Driving lights and high beam question:
 

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RJ > wrote:
>
>When I started driving in CT, I discovered that a significant minority
>of drivers on the Merritt Parkway drive with their brights on regardless
>of vehicles in front of them (oncoming or following). There seems to be
>a preponderance of those HID lamp pricey cars with jerk drivers like
>this.

Probably not driving with their brights on, they just have the low
beam misaligned.

Matthew Russotto wrote:
> RJ > wrote:
>
>>When I started driving in CT, I discovered that a significant minority
>>of drivers on the Merritt Parkway drive with their brights on regardless
>>of vehicles in front of them (oncoming or following). There seems to be
>>a preponderance of those HID lamp pricey cars with jerk drivers like
>>this.
>
> Probably not driving with their brights on, they just have the low
> beam misaligned.

Actually, in my neck of the woods (Great Lakes region), I also note
a certain percentage of drivers on ANY freeway who like to drive with
their high-beams on, not just those "special" headlights either.

Mind you, this is on freeways with a grassy median (no center jersey
barrier wall, no trees/shrubs/vegetation plantings, etc.), so it's a
clear visual shot over to the other lanes. I guess people think that
grassy median obscures the glare from their brights?

If there is no one just ahead of me on my side of the freeway, I'll
go ahead and give Mr./Ms. Inconsiderate on the other side a quick
split-second "courtesy flash" to let him/her know that they're blind-
ing not only all of us going in the other direction, but likely the
cars diving just ahead of them on their side as well.

Of course, some of the time one (or two) quick flashes does nothing
and they continue on their merry way, oblivious to the fact that
they're blinding all other drivers on the highway... :^(

Later,
Chris

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Chris Bessert > wrote:

> Matthew Russotto wrote:
> > RJ > wrote:
> >
> >>When I started driving in CT, I discovered that a significant minority
> >>of drivers on the Merritt Parkway drive with their brights on regardless
> >>of vehicles in front of them (oncoming or following). There seems to be
> >>a preponderance of those HID lamp pricey cars with jerk drivers like
> >>this.
> >
> > Probably not driving with their brights on, they just have the low
> > beam misaligned.
>
> Actually, in my neck of the woods (Great Lakes region), I also note
> a certain percentage of drivers on ANY freeway who like to drive with
> their high-beams on, not just those "special" headlights either.
>
> Mind you, this is on freeways with a grassy median (no center jersey
> barrier wall, no trees/shrubs/vegetation plantings, etc.), so it's a
> clear visual shot over to the other lanes. I guess people think that
> grassy median obscures the glare from their brights?
>
> If there is no one just ahead of me on my side of the freeway, I'll
> go ahead and give Mr./Ms. Inconsiderate on the other side a quick
> split-second "courtesy flash" to let him/her know that they're blind-
> ing not only all of us going in the other direction, but likely the
> cars diving just ahead of them on their side as well.
>
> Of course, some of the time one (or two) quick flashes does nothing
> and they continue on their merry way, oblivious to the fact that
> they're blinding all other drivers on the highway... :^(

Drivers on the Merritt Parkway in CT often just blast through with their
brights on. A courtesy flash does no good, because they don't care.

If you turn your brights on and leave them on, sometimes they will dim
their own lights. But not always.

But that road is populated by self-important jerks day and night so I
guess their rude behavior shouldn't surprise me.

Chris Bessert > wrote:

> Matthew Russotto wrote:
> > RJ > wrote:
> >
> >>When I started driving in CT, I discovered that a significant minority
> >>of drivers on the Merritt Parkway drive with their brights on regardless
> >>of vehicles in front of them (oncoming or following). There seems to be
> >>a preponderance of those HID lamp pricey cars with jerk drivers like
> >>this.
> >
> > Probably not driving with their brights on, they just have the low
> > beam misaligned.
>
> Actually, in my neck of the woods (Great Lakes region), I also note
> a certain percentage of drivers on ANY freeway who like to drive with
> their high-beams on, not just those "special" headlights either.
>
> Mind you, this is on freeways with a grassy median (no center jersey
> barrier wall, no trees/shrubs/vegetation plantings, etc.), so it's a
> clear visual shot over to the other lanes. I guess people think that
> grassy median obscures the glare from their brights?
>
> If there is no one just ahead of me on my side of the freeway, I'll
> go ahead and give Mr./Ms. Inconsiderate on the other side a quick
> split-second "courtesy flash" to let him/her know that they're blind-
> ing not only all of us going in the other direction, but likely the
> cars diving just ahead of them on their side as well.
>
> Of course, some of the time one (or two) quick flashes does nothing
> and they continue on their merry way, oblivious to the fact that
> they're blinding all other drivers on the highway... :^(

Drivers on the Merritt Parkway in CT often just blast through with their
brights on. A courtesy flash does no good, because they don't care.

If you turn your brights on and leave them on, sometimes they will dim
their own lights. But not always.

But that road is populated by self-important jerks day and night so I
guess their rude behavior shouldn't surprise me.

Drivers in Kentucky are real bad about driving with their brights on -
ESPECIALLY in Louisville. The ever growing numbers of SUVs are especially
annoying at night; especially since a lot of them have brights about the
same height from the ground as my Toyota Corolla.

"RJ" > wrote in message
...
> Chris Bessert > wrote:
>
>> Matthew Russotto wrote:
>> > RJ > wrote:
>> >
>> >>When I started driving in CT, I discovered that a significant minority
>> >>of drivers on the Merritt Parkway drive with their brights on
>> >>regardless
>> >>of vehicles in front of them (oncoming or following). There seems to
>> >>be
>> >>a preponderance of those HID lamp pricey cars with jerk drivers like
>> >>this.
>> >
>> > Probably not driving with their brights on, they just have the low
>> > beam misaligned.
>>
>> Actually, in my neck of the woods (Great Lakes region), I also note
>> a certain percentage of drivers on ANY freeway who like to drive with
>> their high-beams on, not just those "special" headlights either.
>>
>> Mind you, this is on freeways with a grassy median (no center jersey
>> barrier wall, no trees/shrubs/vegetation plantings, etc.), so it's a
>> clear visual shot over to the other lanes. I guess people think that
>> grassy median obscures the glare from their brights?
>>
>> If there is no one just ahead of me on my side of the freeway, I'll
>> go ahead and give Mr./Ms. Inconsiderate on the other side a quick
>> split-second "courtesy flash" to let him/her know that they're blind-
>> ing not only all of us going in the other direction, but likely the
>> cars diving just ahead of them on their side as well.
>>
>> Of course, some of the time one (or two) quick flashes does nothing
>> and they continue on their merry way, oblivious to the fact that
>> they're blinding all other drivers on the highway... :^(
>
> Drivers on the Merritt Parkway in CT often just blast through with their
> brights on. A courtesy flash does no good, because they don't care.
>
> If you turn your brights on and leave them on, sometimes they will dim
> their own lights. But not always.
>
> But that road is populated by self-important jerks day and night so I
> guess their rude behavior shouldn't surprise me.

Drivers in Kentucky are real bad about driving with their brights on -
ESPECIALLY in Louisville. The ever growing numbers of SUVs are especially
annoying at night; especially since a lot of them have brights about the
same height from the ground as my Toyota Corolla.

"RJ" > wrote in message
...
> Chris Bessert > wrote:
>
>> Matthew Russotto wrote:
>> > RJ > wrote:
>> >
>> >>When I started driving in CT, I discovered that a significant minority
>> >>of drivers on the Merritt Parkway drive with their brights on
>> >>regardless
>> >>of vehicles in front of them (oncoming or following). There seems to
>> >>be
>> >>a preponderance of those HID lamp pricey cars with jerk drivers like
>> >>this.
>> >
>> > Probably not driving with their brights on, they just have the low
>> > beam misaligned.
>>
>> Actually, in my neck of the woods (Great Lakes region), I also note
>> a certain percentage of drivers on ANY freeway who like to drive with
>> their high-beams on, not just those "special" headlights either.
>>
>> Mind you, this is on freeways with a grassy median (no center jersey
>> barrier wall, no trees/shrubs/vegetation plantings, etc.), so it's a
>> clear visual shot over to the other lanes. I guess people think that
>> grassy median obscures the glare from their brights?
>>
>> If there is no one just ahead of me on my side of the freeway, I'll
>> go ahead and give Mr./Ms. Inconsiderate on the other side a quick
>> split-second "courtesy flash" to let him/her know that they're blind-
>> ing not only all of us going in the other direction, but likely the
>> cars diving just ahead of them on their side as well.
>>
>> Of course, some of the time one (or two) quick flashes does nothing
>> and they continue on their merry way, oblivious to the fact that
>> they're blinding all other drivers on the highway... :^(
>
> Drivers on the Merritt Parkway in CT often just blast through with their
> brights on. A courtesy flash does no good, because they don't care.
>
> If you turn your brights on and leave them on, sometimes they will dim
> their own lights. But not always.
>
> But that road is populated by self-important jerks day and night so I
> guess their rude behavior shouldn't surprise me.

Whatever happened to the proposal to polarize windshields in one
direction and headlamps at 90 degrees to that and allow brighter
lamps?

Whatever happened to the proposal to polarize windshields in one
direction and headlamps at 90 degrees to that and allow brighter
lamps?

Dick Boyd wrote:

> Whatever happened to the proposal to polarize windshields in one
> direction and headlamps at 90 degrees to that and allow brighter
> lamps?

That would make it really hard to see other vehicles at night.

Dick Boyd wrote:

> Whatever happened to the proposal to polarize windshields in one
> direction and headlamps at 90 degrees to that and allow brighter
> lamps?

That would make it really hard to see other vehicles at night.