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- From: kjell@midab.se (Kjell Kristiansson)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
- Subject: Re: Carlights in Norway
- Message-ID: <114@midab.se>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 09:41
- References: <audunds.1.727890513@dhhalden.no> <1993Jan24.173708.21679@julian.uwo.ca> <1993Jan24.233615.24973@jyu.fi>
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- pakar@jyu.fi (Petri A Karonen) writes:
-
- >In the German autobahns it is strictly forbidden to use headlights
- >during daylight. I think one reason for this is to make braking lights
- >more visible. When driving 250kph it is very useful to see as quickly
- >as possible if somebody is braking in front of you!
-
- Are You shure?? Never heard it even thou I drive thru/in Germany several
- times a year and have for the last 25 years. I alwas drive with my
- lights on, have been stopped by police, talked to them, but they have
- never mentioned it.
-
- >Using headlights in daylight is useful only on two-lane roads where the
- >lights help to see the oncoming traffic, on multi-lane freeways they are
- >useless and even dangerous.
-
- Your very wrong here. I've been driving >100.000 kms on german "Autobahn"
- during the years. The biggest danger, next to "Staus" is cars coming
- up from behind that You don't see (dark car, no lights, doing >250).
-
- I normally drive around 150 (sometimes faster, 230-240, but only when the
- road is free or has three lanes). When you then come up to a lorry (truck)
- doing around 100 and you have to pass, you really have to be shure no one
- is coming up from behind doing >250. If he has his lights on that really helps.
-
- How having your lights on can reduce seeing breakinglights ahead of you
- I really don't understand. (except at dusk when the lanes are wet)
-
-
- Kjell
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