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Date:         Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:26:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Jack <john.cook58@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jack <john.cook58@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Night vision trick (was "E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?")
In-Reply-To:  <20040429224356.9722.qmail@web14608.mail.yahoo.com>
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> >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.

Can anyone say they use this technique successfully? Why leave *either* eye open if you can't see anything ahead because of blinding light???

Personally, I use the "look down to the right side of the road" technique mentioned by another poster. This has worked reasonably well for me, especially if there's a white line there to focus on, but I don't know about with the HID lights yet.

//Jack


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