LIGHTS ON WHILE MOVING
WRECK-LESS DRIVING FOR SENIORS
by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
LIGHTS ON WHILE MOVING
NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE: Heading for the Tappan Zee Bridge, Mike was aware of the many vehicles with the headlights turned on in good daylight weather. He always burns the beams to let others know that he is there and is pleased to see many more doing the same.
It is the best reminder that other vehicles are about. Especially at today's higher speeds we tend to not be as aware of the position of other vehicles. This works very well for motorcycles which because of their small size are more often overlooked. More frequently now, buses and trucks run with lights on during the day. If that is that good for the large and small why not also for medium size vehicles? Newer Autos have lights which turn on when the engine is started. But check your tail lights, on some newer cars only the headlights are automatic. An innovative auto after-market manufacturer could turn a neat profit by designing such an add-on system for older vehicles.
Forty years ago I rewired my Buick Riviera so that front lights would go on with the ignition switch. Back then it was so rare that in daylight people on the street and oncoming vehicles would do me the favor of signaling that my lights were on "unnecessarily". Back then the batteries were not as powerful and it was necessary to conserve the "juice".
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by Gunther Doerfert, Auto Safety Columnist
LIGHTS ON WHILE MOVING
NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE: Heading for the Tappan Zee Bridge, Mike was aware of the many vehicles with the headlights turned on in good daylight weather. He always burns the beams to let others know that he is there and is pleased to see many more doing the same.
It is the best reminder that other vehicles are about. Especially at today's higher speeds we tend to not be as aware of the position of other vehicles. This works very well for motorcycles which because of their small size are more often overlooked. More frequently now, buses and trucks run with lights on during the day. If that is that good for the large and small why not also for medium size vehicles? Newer Autos have lights which turn on when the engine is started. But check your tail lights, on some newer cars only the headlights are automatic. An innovative auto after-market manufacturer could turn a neat profit by designing such an add-on system for older vehicles.
Forty years ago I rewired my Buick Riviera so that front lights would go on with the ignition switch. Back then it was so rare that in daylight people on the street and oncoming vehicles would do me the favor of signaling that my lights were on "unnecessarily". Back then the batteries were not as powerful and it was necessary to conserve the "juice".
GHD137 all rights reserved
posted by WRECK-LESS at Friday, October 06, 2006
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