Re: Varied questions, answer some or all!

["Zach Vrooman" <zach@discover-net.net>]

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Truck and SUV headlights!  Ford trucks are the worst

I thought I was the only one who noticed this! I have noticed the Chevy
truck's aren't too bad. When I get beamed by an SUV, it's usually some
woman behind the wheel talking on a cell phone. BAN CELL PHONES!!!! (sorry.
had to get that off my chest.)

Side note: I've decided to get a vanity plate for my GTI. You're gonna love
this:  H8 SUVS  Whaddya think? 

zach
86 8v
84 8v
85 GTI(needs ball joints) ARGH!!



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> From: Carlyle Fitzgerald <clfitz@inetone.net>
> To: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Varied questions, answer some or all!
> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 9:47 AM
> 
> At 01:01 AM 12/22/98 -0800, T Berk wrote:
> >Hey folks,
> >
> >( Welcome to my new, "real", email address, I'm ditching AOL. )
> 
> Congratulations!  ;)
> 
> > I have a bunch of things I've been ruminating on, answer any, all, or
add
> >some of your own- feel free to branch something interesting off on it's
own
> >thread.
> >
> >1. 3rd brake light retrofits. Any practical examples? I've been thinking
of
> >setting up a diffused line of LEDs, sim. to the luxury cars have.
> 
> Honestly, I've never thought these did any good.  Maybe, the first couple
> years after they were added to cars, they did; they were new then, and
got
> attention by virtue of that fact alone.  Now they're on every vehicle
made
> and just as "invisible" as regular brake lights.
> 
> >1b. Escalating Brake Lights. I've been thinking of adding a second brake
> >light switch to the pedal. This would light up additional lights when
the
> >pedal is pushed down past 1/2 pedal travel. thats at least the general
idea.
> 
> Now, *this* makes sense.  Way better idea than (1.).  I think, though,
that
> brightening the existing bulbs with increased pressure on the brake pedal
> would be better than additional lamps.  Maybe you could even make them
> flash, with an increase in frequency corresponding to a proportional
> increase in pedal pressure.
> 
> Some problems with this approach, though.  The biggest is probably
passing
> inspection.  Less likely is triggering an epileptic seizure in other
> drivers.  (Really!  Some businesses in my area had this problem with
those
> signs on wheels that they set out in front of their shops.  W. Va.
> eventually outlawed flashing lights above a certain number of flashes per
> second.)
> 
> Now to the branching thread bit:  Has anyone else noticed how bright
brake
> and turn signal lights are getting lately?  Some have actually made me
> wince, they're so bright.  I don't understand how blinding other drivers
> contributes to your safety.
> 
> , but they're all bad.
> 
> Long post, huh?
> 
> Merry Christmas, everyone!
> 
> 
> Carlyle
> 
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