I think that's still a requirement in some smaller European towns where the roads are narrow and cars are parked on either side. Take a look at a Mercedes-Benz headlamp switch - It allows the user to switch on the left or right side parking lamps for just this purpose AND since it only illuminates one side of the car, it reduces the battery drain.
--- Darner <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a side comment: some cities used to have regulations requiring > that > lights be on when the car was parked overnight - hence, "parking > lights". > People who didn't live in those cities had no idea what the hell > the term > even meant. I found out when visiting relatives in Milwaukee about > 45 years > ago. They no longer have the requirement; I don't know if any > place else > does today in the States, but I've read that at lest some European > cities > still call for these to be illuminated all night when PARKED. Must > make for > fun when it gets cold and batteries are weak... ===== Matthew Yip http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '81 Rabbit diesel - '87 GTi 16v "General Li" - '88 M5 - '99 F350 psd __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
