At 11:34 PM 1/16/04, you wrote:
> Same here! In "questionable" situations I will usually put
>my "parking lights" on (I, too prefer to call them "running
>lights") I have heard that there are areas where this is
>technically illegal - they are only supposed to be used when
>parked - I dunno.
That's the case in Ontario, Jon :-( I don't know about the
other provinces in Canada though.
>Anyway, I use them to help people to see me without
>distracting them with any glare. My next step, for
>those vehicles which have them, is to switch on the fog
>lights (aimed low!!), before going to the full blown low beams.
>
> If I need the lights to help *me* to see the road, I will
>go with the low beams, but between "I need the lights on in
>order to better see the road" and "there is no need to make
>myself any more visible than I am", I use the parking and
>fog lights to make myself more visible.
>
> This is something that anybody can do, no need for additional
>equipment or laws.
I pretty well do the same :-) Unfortunately, "can do" doesn't
equate to "always do" :-( Not everyone are as conscientious
and safe as we are :-P
Bob
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