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How to use your headlights.
When it's dark out, turn your headlights ON. If you do not, other
motorists may not see you, and crashilarity may ensue. If the blue high beam icon (or the little red dot, on really old cars) is lit on your dashboard, and there is oncoming traffic and/or traffic close in front of you, please actuate your dimmer switch. If you don't know where it is, check your owner's manual, or ask someone with a similar model car. If you do not, other motorists will be blinded by you, and crashilarity may ensue. It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them will read this. nate (whose eyes hurt, because "staring at the white line" is not always an option.) -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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How to use your headlights.
On 2013-01-04, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> When it's dark out, turn your headlights ON. If you do not, other > motorists may not see you, and crashilarity may ensue. > > If the blue high beam icon (or the little red dot, on really old cars) > is lit on your dashboard, and there is oncoming traffic and/or traffic > close in front of you, please actuate your dimmer switch. If you don't > know where it is, check your owner's manual, or ask someone with a > similar model car. If you do not, other motorists will be blinded by > you, and crashilarity may ensue. > > It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't > figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them > will read this. > > nate (whose eyes hurt, because "staring at the white line" is not always > an option.) The highbeams have become spare bulbs and for the rest 'brighter is better'. The usage of high beams in traffic is higher than it has been since I started driving and only getting more frequent. |
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How to use your headlights.
In article >,
Brent > wrote: > On 2013-01-04, Nate Nagel > wrote: > > When it's dark out, turn your headlights ON. If you do not, other > > motorists may not see you, and crashilarity may ensue. > > > > If the blue high beam icon (or the little red dot, on really old cars) > > is lit on your dashboard, and there is oncoming traffic and/or traffic > > close in front of you, please actuate your dimmer switch. If you don't > > know where it is, check your owner's manual, or ask someone with a > > similar model car. If you do not, other motorists will be blinded by > > you, and crashilarity may ensue. > > > > It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't > > figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them > > will read this. > > > > nate (whose eyes hurt, because "staring at the white line" is not always > > an option.) > > The highbeams have become spare bulbs and for the rest 'brighter is > better'. The usage of high beams in traffic is higher than it has been > since I started driving and only getting more frequent. We've slowly succeeded in convincing people that the only things that matter in road safety are speeding and drinking and driving. The consequences are obvious. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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How to use your headlights.
On 2013-01-04, Alan Baker > wrote:
> In article >, > Brent > wrote: > >> On 2013-01-04, Nate Nagel > wrote: >> > When it's dark out, turn your headlights ON. If you do not, other >> > motorists may not see you, and crashilarity may ensue. >> > >> > If the blue high beam icon (or the little red dot, on really old cars) >> > is lit on your dashboard, and there is oncoming traffic and/or traffic >> > close in front of you, please actuate your dimmer switch. If you don't >> > know where it is, check your owner's manual, or ask someone with a >> > similar model car. If you do not, other motorists will be blinded by >> > you, and crashilarity may ensue. >> > >> > It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't >> > figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them >> > will read this. >> > >> > nate (whose eyes hurt, because "staring at the white line" is not always >> > an option.) >> >> The highbeams have become spare bulbs and for the rest 'brighter is >> better'. The usage of high beams in traffic is higher than it has been >> since I started driving and only getting more frequent. > > We've slowly succeeded in convincing people that the only things that > matter in road safety are speeding and drinking and driving. The > consequences are obvious. indeed. |
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How to use your headlights.
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 7:18:14 PM UTC-5, Nate Nagel wrote:
> If the blue high beam icon (or the little red dot, on really old cars) > > is lit on your dashboard, and there is oncoming traffic and/or traffic > > close in front of you, please actuate your dimmer switch. If you don't > > know where it is, check your owner's manual, or ask someone with a > > similar model car. If you do not, other motorists will be blinded by > > you, and crashilarity may ensue. To add: and just because you can't see because of your blue/pink/green tinted bulbs is not an excuse to leave them on high. They still blind oncoming drivers. And: unless it is raining/foggy out, fog lights should be, "off." > It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't > > figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them > > will read this. I seriously doubt they have the capability to read, much less run a computer to read usenet... :/ |
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How to use your headlights.
On 1/3/2013 7:18 PM, Nate Nagel wrote:
> When it's dark out, turn your headlights ON. If you do not, other > motorists may not see you, and crashilarity may ensue. > > If the blue high beam icon (or the little red dot, on really old cars) > is lit on your dashboard, and there is oncoming traffic and/or traffic > close in front of you, please actuate your dimmer switch. If you don't > know where it is, check your owner's manual, or ask someone with a > similar model car. If you do not, other motorists will be blinded by > you, and crashilarity may ensue. > > It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't > figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them > will read this. I'll also add that they should replace bulbs as soon as possible and make sure the bulb is properly seated in the assembly. Also they should get rid of those crap tinted covers on their headlights and brake lights. > nate (whose eyes hurt, because "staring at the white line" is not always > an option.) I just give them a constant dose of my e-code high beams equipped with osram rallye ultra high output 65W bulbs if they don't shut their highbeams off like they're supposed to. |
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How to use your headlights.
In article >, Nate Nagel wrote:
>It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't >figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them >will read this. They won't. When I'm being tailgated by, or sitting at a traffic light in front of, some dunghead with high beams on (or poorly aimed low beams), I often wish for a switch on my dash that would automatically adjust my mirrors to reflect and magnify their headlights back into their own eyes. -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net |
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How to use your headlights.
On Friday, January 4, 2013 2:07:00 PM UTC-5, T.J. Higgins wrote:
<< snip >> > When I'm being tailgated by, or sitting at a traffic light in front > > of, some dunghead with high beams on (or poorly aimed low beams), I > > often wish for a switch on my dash that would automatically adjust > > my mirrors to reflect and magnify their headlights back into their > > own eyes. I'd like to have one of those, "Nightsun," spotlights that they use in helicopters to pop up from the trunk for those dungheads... |
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How to use your headlights.
On 01/03/2013 05:28 PM, Brent wrote:
> On 2013-01-04, Nate Nagel > wrote: >> When it's dark out, turn your headlights ON. If you do not, other >> motorists may not see you, and crashilarity may ensue. >> >> If the blue high beam icon (or the little red dot, on really old cars) >> is lit on your dashboard, and there is oncoming traffic and/or traffic >> close in front of you, please actuate your dimmer switch. If you don't >> know where it is, check your owner's manual, or ask someone with a >> similar model car. If you do not, other motorists will be blinded by >> you, and crashilarity may ensue. >> >> It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't >> figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them >> will read this. >> >> nate (whose eyes hurt, because "staring at the white line" is not always >> an option.) > > The highbeams have become spare bulbs and for the rest 'brighter is > better'. The usage of high beams in traffic is higher than it has been > since I started driving and only getting more frequent. It may be noted that since so many of the lights on the overhead freeway signs have burned out, the only way to actually read an unfamiliar freeway sign at night and have any chance at all of making a decision based on the sign is with high beams. I don't use them because I generally know where I'm going at night, but now it doesn't seem to be the moral failing that it used to be. -- Cheers, Bev $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$ If you have one lawyer in town, he goes hungry. If you have two lawyers in town, they both get rich. |
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How to use your headlights.
On 2013-01-05, The Real Bev > wrote:
> On 01/03/2013 05:28 PM, Brent wrote: > >> On 2013-01-04, Nate Nagel > wrote: >>> When it's dark out, turn your headlights ON. If you do not, other >>> motorists may not see you, and crashilarity may ensue. >>> >>> If the blue high beam icon (or the little red dot, on really old cars) >>> is lit on your dashboard, and there is oncoming traffic and/or traffic >>> close in front of you, please actuate your dimmer switch. If you don't >>> know where it is, check your owner's manual, or ask someone with a >>> similar model car. If you do not, other motorists will be blinded by >>> you, and crashilarity may ensue. >>> >>> It is surprising to me that a seemingly large subset of motorists can't >>> figure out these two simple rules, so I'm hoping that maybe some of them >>> will read this. >>> >>> nate (whose eyes hurt, because "staring at the white line" is not always >>> an option.) >> >> The highbeams have become spare bulbs and for the rest 'brighter is >> better'. The usage of high beams in traffic is higher than it has been >> since I started driving and only getting more frequent. > > It may be noted that since so many of the lights on the overhead freeway > signs have burned out, the only way to actually read an unfamiliar > freeway sign at night and have any chance at all of making a decision > based on the sign is with high beams. I don't use them because I > generally know where I'm going at night, but now it doesn't seem to be > the moral failing that it used to be. I have no problem seeing where I am going with low beams and I haven't noticed any interstate lights out. What I have noticed is asshats using high beams all the time. When I extend my middle finger over the center rear view mirror since my hand is there blocking the glare anyway, some will turn off the high beams to expose the fact they have a low beam head lamp out. Oncoming traffic on two lane roads are usually just lazy people who don't care about blinding other people. Drivers of all ages and ethnic varity. No trends other than they are driving and are too lazy to use their vehicle's lighting properly and/or maintain it. |
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