Date:         Wed, 10 Apr 2002 01:04:04 +0200
Reply-To:     Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
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From:         Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject:      Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
Comments: To: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
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I thought European city lights were for use at night in the city
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Nope... that I have NEVER seen here, in any of the cities I have been in.
In Austria you would most likely get a ticket.

But one fun thing that we do here with our "city lights" is to park
somewhere kooky, in pitch black darkness, like on a corner, or near an
entrance... and we turn the car off, but leave the blinker ON for the side
where our car is sticking out in possible traffic.

That way the "city light" glows on the front corner, and a tail light on the
rear corner.. and hopefully nobody slams you because they didn't see your
tail or nose sticking out.

And speaking of driving with your "city lights" on at night... last year I
was in Egypt, and the people all drove there with their lights.. OFF.. yes,
turned off, at night (granted,  there were street lights illuminating the
roads there).  It was rather alarming to see though, and I asked a few
locals and they said that the drivers  save money by not having to buy the
bulbs so often.  Whether this is true or not (insane, if you ask me) there
were taxis, and trucks, and passenger cars.. all zooming around with no
lights on.

RSF

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Robert S. Fish
Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Stann" <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"


> >How about city lights?  What is a city light? It's a European-type
parking
> >lamp, a small 5W bulb sticks through a grommet in the lamp's reflector
into
>
> I thought European city lights were for use at night in the city, where
> adequate street lighting made headlamps unnecessary.  You turn on the
'city
> lights' to keep from blinding oncoming traffic with your headlamps, yet
> people can easily spot your car because the headlights are glowing.  Once
> out of the street lights you turn your regular headlights back on.
>
> Could I be wrong?
>
> Chris.
>