Driving lights and high beam question:

Arif Khokar wrote:

> 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?
>
>
> That would make it really hard to see other vehicles at night.

I almost responded intelligently to that post. Then I thought, wait,
it's Dick Boyd, it can't be intelligent. That's when I caught that.

--
Steve
Civil Engineering (Course 1) at MIT

Arif Khokar wrote:

> 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?
>
>
> That would make it really hard to see other vehicles at night.

I almost responded intelligently to that post. Then I thought, wait,
it's Dick Boyd, it can't be intelligent. That's when I caught that.

--
Steve
Civil Engineering (Course 1) at MIT

William Yeager wrote:
> Drivers in Kentucky are real bad about driving with their brights on
-
> ESPECIALLY in Louisville. The ever growing numbers of SUVs are
especially
> annoying at night; especially since a lot of them have brights about
the
> same height from the ground as my Toyota Corolla.

I was there last night and thought the same thing in Louisville

> "RJ" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Chris Bessert > wrote:
> >
> >> Matthew Russotto wrote:
> >> > RJ > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>When I started driving in CT, I discovered that a significant
minority
> >> >>of drivers on the Merritt Parkway drive with their brights on
> >> >>regardless
> >> >>of vehicles in front of them (oncoming or following). There
seems to
> >> >>be
> >> >>a preponderance of those HID lamp pricey cars with jerk drivers
like
> >> >>this.
> >> >
> >> > Probably not driving with their brights on, they just have the
low
> >> > beam misaligned.
> >>
> >> Actually, in my neck of the woods (Great Lakes region), I also
note
> >> a certain percentage of drivers on ANY freeway who like to drive
with
> >> their high-beams on, not just those "special" headlights either.
> >>
> >> Mind you, this is on freeways with a grassy median (no center
jersey
> >> barrier wall, no trees/shrubs/vegetation plantings, etc.), so it's
a
> >> clear visual shot over to the other lanes. I guess people think
that
> >> grassy median obscures the glare from their brights?
> >>
> >> If there is no one just ahead of me on my side of the freeway,
I'll
> >> go ahead and give Mr./Ms. Inconsiderate on the other side a quick
> >> split-second "courtesy flash" to let him/her know that they're
blind-
> >> ing not only all of us going in the other direction, but likely
the
> >> cars diving just ahead of them on their side as well.
> >>
> >> Of course, some of the time one (or two) quick flashes does
nothing
> >> and they continue on their merry way, oblivious to the fact that
> >> they're blinding all other drivers on the highway... :^(
> >
> > Drivers on the Merritt Parkway in CT often just blast through with
their
> > brights on. A courtesy flash does no good, because they don't
care.
> >
> > If you turn your brights on and leave them on, sometimes they will
dim
> > their own lights. But not always.
> >
> > But that road is populated by self-important jerks day and night so
I
> > guess their rude behavior shouldn't surprise me.

William Yeager wrote:
> Drivers in Kentucky are real bad about driving with their brights on
-
> ESPECIALLY in Louisville. The ever growing numbers of SUVs are
especially
> annoying at night; especially since a lot of them have brights about
the
> same height from the ground as my Toyota Corolla.

I was there last night and thought the same thing in Louisville

> "RJ" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Chris Bessert > wrote:
> >
> >> Matthew Russotto wrote:
> >> > RJ > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>When I started driving in CT, I discovered that a significant
minority
> >> >>of drivers on the Merritt Parkway drive with their brights on
> >> >>regardless
> >> >>of vehicles in front of them (oncoming or following). There
seems to
> >> >>be
> >> >>a preponderance of those HID lamp pricey cars with jerk drivers
like
> >> >>this.
> >> >
> >> > Probably not driving with their brights on, they just have the
low
> >> > beam misaligned.
> >>
> >> Actually, in my neck of the woods (Great Lakes region), I also
note
> >> a certain percentage of drivers on ANY freeway who like to drive
with
> >> their high-beams on, not just those "special" headlights either.
> >>
> >> Mind you, this is on freeways with a grassy median (no center
jersey
> >> barrier wall, no trees/shrubs/vegetation plantings, etc.), so it's
a
> >> clear visual shot over to the other lanes. I guess people think
that
> >> grassy median obscures the glare from their brights?
> >>
> >> If there is no one just ahead of me on my side of the freeway,
I'll
> >> go ahead and give Mr./Ms. Inconsiderate on the other side a quick
> >> split-second "courtesy flash" to let him/her know that they're
blind-
> >> ing not only all of us going in the other direction, but likely
the
> >> cars diving just ahead of them on their side as well.
> >>
> >> Of course, some of the time one (or two) quick flashes does
nothing
> >> and they continue on their merry way, oblivious to the fact that
> >> they're blinding all other drivers on the highway... :^(
> >
> > Drivers on the Merritt Parkway in CT often just blast through with
their
> > brights on. A courtesy flash does no good, because they don't
care.
> >
> > If you turn your brights on and leave them on, sometimes they will
dim
> > their own lights. But not always.
> >
> > But that road is populated by self-important jerks day and night so
I
> > guess their rude behavior shouldn't surprise me.

In article >,
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 got lost in the dark.

In article >,
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 got lost in the dark.

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.

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.

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.

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.