[17046] in APO-L
Traffic laws discussion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Kranzer)
Wed Jul 2 13:40:44 1997
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 12:53:14 -0400
Reply-To: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU>
From: Ellen Kranzer <ellen_kranzer@HARVARD.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Can we keep the comparative traffic laws discussion down unless someone has
an correction to misinformation that's been posted already.
And, getting on a soap box for a second: Some states have had wipers-lights
regulations for years and many more have added them recently. Why? Not so
you can see better, but so other people can see you. You are a lot more
visible if you're running with headlights on. (There's a reason that
motorcycles have had engine/headlight interlocks for years.) It really does
make a difference -- sometimes as much as 300-400 yards in terms of when
another driver can see you. I've been involved in a very near miss because
of not being able to see an on-coming car in gray-out conditions (Driving
the car into a ditch was preferable to the head-on collision.)
Driving with your headlights on can prevent accidents and doesn't cost you
anything. The AAA actually recommends using your headlights all the time.
I'll climb down now.
Y.I.S.
Ellen c.c. Kranzer
APO-L Administrator
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