Since about 1993 we have had a law in Oz that motorbikes have to have
their
headlights wired to come on when the ignition is turned on.
Since the mid-70's in the States. I know I got stopped by the cops in
high school in about '77 or '78, on my '73 Honda that didn't have it
wired on automatica
Yes, this would also explain the Army's experiments with fitting a row of
bright lights on top of desert tanks to make them "more visible" to the
enemy..
...Kevin
ernest breakfield said:
> while traveling in the Deserts, it's clear that vehicles with headlights
> on are
> much more visible even/
No conspiracy; it was just the typical misunderstood statistical study.
The original only attempted to determine the efficacy of DRL at dusk,
which in the Nordic countries happens for a greater proportion of the day
than it does here far below the artic circle, and probably a fair bit more
than the
panese bikes, it's the old "I see em going fast on TV, so I can
> go fast too" syndrome.
>
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> From: "ernest breakfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Think of it as evolution in action. Also a significant argument against
the concept of intelligent design. Most of those who meet their demise
probably have not yet contributed to the deeper end of the gene pool.
--R
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
so far this year
out of a total of about 104 road d
edes Discussion List"
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while traveling in the Deserts, it's clear that vehicles with headlights
on are
much more visible even/especially on the brightest of days. it's a
recommended
practice at
"supposed to"? says who; some radio show host?;-)
a) how would we define holidays? Chanukah? Dia de los Muertos? Boxing Day?
b) if it's beneficial, why should it only be beneficial on holidays?
silly.
cheers!
e
Levi Smith wrote:
> This brings up a similar question I have. On Th
while traveling in the Deserts, it's clear that vehicles with headlights on are
much more visible even/especially on the brightest of days. it's a recommended
practice at many parks in the Deserts.
cheers!
e
Levi Smith wrote:
> However, if the sun is
> out and the day is quite clear and I'm on
Yeah, that one I'll agree with for sure. It always amazes me at the amount
of dumb shmucks out on the highway in pouring rain and really dark skies who
can't figure out how to turn their lights on so that someone might actually
see them...
I'm not against turning on headlights if it's a definite
Mike Canfield wrote:
> Never heard of such a thing. Ridiculous if you ask me.
>
>
I haven't heard of that one. In some states you're legally required to
have your headlights on when you're using your windshield wipers, though
-- an attempt to coerce drivers into making their cars more visible
Never heard of such a thing. Ridiculous if you ask me.
Mike
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This brings up a si
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This brings up a similar question I have. On Thanksgiving this year my
wife
tells me that I'm supposed to have my headlights on
This brings up a similar question I have. On Thanksgiving this year my wife
tells me that I'm supposed to have my headlights on for all Holidays and
acts like I'm the biggest weirdo in the world for never having heard such a
thing and that I'm basically trying to kill us all by not having my
head
tting it passed.
Mike
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:53 PM
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We have had the DRLs here in Canada since 1994. The reasoni
We have had the DRLs here in Canada since 1994. The reasoning at the time
was a satudy doe in Sweden that showed a 50% or higher drop in the chance of
being in a collision with your headlights on.
This wasn't some conspiracy with the bulb manufacturers
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
Werner Fehlauer wrote:
> Now for dumb ideas, try the "Daytime Running Lights", which in some cars
> were initially the high beams!
>
Generally they're the high beams operated at a lower wattage. I've
never found them to be a glare problem in daylight, and they do make
cars much more visible.
November 27, 2006 2:04 PM
Subject: [MBZ] parking/driving/fog lights
Just a few years ago, it was actually against the law in Italy (and
perhaps
other European towns) to drive at night with bright headlamps. The theory
was that without the blinding glare of oncoming car headlights, it was
much
Just a few years ago, it was actually against the law in Italy (and perhaps
other European towns) to drive at night with bright headlamps. The theory
was that without the blinding glare of oncoming car headlights, it was much
easier to see pedestrians that often walked across city streets. Som
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