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- From: mental@cntrol.enet.dec.com ()
- Subject: Re: High-mount Rear Brake Lights
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.134638.1425@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <22118@drutx.ATT.COM> <1992Nov4.191005.443@mlb.semi.harris.com> <1992Nov05.150920.8611@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> <Bx9s9s.KDx@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 13:46:38 GMT
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- In article <Bx9s9s.KDx@news.cso.uiuc.edu>,
- cka52397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Slartibartfast) writes:
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- ...stuff deleted...
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- ->And probably rearended right out of the lot by some stupid idiot who can't tell
- ->the difference between the tail and brake lights. The High-mounted
- ->brake light is *VERY* effective in preventing rearend accidents. I think in
- ->some experiments (don't know particulars) there was a 60% reduction in rear
- ->end accidents with the light. Regs on lights *should* be (IMHO, OC)
- ->Halogens/Fogs/Running/TS mandatory in front, Marker/TS mandatory on both front
- ^^^^
- ->and rear sides, and Separate Brake/Tail and Amber TS/White Reverse in the back.
-
- Great! Let's get more dillweeds driving around with their fog lights
- on 'cause it 'looks cool'.
-
- /ken
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- ->*"We Fight the Fires, While We're Feeding the Flames" <= RUSH "Second Nature"*
- ->*******(c-amin1@uiuc.edu)***Chintan Amin***UniversityofIllinois***GoIllini****
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- Ken Mental
- mental@cntrol.enet.dec.com Fahrvergnugen = DriveAmusingly
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