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From: rcd@opus.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: parking light law question
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Date: Thu, 30-Aug-84 03:57:40 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 30 03:57:40 1984
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>Does any state FORBID the use of headlights in daylight? Or do they all 
>ignore daylight use and merely mandate use in some definition of darkness?
>I ask because I am convinced that it is an unsafe practice to use 
>headlights when they are not necessary, yet I have often heard of
>many organizations asking motorists to drive with their headlights on
>durning the day to commemorate or call attention to some event or
>occasion...
>...Also, I find headlight
>glare an annoyance even in daylight, despite some statements to the
>contrary posted by others...

Interesting point.  Certainly high beams are bright enough to affect your
eyes even when they're "stopped down" for daylight.  I wonder about regular
beams.

Note, however, that many motorcycles run with headlights on all the time.
I'd have to say that this is a good idea given their lesser visibility.
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Dick Dunn	{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd		(303)444-5710 x3086
   ...I'm not cynical - just experienced.