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Originally Posted by cfg83
newtonsfirstlaw -
At night it would be easy. Just turn on your cabin light. If the lead "turtle" turns on his/her cabin light, then you are in convoy mode. If the lead turtle turns on/off his/her cabin light in succession, then the turtle has rejected your desire to go into convoy mode (even turtles are in a rush sometimes, or might be about to exit the freeway)
By day, you could open your driver's side window and put your hand on the midpoint of the A-Pillar like so :
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Notice that the signal is unobtrusive. A non-turtle wouldn't notice the signal. However, if the lead turtle sees the signal, he/she can give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.
CarloSW2 |
Ok, here's something better than the "hand on the A-Pillar". The "following turtle" could have something like these :
GREEN 9 LED Side Mirror Turn Signal Arrows
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Satur...em150208725139
If something like these were mounted in an "X" configuration on the dead-center front of the dashboard, the lead-turtle could easily see the "X" from in front and respond appropriately.
Orrrrrr, it could be a backlit-Ecomodder symbol. You could have a front and back symbol to simulate the "turtle connection", so to speak.
Orrrrrrrrrrrr, it could be a backlit Ecomodder connection symbol. In this case, the analogy would be the same as looking down on railroad car connections :
PS - I was looking at the LED turn signals for a different reason. I don't like to flash my brights to signal a truck or car to merge in front of me. Instead, I was thinking of mounting these on each side of the Saturn badge on the front bumper :
> badge <
When a truck wanted to merge from either lane, I would hit a switch that would shine the appropriate arrow for them to merge.
Aren't I just full of gadget-crap?
CarloSW2