i was driving south along the M1 Pacific Motorway in Brisbane yesterday at about 8:30pm. Around the Greenslopes / Holland Park area, there was an extremely bright red light shining from a vehicle in front. This was like the equivalent of a high beam, except pointed backwards.
As I got within 100m or so, I noticed it was coming from the back of a white hatchback. I didn't take a picture because I was driving and (stupidly) I didn't take down the numberplate. It was a square light about the size of a food buzzer you get from the pub, emitting steady, intense red light. The square was attached to the rear right bumper well below the stock brake lights, and was quite clearly not factory fitted.
The light produced was much, much brighter than normal brake lights, which I can stare directly into with no problem. This light filled my entire vision for the whole time I was within 100-200m of the car, as if I was staring into red highbeams, and it was uncomfortable to look at directly.
Surely this can't be legal. During the day it's probably fine, but at night this thing is a serious hazard. Have you ever experienced something like this?
Probably a rear fog light. Illegal to use in clear weather, day or night.
Used to be a big thing with mid-90's Hyundai Excel drivers.