"If it is pitch black, a car with headlights on made absolute no effect to the lady who's trying to cross? Think again..."

"Great point"

"Lot's of people are making wrong a wrong assumption that the video shows what actually a human driver would see. Human eyes in general have way better dynamic range than a camera which makes us adapt to such low light (with bright spots) condition much better. To say that the woman was coming from the darkness is at best an unverified claim. Technology wise, infrared or laser sensors should be relied more at night. So this is at least a technical design failure. Also, judging by the reaction or say, lack of reaction from the pedestrian, I'd bet the actual lighting condition is way better than it looks. "

"The corner braces could be modifications by the retailers to withstand the wear and tear in the retail environment"

"Very smart design on the flat floor with holes and simple flips. But I don't buy the 70% saving claim. "

"As a fan of Rain's posts, I'm a bit disappointed for the lack of homework on this issue. Especially in the US, the claim of knocking off the classic mid-century designs is false. The source article was totally misleading to say the best. If those designs were patented, the patents had long expired. For copyright protection, the claim can be extended to maximum 25 years. Plus, copyright on product design has very limited scope and typically is not very effective. In any case, these designs has long entered public domain, as another reader Ray commented. While we care about design ownership and IP, it is also important to allow everyone has the opportunity to enjoy good, affordable design. "