Driving with sidelights in built-up areas?
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From: Mike Barnes on 14 Dec 2009 18:07 Dermit Goldstein <dgoldstein(a)charter.net>: >On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:35:03 -0000, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > >>In article <4b268dbd.85219562(a)news.x-privat.org>, Dermit Goldstein >>says... >>> >>> What exactly are the rules in regard to lights? Quite often you see >>> London taxis (particularly the older ones) driving around using only >>> 10W (?) sidelights. >> >>Basically you can in a streetlit 30MPH area. > >I wonder why more people don't? An uncharacteristic display of common sense? -- Mike Barnes
From: NM on 15 Dec 2009 01:43 On 14 Dec, 20:35, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > In article <4b268dbd.85219...(a)news.x-privat.org>, Dermit Goldstein > says... > > > > > What exactly are the rules in regard to lights? Quite often you see > > London taxis (particularly the older ones) driving around using only > > 10W (?) sidelights. > > Basically you can in a streetlit 30MPH area. Some muppets drive down NSL > DCs on them though. > > -- > Conorwww.notebooks-r-us.co.uk > > I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. Muppett = someone who is in a brightly lit street and forgets to illuminate his headlamps?
From: NM on 15 Dec 2009 01:46 On 15 Dec, 00:07, Mike Barnes <mikebar...(a)bluebottle.com> wrote: > Dermit Goldstein <dgoldst...(a)charter.net>: > > >On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:35:03 -0000, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > > >>In article <4b268dbd.85219...(a)news.x-privat.org>, Dermit Goldstein > >>says... > > >>> What exactly are the rules in regard to lights? Quite often you see > >>> London taxis (particularly the older ones) driving around using only > >>> 10W (?) sidelights. > > >>Basically you can in a streetlit 30MPH area. > > >I wonder why more people don't? > > An uncharacteristic display of common sense? > > -- > Mike Barnes Can't fail in my car, turn the engine on, the lights go on, like it or not.
From: Dr Zoidberg on 15 Dec 2009 02:43 Dermit Goldstein wrote: > What exactly are the rules in regard to lights? Quite often you see > London taxis (particularly the older ones) driving around using only > 10W (?) sidelights. Perfectly legal in built up areas with a 30mph limit. -- Alex "I laugh in the face of danger, then I hide until it goes away"
From: Silk on 15 Dec 2009 03:18
On 15/12/2009 06:43, NM wrote: > On 14 Dec, 20:35, Conor<co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >> In article<4b268dbd.85219...(a)news.x-privat.org>, Dermit Goldstein >> says... >> >> >> >>> What exactly are the rules in regard to lights? Quite often you see >>> London taxis (particularly the older ones) driving around using only >>> 10W (?) sidelights. >> >> Basically you can in a streetlit 30MPH area. Some muppets drive down NSL >> DCs on them though. >> >> -- >> Conorwww.notebooks-r-us.co.uk >> >> I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. > > Muppett = someone who is in a brightly lit street and forgets to > illuminate his headlamps? Muppet = a puppet character created by Jim Henson. |