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Re: Outrageous Headlights

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From: Matt Julian Swan
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 00:00
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On Mon, 17 Feb 1997, John R Cambron wrote:

> 
> ---Halogen headlamps---There not out of adjustment there just to damm
> bright
> I will Not put them on my 86 Blaser or any other car that I have owned.
> To
> this day I do'nt under stand how they became leagle. I have no use for
> them
> and no one else should, if you ca'nt see the road with low beam you have
> no
> bussness on the road at night. Hell I see cars on the road with a full
> moon
> and thes fools are running with high beams on, I can see the road fine
> with 
> lights off. You do'nt have to light up the countryside to see were your
> going.
> All you need to see is just the road 300 ft in front of you at any
> speed.
> 
> John R Cambron
> 
"Leagle" huh?               Try: "legal"
"under stand" huh?          Try: "understand"
"ca'nt" huh?                Try: "can't"
"do'nt" huh?                Try: "don't"
"were your going" huh?      Try: "where you're going"
Mate... You really know how to spell.  :-)

By the way, in Australia, fog lights are only allowed to be used where 
conditions require them.  That is, you can get booked for using them when 
there is no fog around.

It also makes sense that you need to see further in front of you at 
higher speeds.  A normal 60/55W high/low globe is fine for driving at 
100kph, whereas 140/100W globes are only just acceptable if you are going 
to do high speed interstate runs in the middle of the night... (Not that 
anyone would do that of course...) :-)
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From: Matt Julian Swan <943606@bud.cc.swin.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Outrageous Headlights
Date: 1997/02/20
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