Driving with sidelights in built-up areas?
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From: Ray Keattch on 17 Dec 2009 12:30 JNugent wrote: > 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. > > If they could never be used, there'd be no legal requirement to fit them > (though they can also be used to mark a parked vehicle). > > Yes, it's lawful to drive on sidelights-only when there is adequate > street-lighting. If the street-lighting is "inadequate" (largely a > matter of opinion, I guess), then headlights must be used (failure being > an offence, presumably under the Construction & Use Regs). > > I never drive on sidelights. If it's dark enough to require lights at > all, I take the view that headlights are required. I have never understood the logic in how sidelights are used. Drivers put dim lights on when it is still quite bright, but then turn on very bright lights when it gets dark! Why do drivers put dim lights on when it is still light - what is the bloody point? -- MrBitsy
From: Dermit Goldstein on 17 Dec 2009 12:34 On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:26:18 +0000, Ray Keattch <r.keattch5050(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >Dermit Goldstein wrote: >> 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? > >I rather like to see where I'm going. Pedestrians and cyclists seem to manage.
From: Chris Bartram on 18 Dec 2009 17:21 Dermit Goldstein wrote: > On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:26:18 +0000, Ray Keattch > <r.keattch5050(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > >> Dermit Goldstein wrote: >>> 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? >> I rather like to see where I'm going. > > Pedestrians and cyclists seem to manage. > They would generally be moving at a lower speed.
From: baggy1963 on 19 Dec 2009 11:47 On 17 Dec, 17:26, Ray Keattch <r.keattch5...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > Dermit Goldstein wrote: > > 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? > > I rather like to see where I'm going. > > >> Some muppets drive down NSL > >> DCs on them though. > > > Yes, I've seen that too. > > I wonder what is going through their small brains? I look in my mirror > on a motorway, and notice those cars with sidelights on are almost > invisible. Surely they can look in their mirrors and notice the same thing? > > -- > MrBitsy I know that Peugeots and Skodas have a green light on the dash when headlights are on - does this put people off using them? Do drivers read the handbook for their car? Skoda Fabia handbook says don't drive with only sidelights on.
From: DavidR on 19 Dec 2009 12:42
"baggy1963" <stephenb91(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message On 17 Dec, 17:26, Ray Keattch <r.keattch5...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > Dermit Goldstein wrote: > > On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:35:03 -0000, Conor <co...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > > >> Some muppets drive down NSL > >> DCs on them though. > > > Yes, I've seen that too. > > I wonder what is going through their small brains? I look in my mirror > on a motorway, and notice those cars with sidelights on are almost > invisible. Surely they can look in their mirrors and notice the same > thing? You notice "almost invisible" things..? It looks to me that the objective is met. > I know that Peugeots and Skodas have a green light on the dash when > headlights are on - does this put people off using them? Cars tend to have a big orange light on the dash showing that the fog lights are on. It doesn't seem to put a lot of people off. > Do drivers read the handbook for their car? Skoda Fabia handbook says > don't drive with only sidelights on. So what. Is the car likely to be damaged if it is ignored? |