>In a lot of places it is illegal to use four lamps on during low beam. Fog >lights are for 'permitting weather conditions' in BC and driving lights are >considered high beams and thus illegal to use on low beam. I sure wish this was the case here in California! Since when are 2 additional headlights considered "low beams"? More candlepower = more light at the oncoming traffic. Don't care how "down" they are pointed, some additional light is thrown at oncoming traffic. Check out this: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently seeking comments about glare produced by lamps mounted on the front of vehicles for nighttime use. These lamps include: lower and upper beam headlights, fog lamps, driving lamps and auxiliary lower beam headlights. Over the past couple of years, NHTSA has received several complaints from consumers about glare produced from these headlights. If you are interested in providing comments that would help NHTSA find some practical and effective solutions to glare issues, you can find the public notice at http://nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/ruling/glare.html. The notice has several questions that will help NHTSA reach a safe solution for the American public. If you would like more information about the notice, contact Mr. Chris Flanigan with the Office of Safety Performance Standards, NHTSA, at (202) 366-4918." Dave -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May you have twice as much. "Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." -- Arthur C. Clarke |
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