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From: hedden@atux01.UUCP (D. Hedden)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Daytime high vs low beam
Message-ID: <222@atux01.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 14:03:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: atux01.222
Posted: Fri Oct 10 14:03:11 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 12-Oct-86 03:09:15 EDT
References: <730004@hpfcms.HP.COM>
Organization: CSEd, AT&T Communications, Piscataway, N.J.
Lines: 17
Summary: Keep 'em LOW

In article <730004@hpfcms.HP.COM>, niland@hpfcms.HP.COM ( Bob Niland ) writes:
> 
> Unfortunately, a large number of bikers (seems like 30% sometimes)
> apparently think that "golly gee, if having headlights on during the day is
> safe, then using HIGH BEAMS must be even safer!".
> 
> I disagree.  Night or day, I find an oncoming bike 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*".
HEAR! HEAR! Low beams work, high annoy and are dangerous for all the
reasons you stated (and probably more).

   "The moving hand writes ..."

    Don