Driving lights and high beam question:

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:33:51 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article ich.edu>,
>Daniel J. Stern > wrote:
>>On Mon, 5 Dec 2004, Dick Boyd wrote:
>>
>>> Whatever happened to the proposal to polarize windshields in one
>>> direction and headlamps at 90 degrees to that and allow brighter lamps?
>>
>>It was extensively tried, tested, tweaked and twiddled, and found not to
>>work.
>
>Seriously? I mean, there are SO many things wrong with that idea that
>it's surprising it got anywhere.

Some Edsels had polarized windshields. You could not wear polarized
sunglasses in them.
--
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts:

"What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the
establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . .
Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of
the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order
to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House
of Representatives, August 17, 1789

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:33:51 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article ich.edu>,
>Daniel J. Stern > wrote:
>>On Mon, 5 Dec 2004, Dick Boyd wrote:
>>
>>> Whatever happened to the proposal to polarize windshields in one
>>> direction and headlamps at 90 degrees to that and allow brighter lamps?
>>
>>It was extensively tried, tested, tweaked and twiddled, and found not to
>>work.
>
>Seriously? I mean, there are SO many things wrong with that idea that
>it's surprising it got anywhere.

Some Edsels had polarized windshields. You could not wear polarized
sunglasses in them.
--
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts:

"What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the
establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . .
Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of
the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order
to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House
of Representatives, August 17, 1789