On 2-11-2011 15:55, Invisible wrote:
>>>> Um, no, at least here in the US, cars manufactured in the last 10 years
>>>> or so have headlights that automatically come on when you start the
>>>> engine.
>>>
>>> Fortunately, such stupidity hasn't yet reached this country...
>>
>> Why would it be stupid?
>
> Let me put it another way: We could insist that all persons ear crash
> helmets at all times. That way, if a building collapses on you, you're
> already wearing a crash helmet. Or if you've outside and somebody drops
> something, you're already protected. Or if a car hits you, the helmet is
> going to lessen the injuries to your skull. (Shame about the rest of you.)
>
> Fortunately, nobody thinks this is a good idea. Whilst it does decrease
> your risk of injury, that risk is utterly tiny to start with. And a
> crash helmet doesn't even remove that risk, only reduce it a bit.
>
> Unfortunately, apparently somebody does think that having your lights
> permanently hard-wired in the on-position is a good idea. You may argue
> that there's no "harm" to doing this, so why not? Which is true, but you
> still look as much of a fool as a guy wandering around town wearing a
> crash helmet...

I don't want to interfere in this utterly relevant discussion. It just 
crossed my mind that when I was in Seoul (or was it Hong Kong?) all cars 
had a mirror on the back window to see what was on the ground just 
behind the car (apparently that is called a 'rear under view mirror'). 
Some were nicely integrated, some were obviously added later. I can only 
assume the law was recently chanced there.

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