American Reacts to Why EURO-Spec Cars are SAFER Than American Cars...

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[VinzntR]

To me the red indicator lights look like the driver is constantly pumping the brake pedal. It's really strange that it's considered safe in the USA.

[checkyourfax]

Front fog lights are for your own visibility, rear fog lights are so OTHERS can see you in heavy rain/fog.

[mikeh]

Hi from the UK . UK and Euro plates are designed to be read by cameras both for speed enforcement and for road congestion information. Also our police cars have Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras (ANPR) which can read the plate and alert if the car is stolen or wanted for any reason.

[azi]

Fun Fact: The license plate in the Netherlands belongs to the car and stays with the car until it gets scrapped or sold abroad. This also means you get all the details about your car if you need service or parts. A garage will ask for your plate number or If you are on a website you fill in your licence plate number and you will get all the right body or engine parts.

[AdamNeoDot]

What is not mentioned in the video, and what is a very big safety difference is also the shape of the light produced by headlights. In US as far as I know the lights are symmetrical, but in EU they are wider and higher on the passenger side. It makes it better to see what is on the side of the road, while not glowing incoming traffic in the eyes. It is especially important in suburban roads, where there often are no sidewalks and pedestrians happen to walk just on the side of the road.

[MsBlackdeath]

A little thing to add. If you are a firefighter in Denmark, you can get a sort of metal shield that you put on the front of your private car - usually on the grill. It signals to the other cars that you are a firefighter and your alarm goes off and need to get to the station quickly. Usually ppl are respect the shield and let you through.

[schnelma]

16:00 I think the reason for the bumpers in Europe is that there are strict rules about passive safety for pedestrians and cyclists

[vaclavsafranek]

as soon as he said "rest of the world" i remembered the metric system :)

[EustaH]

Other differences:
- In US tail lights must be mounted on a fixed bodywork, so some cars that have tail lights on the tailgate have another rudimentary pair underneath.
- In EU turn signals can be animated (swiping motion for example) and in US they cannot.
- In EU adaptive headlights and even active high beam assist (high beam always on, oncoming and preceding vehicles are just cut out of light stream) are available for over a decade whereas in US only brand new cars can have them.

[MrNadelstreifen]

In the EU, some manufacturers now also flash the brake lights (e.g. BMW) as a signal for emergency braking. Sometimes useful here in Germany at over 200 km/h (approx 124 mph)

[Sander]

I happen to live in the Netherlands and yes we have very strict rules about licenseplates. They are issued by a branch of the government and you're not allowed to make any changes to them or slap some stickers on them. So yes I agree with you that the American plates are cooler looking and more fun but in the end I think licenseplates are a serious matter that serve a purpose and therefor have to be readable at all times.

[BommeltjeNL]

When you've always been told that "American <whatever> is the best in the world", then you're in for a few surprises when you look beyond your borders 😂 Of course that doesn't mean everything is better elsewhere. If we keep an open mind we can all learn from other countries and cultures 👍

[Haamre]

I really like how the German plates have that regional "Land" (/State) coat of arms on them - adds some historical flavour to them. Wish the Polish plates also included those

[pnlrogue]

I think a lot of the external differences come down to the opinion that safety is top priority in the EU and most the world and this means that the design is safety-first, appearance-second so cars are designed to complement the safety features. When you live here (UK in my case) the safety features become almost invisible - it's normal for me to see a wide yellow license plate on the back and a wide white one on the front (UK) and I find the stamped-metal plates in the USA quite ugly and cheap-looking.

This safety-first regulation is true of just about everything in the EU, not just cars. Companies don't like how much complexity it adds, but workers and the public appreciate feeling safer.

[Naanhanyrazzu]

A few things that might be interesting:
- Eu-Spec also has such reflectors. However, these are not yellow and on the side, but red at the back and clear at the front and can be installed in the light. So if you shine a light on a parked car at night, it also reflects.
- If you turn on the rear fog lights in Germany, you can only drive 50 km/h, even on the autobahn. This is derived from the fact that it may only be switched on when visibility is less than 50 meters. Fog lights and rear fog lights can therefore also be switched independently of one another.
- Many manufacturers in the EU also offer two-part versions for the side mirrors. The inside is then flat and on the outside you have a strongly curved area.
- In many EU countries number plates are written in a font which makes it impossible to forge the characters with a pen or tape. (6 to 8, I to L, etc.)

[blackbird]

Must be a pain to differentiate between pulse braking and hazard lights in case of US red indicators.

[autohmae]

9:05 safety is a luxury item in the US ? That really feels weird.

[YenRug]

I've not seen anyone else mention it, but the reason you tend to have more airbags in the US is, historically, you haven't had mandated seat belt use whilst it's heavily enforced in the EU/UK. Not sure what the legal status is, of seat belt use in the US, but I believe it still varies from state to state.

[-Yurkey]

I've noticed that on some US cars when you have the hazards on (or if someone forgets to turn them off), the only way to tell that the car is slowing down is by the top mounted brake light (now imagine the bulbs pop on that third brake light, now you have no way to tell the dude is slowing down) ... Also, I've noticed US cars don't have a warning triangle cubby in the trunk like we do. That little piece of plastic saved my ass when I had a flat on the highway (in EU it's mandatory to setup a warning triangle atleast 100 meters behind your broken down car). I was changing the tire on the shoulder and all of a sudden I hear a bang and my triangle flying... Someone drifted onto the shoulder (probably an exhausted motorist heading to the Adriatic sea from Czechia or Poland). That bang woke him up and he got back into his lane...After that experience I always make sure every car I buy has a warning triangle (people like to take them while selling, donno why 🤷‍♂️)

[GutnarmEVE]

Been some time since I got my driver's license; as far as I remember, the fog light ("Nebelschlussleuchte" in German) is mandatory, has to be at the driver's side of the car, and has to be way brighter than the regular tail lights. It's a great safety feature in poor visibility situations like fog, heavy rain or snow, as it allows you to better gauge the distance to the next car ahead (or even see them in the first place)