At 20:37 4/24/98 -0600, James Cohen wrote: >>d something like >>380,000 candle power each. So far there isn't a stretch of road long >>enough that I can't light. > >And no oncomming car far enough away that you can't blind. The problem >with high power lights, is that on real roads, you'll blind other drivers >to the point that you WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THEM most of the time. Sounds like you don't live in the boonies like I do! At night there is very little traffic and on the back roads there is NO traffic. I have a switch to turn off the AC lights and I don't even think of turning them on unless I know the chance of on coming cars is low. >I have Hella driving lights, and can barely use them because of the >traffic. But then again, I take great responsiblity to be considerate and >safe. Bright lights are a danger to everyone else.... We've all seen >inconsiderate jerks who don't care about how well we can see. >Bright lights get to be a pain because you HAVE to use them so conservatively. >James I know all about it. This is why there are light switches and common sence when to turn them on. I do have to say they are VERY safe in the back country where there are lots of deer and moose. The the AC lights are bright enough to get the ditch get very well lit up and the deer stay in the ditch instead of staying in front of you on the road when your normal lights make them freeze on the spot.
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