Selecting a vehicle for night time driving, and a unit that will allow the owner/ Driver to
be able to respect the eyes on the oncoming motorists

Questions that are answered in the 5 point rating area
provide an area of discussions, of margins of vehicle safety standards

you do the math
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( think a lot about question # 6 when doing the survey)

1, Is the vehicle equipped with daytime running lamps? yes------- 5 no-------

2, do the Daytime running lamps operate in the low beam circuit? yes--------5 no-------

3, do the daytime running lamps operate at aprox 60% reduced brillance? yes--------5 no-------

4, do the Daytime running lamps extinguish with park brake applied ? yes-------5 no-------

5, If the answer to # 2 and # 3 are no, are there 2 additional lamps installed to operate the Daytime running lamp function ? yes----5 no----

6, Do the 2 additional Daytime running lamps extinguish at night time? yes------5 no------

7, are there fog lamps supplied on the unit? yes------5 no------

8, is there a illuminated on/off switch supplied so the fog lamps can be shut off
when the weather is clear and to respect the eyes of oncomong drivers? yes------5 no------

9, can the fog lamps operate alone with the park lamps, tail lamps and
marker lamps? (advantage in heavy fog) yes------5 no---------

10, Can the fog lamps operate with low beam operations? yes-----5 no--------

11, are the fog lamps switch restricted so that they cannot operate on high beam lamp yes-----5 no-----

12, Are additional driving lamps supplied on unit? ( personal choice) yes----- no------

13, is there an illuminated on/off switch supplied so these can be shut off ? yes----5 no------

14, are the driving lamps switch restricted to operate solely
with high beam

yes----5 no-----

15, are there more than 2 parking lamps supplied on the unit? yes---- no-------

16, if more than 2 park lamps are supplied,

are the 2 additional park lamps equipped with park lamps bulbs that do not exceed the national standard
of 2 candlepower per lamp ? yes----5 -no---------

Total score ------- ------------

BJ

 

I thought you gave your soul to the devil to be able to play the blues, not for a set of DRL's...

You're really stuck on this light thing aren't you?

 

Lights don’t bother me to much at night because I wear sun glasses…

 

I think you may have a light fetish and you feel the need to nurture it to DEATH... get over it, the brighter the better.

 

Thanks for the comments never thought of it that way

we share the responsibility to let the vehicle regulators
and builders know what we expect because we pay the bills
and place our lives on the line on the highway systems

and we really apreciate the input of folks like you to set the goals

Here in Transport canada have allowed too many loop holes in the regulations

There must be a more cohiesive effort to have standards
that are aligned or harmonized across north america

At highway speed all it takes is moment of visual impairment
and loves can be lost

Have a nice work week

BJ

 

Dude you are so worried about lighting the night sky that i think you may be missing some other things here. Lets see i drive to canada many times a year and nowhere and i mean nowhere are drivers sooooooo much in a dam hurry. I was crusing at 70 one time and i counted 61 auto's passing us at no less than 85mph and some had them dam blue headlights. So maybe you should begin schooling them dar drivers EH!!!.

Habs do know this guy???.

and loves can be lost..... mmmmm

 

Thanks for the comments yes we have some drivers that need
to be ticketed our Premier of B.C has got into power because he took away photo radar

And was voted into power by speeders

With speeding comes death also proven on BCTV channel, stolen vehicles speeding and crashing is a problem in Vancouver B.C.

Along with people who put the cottin pickin fog lamps on and leave them lit

These are issues that the Police need to deal with, and we as drivers have the responsibility

To take the licence number down and report these drivers who do not obey the lay

and be prepared to appear in court if required the life we save could be our own

Have a nice week
BJ

 

Auto makers are at a real Cross-Roads with DLR's. On the one hand, they want to make all of thier customers happy without resorting to playing big-brother on how their customers operate their own vehicles.

On the other hand, they have Hell-Hounds on their Trail if the lighting seems too dangerous to some individuals.

 

Robert prepares to sing an early version of "Got them Foglight Blues"

 

While I strive to respect my fellow man and not injure anyone, posts like this make me want to mount several million candle power 'fog' lights to my truck and leave them on at all times, while I'm driving. Really man, give it up. Properly aimed lights are not a problem.

 

Totally agree on the properly aligned lights

However in Canada and B.C we have no mandatory vehicle inspection programme

and many new vehicles have winches, canopies and rear fuel and or water tanks added

And in many cases the headlamps alignment is never rechecked

after the original vehicle has has added weight on board

We see one lighters and vehicles with lights pointed at the sky

because of 4 to10 inches of body raises

Many of these have lamps that are out of focus and continue to operate on the highway system

What is the answer to help solve that one??

Thanks for the comments
have a nice week
BJ

 

Sounds like you should just move to Texas...

Can't have more then 4 lights lit towards the front at any time, and if vehicle is equiped with high/low beams (What vehicle isn't now a days?) your required to dim them within 500ft on comming and 300ft when approaching from the rear.

We stop for it all the time, not so much to write for the violation but its normally a good sign of a DWI

Also can't have any aux lamps that project a beam of more then 300 candle power more then 75ft from the vehicle. -Not a violation I see very often.

 

In defensive driving courses we are taught to drive our vehicles carefully and to be aware of what what effect our actions

Will play in the interaction with other motorists, and with the possibility of generating Road Rage

And to be ever aware that for every action there is a action of
equal or greater force.

a smile and a wave can generate a return friendly gesture

We must always respect the on coming drivers and his or her field of vision.

What will we gain if we tick off the oncoming driver, and they follow us home and use a 357 magnum on us because of something we have done to add to the factors that can generate road rage

On coming drivers are all friends that we have not met yet

Have a good day

BJ

 

My wife's car has an "Automatic" light system with DRL's. The problem is at Dawn and Dusk the Regular headlights will kick in but turn off when approaching another vehicle leaving the DRL's on and then back again. Car's think you're driving through the city flashing your High beams on and off and you end up getting high beamed yourself.. I follow Cadilac's and other vehicles all the time with the lights flashing higher and lower. Granted they're not blasting everyone with their high beams, but it's still disruptive.

Why must a light that runs during the day be a lower Candle power than the lights that run at night??

 

So many vehicles come with fog lamps these days and a great many of these vehicle's owner use these lights all of the time, MYSELF INCLUDED. I can honestly say that the light coming off of "fog lights" doesn't bother me one iota. The beam off of these lights doesn't project itself far in front of the vehicle. It's not a spotlight or driving light with an intense beam. It's a freakin fog light so GET OVER IT ALREADY.