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- From: steve@acorn.co.uk (Steve "daffy" Hunt)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
- Subject: Re: Carlights in Norway
- Message-ID: <21209@acorn.co.uk>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 19:28:27 GMT
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- Kjell Kristiansson (kjell@midab.se) wrote:
- : 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)
-
- Because when following a car, its brake lights are MUCH more
- noticeable if it does not have its running lights switched on. When
- the driver ahead hits the brakes you get the full contrast between no
- lights and bright red brake lights.
-
- If it has its rear running lights on, the contrast is between dim red
- and bright red, which is much less striking.
-
- It's even worse with red rear fog lamps.
-
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- Steve Hunt steve@acorn.co.uk
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