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From: mat@hou4b.UUCP (Mark Terribile)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: parking lights
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Date: Sat, 25-Aug-84 01:04:24 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 25 01:04:24 1984
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Up until recently, New Jersey law allowed the use of parking lights at
dusk.  Surprising, considering the effort the Garden State makes toward
safely moving all the traffic that pases through it.

New York prohibits the use of parking lights without the regular headlamps
except when parked (and maybe standing, but I'm not sure).

This whole thing is kind of foolish: If you want others to see YOU it is
extremely important that you drive with your low beams on as soon as
sunset begins.

I have been caught, though, myself, when coming out of one of the tunnels
into or out of Manhattan.  The rule in those tunnels is ``parking lights
only -- parking lights on at all times''.  The rule isn't very well followed.
Anyhow, it's easy to forget to put the headlamps back on when you are coming
out into a very well lit plaza and you have to avooid some imbecile crossing
four lanes of traffic at 15 miles an hour.  And it can take a lot of miles
before you realize that your headlamps are off when you are driving under
highway lights.
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