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From: estes@tty3b.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Driving Habits
Message-ID: <175@tty3b.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Aug-83 09:39:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: tty3b.175
Posted: Wed Aug 17 09:39:40 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 18-Aug-83 00:08:21 EDT
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<FLAME ON>

	Why do some drivers insist on leaving their headlights off when
	it is raining/foggy/hazy?  Do they not realize how difficult it
	is to see a car in such low visibility situations?

	I have two theories on the matter:

	1)  The drivers without their headlights on notice how well they
	    can see other vehicles w/headlights and reason that their
	    own headlights are unnecessary, since they can avoid the other
	    cars.

	2)  Putting on one's own headlights does very little to aid one's
	    own range of sight (as compared to night driving), so
	    headlights are reasoned to be unnecessary.

	Anyway, I consider it a very dangerous situation.


	Also, does anybody know why the following situation occurs?

	Traffic is moving fine on the expressway.  Suddenly, eveyone
	slows because of congestion on the road.  Everyone progresses
	slowly (~15 mph), while hypothesizing on the cause of the slowup.
	Almost as suddenly as before traffice resumes a rapid pace 
	(at or above the speed limit).  This happens almost every day
	on my way to work, in roughly the same place.  It is rather
	frustrating.

<FLAME OFF>

	Ted Estes
	tty3b!estes