Mark ;
Remember ;
In September 2007 I was astride my 2000 Kawasaki W650 (EJ650) waiting for a red light when a crazy cab behind me never even slowed down before rear ending me, that Kawi had a nice, BIG taillight, that I checked before every ride and I had my foot lightly on the brake pedal to keep it lit......
When it's your time, it's your time .
I am skittish about tiny rear lamps on Motos in general in spite of having replaced the one on my 1994 Ural Tourist 650 with one from a 1934 Ford Sedan ~ it's not large but it's very bright and I use a larger bulb in the lower portion to not only illuminate the license tag but the ground below it too very well indeed .
I got my M1 endorsement in 1972.....
Lotta miles since then 
.
-Nate
Well, it seems the conclusion from most of that, is that the high, center-mounted brake light was likely effective when first implemented, 30-years ago, when they were a novelty, but now that they're so commonplace, probably not so much.
I've been rear-ended twice in the last five-years. Once in my '84 K10 (no center mounted-brake light) and once in a 2012 Ford Ranger (with center-mounted brake light). In both cases, the car that hit me was actually pushed into me by a third car that went into the car behind me.
Most of the miles I rack up around town are on 40- 50-year old motorcycles with single, small tail/stop lights, not high-mounted or particularly bright, and I haven't had so much as a scare (from behind, anyway) in the 40-plus years I've had my motorcycle endorsement. But, who knows. It's possible the sand is about to run out of the hourglass....
Mark in Centennial, CO
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