sebab tak nampak lampu brake kereta depan menyala, dah dekat baru perasan samar samar je. Aku terajang kang https://t.co/rlftKOwtH6
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