You loose the sense of distance when looking with only one eye but that might be better than loosing vision on both - maybe At least in Europe Hella and other brands sell add on hibeams with xenon bulbs in them and a pair of those ( or some other good quality lights ) on the roofrack will make even truckdrivers turn of their hibeams since Vanagons are rather tall :-) The problem is if the other guy has a taller truck or more lights, the worst I´ve "bumped in to" had a pair of rotating blue lights and he gave me a ticket :-) Calle -88 Vanagon Mullhyttan - Sweden
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Earl" <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:40 AM Subject: Night vision trick (was "E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?")
> I recall reading in Car & Driver a few years back > (even before the whiz-bang retina-searing HID > headlights) that when you found yourself hit by some > clown with his brights on or just plain outta-whack > lights, close one eye until you're past him. That way > only one eye gets temporarily blinded, and you still > have the other one to drive with while the first one > recovers. > > Let's hear it for redundant-systems bio-optics! > > > Jeffrey Earl > 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi" > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > |
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