REDUNDANT SYSTEM FOR BRAKE LIGHT OPERATION

A vehicle control system for controlling the activation of brake lights on a vehicle may include a pedal angle sensor operably coupled to a brake pedal of a vehicle to measure brake pedal angle, an electronic brake boost (EBB) system which may include an EBB module and a pedal travel sensor, a vehicle control module (VCM) which may monitor the EBB system and a brake light control module which may be operably coupled to the EBB module and the pedal angle sensor. The brake light control module may control the operation of brake lights on the vehicle based on input from the pedal travel sensor in a first state. The brake light control module may switch to a second state in which the operation of the brake lights may be controlled based on input from the pedal angle sensor responsive to the brake light control module detecting state change criteria.