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Re: flashing lights to pass

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From: Matt Spolin
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00
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In article <33055721.13D3@itis.com>, Aardwolf <se1aard@itis.com> wrote:

> Your Bud Wes wrote:
> > This is really a pet peeve of mine.  The fog lights on many vehicles
> > (and *ALL* BMWs...why is it that 90% of Bimmer drivers cruise around
> > with these ON in clear weather?) are very bright.  You'll notice that
> > the lenses on fog lamps are not shaped the same as your regular lights,
> > which aim the beams away from oncoming traffic.
> 
> And 90% of late-model/new Pontiac drivers.

I tend to leave my fog lights on for the simple reason that people get out
of your way in the left lane on the highway without me having to flash my
high beams.  The fog lights make the car more visible, you see, and people
are more likely to wake up and notice that they're not passing anyone.

Or, they just might not want bright high beams behind them.  Either way,
they move over, which is sort of the point.

 //=\   Matt Spolin
 \=//    Human Genome Sciences
  //=\    Rockville, Maryland
  \=//
   //=\  email: Matt_Spolin@hgsi.com     
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From: Matt_Spolin@hgsi.com (Matt Spolin)
Subject: Re: flashing lights to pass
Date: 1997/02/18
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