The Mechanic wrote:Flinders wrote:..... They make it far harder to see pedestrians, cyclists, and animals.
How?
Bright lights close down the iris,and so make seeing non bright things that much more difficult.
The Mechanic wrote:Flinders wrote:..... They make it far harder to see pedestrians, cyclists, and animals.
How?
The Mechanic wrote:Flinders wrote:..... They make it far harder to see pedestrians, cyclists, and animals.
How?
Mark1978 wrote:I also never see the point in using sidelights when driving. I don't think I've ever used them with my car. Either it's daylight and the lights are off or it's dark enough to need your headlights on.
They are of course meant for parking on unlit roads and nothing more.
Bonefishblues wrote:Mark1978 wrote:I also never see the point in using sidelights when driving. I don't think I've ever used them with my car. Either it's daylight and the lights are off or it's dark enough to need your headlights on.
They are of course meant for parking on unlit roads and nothing more.
Agree - pet hate of mine, too. If you can't see or you think others might not see you, put your headlights on.
Mark1978 wrote:However if it's dark they would also be illegal?
reohn2 wrote:The Mechanic wrote:Flinders wrote:..... They make it far harder to see pedestrians, cyclists, and animals.
How?
Bright lights close down the iris,and so make seeing non bright things that much more difficult.
The Mechanic wrote:How close does a car DRL have to be to affect the iris in broad daylight? Since this is a "medical fact" I assume someone must know the "facts"
[XAP]Bob wrote:The Mechanic wrote:How close does a car DRL have to be to affect the iris in broad daylight? Since this is a "medical fact" I assume someone must know the "facts"
Not very close - I get badly dazzled by them at 100m range...
kwackers wrote:[XAP]Bob wrote:Not very close - I get badly dazzled by them at 100m range...
You get dazzled precisely because your iris doesn't close. They're simply not bright enough to have any effect in broad daylight on your iris.
(As bright point lights though they are fairly intrusive.)