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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