Re: idiots 'n lights

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

>I find my 540 watts of halogen adequate to confirm that they have
>successfully drawn my attention, and that it might now be time to
>switch it off.  Please.
>
>Sometimes you can see their eyes in their own rear view mirror, glowing
>red.  It also tends to make all of their passengers jump out of their
>skins.

This is completely ineffective in the US.  Most people just think you want
them to speed up or get out of your way, not that they're idiots and they
left the fog light on.  Either way, you come off as a real jerk to the
person you just flashed your highbeams at.

Most of them think it's a front-facing fog light, or press the switch the
wrong way, turning on both front+rear.  Most don't even know the switch is
there or what it does.

Brett

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