Text 15890, 36 rader
Skriven 2005-11-11 23:39:18 av Raymond Yates (1:3613/48)
     Kommentar till en text av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: Fog lights
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 MV> If the motor bike runs into the side of the car, it is the fault of
 MV> the biker; he failed to spot the car in time. When the car driver
 MV> fails to see the biker, the car would hit the bike broadside.

In my experiecne teaching motorcycle safety, this is not always so.

One of my students had an incident where the car, traveling on a cross-street,
went through the intersection because he did not see the biker. The biker had
the right of way, but hit the car in the front door.

It was shortly after that the the military post mandated bike headlights on.
That was about a year before it was required by the State of Maryland.


 MV> Yes, sure under adverse conditions having the lights on is a good
 MV> idea. In broad daylight and clear weather it is nonsense. The chance
 MV> of running headlong into another car because you do not see him under
 MV> those conditions is near zero. Can't improve on that by switching the
 MV> lights on.

Again I have to disagree. anything that helps one to be noticed is a good
thing. I drive nearly every day, and I have seen that the cars that drive with
some lights on even in clear daytime conditions stand out better.

My city has one of the hightest accident records in the state (I don't know
why that is, except it might have something to do with the number of tourists
that are easily lost) When I get a chance I'll see if the keep statistics on
the number of cars that burn lights and have accident,s and those that don't.

At the moment about 50% (roughly) Do. and In my experience they stand out.

Especially the grey cars, that almost blend into the road..We have a lot of
those..

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