<VV> halogen lights

[Jim Houston]

BUT, the Brits have a far superior street lighting system (in my 
opinion)... it is safe to drive in most cities over there without 
headlights....

Jim

Alan and Clare Wesson wrote:
> Thanks Bob
>
> And I've got news for you - in British cities (not just London), you STILL don't need to use headlights. You are allowed to drive round on parking or 'position' lights.
>
> It's wonderful!
>
> Cheers
>
> Alan
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
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>   To: alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk ; virtualvairs at corvair.org 
>   Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:11 AM
>   Subject: Re: <VV> halogen lights
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>   In a message dated 1/7/2009 5:12:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk writes:
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>     We don't actually need that much light to be able to see at night. What we 
>     need is for that ambient level of light not to change much, so that our eyes 
>     don't need to keep adapting. So the less bright everyone's lights (and the 
>     background lighting) are, the better it is for all of us. It would help if 
>     we all banned BMWs, Mercedeses and Audis, for a start - every time one comes 
>     towards me I am totally dazzled, whatever I am driving.
>
>     Cheers
>
>     Alan
>
>   I'd generally agree with that point.  A friend and I debated this awhile back, and based on our personal experience driving over the years we came to the same conclusion.  And back in 1971, when I last drove there, London drivers didn't use their headlights.  They drove with parking lights only and relied on the city's street lighting so see.  I spent almost a week driving in the city and never had any trouble seeing others.
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>   Bob Hall
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