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VK2AAB > TECHNI 16.08.04 10:43l 57 Lines 2086 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Tail Lights
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>Quoting both Barry VK??? and David ZL3AI
>
>>> I think they are extra bright red tail lights. I hired a car in the UK
>>> once
>>
>> Thanks for the info, I guess people drive differently in the northern
>
>The problem we have in the UK is population and traffic density.
>
Well Andy, you sound like my daughter in law. She thought I would be too
frightned to drive in London. The traffic density is no greater there than in
Australia. The only difference is that the dense traffic is spread over a
wider area in the UK. Hyde Park Corner was no worse than similar situations
in parts of Sydney or dare I say in most larger cities of the world.
>The idea of the rear fog light or high intensity rear light is a good one.
>Instead of the normal 5W bulb, these lights have 20W bulbs. So you can see
>them at much greater distance.
>
>They'd be ideal if you actually ever got the chance to have a "great
>distance" between you and the car in front! But with traffic density as it
>is you don't need a bright light as the car is normally just a few feet in
>front of you. If you cant see them when that close you shouldn't be driving
>as conditions are too bad :-)
On motorways they would be an advantage wouldn't they ?
>
>What I find frightening is when the good weather returns (we do get good
>weather in Scotland, we had some good weather in 2003 and I imagine in the
>future we may get some more good weather, possibly in 2009!!!) people leave
>the lights on.
My car has the bright tail lights (I have used them once in 4 years).
You press the switch and they come on but when the ignition is turned off they
reset to normal.
Here is a question on a completely different tack.
The population of the UK is about three times that of Australia.
Then why is there such an enormous difference in the amount of motorway
traffic ? There would be ten times the amount of trucks and cars on the
motorways at anyone time than travelling interstate here.
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>73 de Andy GM7HUD
>ÿ
73 Barry VK2AAB
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