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London Buses - they got a special on light bulbs or something?
"Dashe" wrote in message
... "Neil Williams" wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:06:12 +0100, Paul Corfield wrote: I understand that permanently illuminated headlights are a feature on the vehicles of certain operators like Arriva. They found that keeping the headlights switched on all the time reduced accidents so it is being done for health and safety reasons. However, it is actually dangerous for other vehicles because it artificially (subconsciously) distracts attention towards that vehicle only, and away from others. Daytime headlights should either be a legal requirement or switched off. Neil We have had a ruling in Blackpool for about 18 months now, saying that all buses must use dipped headlights during daytime. Personally, I *never* drive with dipped headlights in daylight, except :- Spray conditions (legal requirement), pedestrianised areas, and bus/taxi only areas. I also use dipped headlights in tunnels and multi-storey car parks. I've never driven in a pedestrianised area or a bus/taxi lane (it would be illegal for me) but I can see the sense in authorised vehicles doing this - at least for the pedestrianised area. For some reason, the instructions in the Mersey tunnel specifically say "don't turn on your headlights" which seems strange to me - if you're driving at night, are you actually expected to turn them off as you enter the tunnel and remember to turn them back on when you leave? If the exit is well-illuminated by street lights, it will be very easy to forget to turn them back on... I didn't realise that some countries mandated dipped headlights at all times. I know that some Scandinavian countries mandate side/tail lights. |
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