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Re: [St] Headlamp low beam question
- Subject: Re: [St] Headlamp low beam question
- From: BrettWilson21@xxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:05:15 EDT
In some places this is normal as it depends on the local laws.
The argument for it went something like this -
When a motorcycle is close enough for twin illuminated headlights to been
seen as individual lights, car drivers think it is a car. Because the frontal
area is small, the vehicle is misjudged as being further away than it actually
is. The car driver thinks they have time to make a move that will cross the path
of said vehicle. When this occurs its usually the perfect distance for the
car to be hit by said bike.
The counter argument is that if thats the case, the motorcycle running one
headlight only, from a twin light set up, can still easily be mistaken for a
car. The perception being that one headlight is blown.
Brett.
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