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- From: bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw)
- Subject: Re: Headlights and driving lights
- Message-ID: <bob1.727649295@cos>
- Organization: Corporation for Open Systems
- References: <bob1.727369350@cos> <i3qmXB10w165w@major.panix.com> <bob1.727557964@cos> <1jkqoqINNe2u@mojo.eng.umd.edu>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:48:15 GMT
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- In <1jkqoqINNe2u@mojo.eng.umd.edu> russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
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- >In article <bob1.727557964@cos> bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw) writes:
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- >>Didn't work. While your tactic is OK when they are coming at you,
- >>what do you do when they are in the lane beside you? I use my side
- >>mirrors, but they don't have a night setting :-(.
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- >You could try using your side mirrors in 'assault' mode-- set them to
- >reflect the high beams right back at the offender. Doesn't work at
- >all with convex mirrors, though.
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- Tried that but the motorized mirrors on my Probe will not swing far
- enough. I did think about a remote control on the hatchback and a
- light seeking .50 cal machine gun, but that's probably illegal.
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- >--
- >Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu
- >Some news readers expect "Disclaimer:" here.
- >Just say NO to police searches and seizures. Make them use force.
- >(not responsible for bodily harm resulting from following above advice)
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- I wonder if the insurance statistics would show an increase in night
- time accidents since these new *stylist dictated* weird headlights
- started appearing. It is rather obvious that many of them are poorly
- designed (Ford and Honda, are you listening?), and also do a poor
- job of lighting the road ahead. I would be willing to bet the
- numbers would show a pronounced increase.
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- Bob
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