Those lights are touted as "daylight driving lights" as I understand it.
You may have seen in some areas that are deemed dangerous stretches of road,
there are signs asking you to turn your headlights on. This is supposed to
make a car more visible so that head-ons due to not seeing another vehicle
for reasons of sun glare or haze or whatever, are avoided. I think it was
GM who first hit the market with these lights that were advertised as safety
features. I would have to guess that they are designed in such a way as to
minimize the chances of misperception of distance.....although who knows?
The deal with Jeeps and Bugeye Sprites is valid. I have a Jeep, and I run
my parking lights whenever the headlights are on. My assumption there being
that when the parking lights are visible, it is obvious that I am not a long
way off.....I have not had an awful lot of ohmagawd braking opportunities
due to folks pulling out in front of me.......
Do you routinely check the front of that Sprite? Could be a "kick me" sign
goes up when you get over 25 mph!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Doug Pewterbaugh
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 7:13 AM
To: William M. Schickling; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
All interesting points not covered in the previous (months ago) thread on
the same topic. I AM curious, though, about the point that Jim House made
about the laws in Canada (& something similar in the U.S.-started 95 or 96,
I think) that driving lights need to be on all of the time (some yellow &
I've seen some white-both main headlights & parking/blinker/secondary
driving lights); seems like a contradiction of laws here. Anybody have more
info.?
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
----- Original Message -----
From: William M. Schickling <wschick1@twcny.rr.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 8:23 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Parking lights
> The same thing applies to jeeps and older British cars that have lights
> closer together and higher up than what is expected today. I have a 1960
> Sprite (Bugeye). People are constantly misjudging the distance of the car.
> Either that or there is a big sign on the front that says "It's ok pull
out
> now"
>
> Bill Schickling
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Tibbers
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 7:17 AM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Parking lights
>
>
> That is correct......one cannot legally drive with JUST the parking lights
> on. I was told a story once, by a cop who had no reason to lie to me,
that
> there had been cases where folks would see a car approaching with the
white
> parking lights on, and think it was a distant car's headlights......and
that
> there were actually fatalities associated with this mistaken perception,
so
> laws were enacted to make it illegal.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Doug Pewterbaugh
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 8:47 PM
> To: New Mexico Jim
> Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
>
>
> I thought that all of the characteristics of older vehicles were
> grandfathered in to not be illegal (no seatbelts required, no blinkers
> required, etc.). Basically, whatever the standard was at the time doesn't
> need to be "re"engineered to be legal today. So, why do the parking (or
> running) lights need to be rewired? Or are you just saying that you can't
> DRIVE with them on alone with law changes since out trucks were built?
>
> Regards,
> Doug Pewterbaugh
> dpewter@msn.com
> Denton, TX
> 49 3104 216 5-window
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: New Mexico Jim <ADvent@thuntek.net>
> Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
>
>
> > You can run a diode in the right direction to make them work with the
> headlamps
> > and normal with just the park lamps. Or run the park lamp wire to the
> headlamps
> > for both. Running park lamps only is illegal anyhoo.. Mike, I will post
> your
> > pics tomorrow. I have been super busy, ok. Sorry for being so late with
> it. I
> > lost my software to upload to my server and just found it.
> >
> > Doug Pewterbaugh wrote:
> >
> > > This discussion occurred a while ago on the list & was confirmed that
> the
> > > running (parking) lights were correctly wired to go out when the
> headlights
> > > came on. It was summarized that in later years, autos were wired to
> keep
> > > the running lights on when the headlights were turned on, in order to
> help
> > > distinguish oncoming cars from motorcycles when one headlight was
burned
> > > out.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Doug Pewterbaugh
> > > dpewter@msn.com
> > > Denton, TX
> > > 49 3104 216 5-window
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <MLayton324@aol.com>
> > > To: <climbandmaintain@yahoo.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 4:02 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
> > >
> > > > mike
> > > > on my 50 model the parking lights go off when the headlites go on
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike Layton
> > > > Sumter SC
> > > >
> > > > 37 1ton
> > > > 50 2 ton
> > > > 50 suburban 3106
> > > > 50 3600 wrecker
> > > > 50 3100
> > > > 50 panel
> > > > 51 panel
> > > > 51 3600 flat bed dually
> > > > 51 suburban 3116
> > > > 52 suburban 3116
> > > > 52 3100 5wdo
> > > > 59 apache fleetside
> > > > 66 c20
> > > > 68c30
> > > >
> > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> > >
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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