Re: Daytime Running Lights(Cdn)

[Pat James <jamesp@sk.sympatico.ca>]

What I am saying is the other driver can not see oncoming traffic and
pulls 
out to pass. I am in my lane , then he is my lane. This is where we had
to 
practice our accident avoidance moves. In anything but perfect
conditions
on two lane highways vehicles can be unnoticed by poor drivers. The size
and 
colour of the vehicle had a direct ratio on visability. White tractor
trailer
units are the easiest to see going down to the other extreme, the dark
silver X1/9.



Alexei M Voloshin wrote:
> 
> What I don't understand is this: are you trying to say that you will not
> be able to see a car on a clear day without its headlights on in time to
> stop?? You shouldn't be driving then.
> 
> Alex
> 
> On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Pat James wrote:
> 
> > Re: running lights
> >
> > Just wait till they save your life six times from bad drivers trying
> > to pass on highways with rolling hills. I spent four years at 140k/kms
> > on the road with no running lights and seven years at 160k/kms with
> > running lights. Our head-on avoidance moves were almost eliminated.
> >
> > annoying - good !! That's the whole idea,eh ?
> > wastes energy - at U.S gas prices, a moot point.
> > and does not make your car considerably safer! - Yeh , right....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Paul Bunyk wrote:
> > >
> > > Operating System: Linux 2.1.19 #3 Fri Jan 3 19:14:31 GMT 1997
> > > Content-Type: text
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> > > >
> > > > No, it is not difficult to add daytime running lights. Don't do it... very
> > > > annoying, wastes energy, and does not make your car considerably safer!
> > > >
> > > > Alex
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Mitchel Freedman wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Can anyone tell me if they have ever added DAYTIMNE RUNNING LIGHTS option
> > > > > to US cars (that do not already have said option...). Was it difficult ?
> > > > > Cost ?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA, Mitch
> >
> >
> > > > >
> > > > > A4 BonT in production
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > Yeah, I agree with you in general, but if you do not know, here, in US
> > > (at least in NY state) insurance companies give discounts for cars with
> > > *factory enabled* daytime lights (like Saabs and new Volvos --- I heard
> > > it is a law in Sweden).
> > >
> > > Paul
> >
> > --
> >  Patrick James
> >  jamesp@sk.sympatico.ca
> >
> >  Olde Indian saying
> >  "Indian builds small fire,keeps near, keeps warm
> >   Whiteman builds BIG fire, keeps warm fetching wood"
> >

-- 
 Patrick James
 jamesp@sk.sympatico.ca

 Olde Indian saying
 "Indian builds small fire,keeps near, keeps warm
  Whiteman builds BIG fire, keeps warm fetching wood"