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From: res@ihuxn.UUCP (Rich Strebendt)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: parking light law question
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Date: Sun, 26-Aug-84 20:57:17 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 26 20:57:17 1984
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Once again in response:

| Seems like all these idiots that drive with their parking lights on
| are sure noticed by all the people that aren't!  

You betcha ... especially when pulling out to pass with the sun in your
eyes and SURPRIZE !!! THERE IT IS ... an almost invisible car running
with parking lights!! ... now visible about 3 carlengths dead ahead.
Does marvelous things for your bladder control!

| After all, the rear
| lights are no different with 'parking' lights or headlights,

There is a bit of a difference in rates of closure between coming up on
someone from behind (say, ~5-10 mph typically if you are gaining on
them and both of you are traveling at somewhat reasonable speeds) and
if you are approaching head-on (110mph if both of you are coasting
along at 55, more if either of you is heavy on the pedal).  This
difference of ~100mph is the reason that I want to be able to see the
on-coming car as far away as possible and why I want him/her to see me
as well. 

| and
| the 'parking' lights people can obviously see you, you have your
| headlights on...  So where's the beef!!!! ;-)

For both of us to make decisions based on the best information
possible, we BOTH have to see each OTHER!!!

					Rich Strebendt
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