While we're complaining, how come all these numbskulls drive with their
foglights on, every night, in all weather? Sometimes with foglights AND
driving lights, a combo that makes no sense in any situation? You think
it's a semi coming up behind you, and it turns out to be only a BMW
3-series with all lights blazing.
As for SUVs, I think there should be a regulation that makes mudflaps
mandatory on any vehicle raised above a certain height, or that exposes
more than a certain percentage of the rear tires when viewed from behind.
The enormous rooster tails those things shoot up in the rain is
completely out of proportion, and can overwhelm the wipers on even a
modern vehicle, not to mention the single-speed wipers on my MG.
Gripe, gripe, gripe... isn't this fun?
John A. Walker had this to say:
>The problem isn't just SUV's it is pretty much all new cars. It is just the
>height of the SUV's makes it even worse.
>Have you had to drive in front of a new BMW or a new Accura with those
>ridiculous projector style head lights? These things will blind worse than
>any SUV that I have seen.
>And even worse than the projector head lamps are the cars with the PICO
>super intense driving lights. Which ALWAYS seems to be aimed directly at
>my rear view mirror regardless of the vehicle that I am driving.
>
>I know that car manufacturers are "trying to make their cars safe" but IMHO
>pretty much all of the new styles of super bright halogen head lamps are
>way to bright. They may be more safe if you are driving on a road by
>yourself
>but IMHO they are actually a hazard when you are driving in traffic.
>
>-JW
>
>
>At 12:43 PM 10/12/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>Actually what I find really annoying is the headlights. My regular car is
>>somewhat on the low side, and when everyone drove "cars", headlights did
>>not interfere. However now, with all the large Dodge RAM pickups and
>>Cherokees and Broncos and every other car an SUV, driving at night is
>>really hard on the eyes 'cause even low beams seem like brights when
>>they're at the same height as my mirror. And God forbid if they actually
>>do have their high beams on - that's even worse. But just the lows are
>>deadly.
>>
>>- Tab
>
>
>
> John Walker
> john@rmartin.net
> drone@d23.com
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