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From: ahn@houem.UUCP (Au H. Nguyen)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Daytime high vs low beam
Message-ID: <651@houem.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-Oct-86 18:39:09 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  6 18:39:09 1986
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> From: niland@hpfcms.HP.COM ( Bob Niland )
> Article-I.D.: hpfcms.730004

> *NIGHT* [emphasis mine - ahn] or day, I find .. bike[s] with high beams to be
> very uncomfortable, if not painful, to watch.  Low beams is ok ("yes, I see
> you").  High beams drives me to avert my gaze to prevent irritiation ("I
> hope you see me, because I refuse to watch you").  My reaction to an
> oncoming highbeamer is "gosh, that's an inconsiderate way to ride*".

I agree, high beams on at night is very obnoxious, but during the day ... hell
if you have the sun behind you, that means the sun, all 3 bazillion watts of it
is shining directly on *ME*, so do you think my 60 watts pointed at you will
really make me so much brighter as to be annoying?!!!

Watching something does not imply staring at it!  If you can't keep track of
objects in your peripheral vision, you shouldn't be allowed to drive anyway!

> So rather than increased safety, we have decreased safety.  I do not see the
> highbeamer signalling to turn left.  I may not see the highbeamer drifting
> towards me.  If I have the rising/setting sun behind me, neither of us
> may see the other.

Are you implying that vehicles going straight should yield the right of way
to vehicles that have expressed a desire to turn left?!!

If the difference between having too much light and having too little light
is my life, then I want enough candlepower to bring the shuttle in for a night
landing!!!

	Au	ihnp4!houem!ahn