is this fact, that the running lights add amargin of safety? i thought it
was
still sort of under "study"...
richard / colorado / 79 spit
----- Original Message -----
From: Laura Gharazeddine <Laura.G@141.com>
To: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>; Dr. Faustus <faustus@inconnect.com>;
Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net>
Cc: Dean Dashwood <DDashwood@softwright.co.uk>;
<james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
<ScottBarr8@aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Spit Trip
>
> I always drive on the freeway with my lights on-day or night. And in some
> types of traffic/weather-I just feel like it gives those idiots in the
SUVs
> (which have never gone anyplace more off road than Pacific Coast Highway!)
> something to work with before they go charging about without looking!
>
> It's a habit I picked up in Italy...
>
> Laura G. and Nigel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
> To: Dr. Faustus <faustus@inconnect.com>; Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net>
> Cc: Dean Dashwood <DDashwood@softwright.co.uk>;
> <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
> <ScottBarr8@aol.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 1:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Spit Trip
>
>
> >
> > At 11:47 AM 7/8/99 -0600, Dr. Faustus wrote:
> >
> > >I used the same stratagy for years as well. It's never failed me.
Just
> > >don't let on to the authorities, they just can't grasp this method of
> > >safety...
> >
> > So is that why Daytime Running Lights are safer -- because the incidence
> of
> > cars involved in daytime accidents **with their lights on** is so rare?
> %-/
> >
> > Atwell Haines
> > '79 Spitfire, with an already marginal alternator....
> > Succasunna, NJ USA
> >
>
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