And lo on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:17:03 +0100, Bill Pragnell  
<bil### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:

> scott wrote:
>>> I see a staggering number of road users with full-beam lights on hours  
>>> before the daylight begins to go. I know some cars have automatic  
>>> side-lights etc, (e.g. Volvos) but I really can't believe that all  
>>> these blazing beacons are helpless automatics. Sometimes I feel I'm  
>>> the only driver on the road without my headlights on, at 5 or 6pm in  
>>> the summer. Ludicrous. And wasteful.
>>  I always have my headlights on no matter what the weather or time of  
>> day if I'm driving on the autobahn.  The reason is simply so that  
>> people will notice me sooner/at all when I am approaching from behind  
>> (and hopefully not pull out infront of me).

So you're compensating for everyone else's poor driving skills ;-)

>>  Wasteful doesn't really come into it, the lights are using 80 W and my  
>> engine is developing 80 kW.
>
> Hmm, in broad daylight I don't notice cars any quicker if they have  
> their lights on but I guess I can't speak for everyone.

When they're coming at me I do, but I've got to side with Scott on this. I  
do notice the cars behind me with their lights on, mostly because I now  
have a set of lights reflecting off my mirrors and directly into my eyes.

> As for the waste, well, I am speaking as an owner of a 1.1L tiddler

'Well they say the car is inversely proportional to one's manhood' said  
the smug owner of the 800cc Matiz.

-- 
Phil Cook

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