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Thread ID: 72238	2006-09-05 07:29:00	Discuss--Why kiwi blokes turn H/lights on in broad daylight...	WestMclaren2004 (7303)	PC World Chat

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482749	2006-09-10 03:47:00	I must confess to being out of touch with some motoring fashion but last night I was driving home and had some problems. I was followed by a car with those new small diameter headlights. I notice these things cause a lot more dazzle than the old ones ever did. Why are they fitted and what is supposed to be their advantages. What made it worse was the fact that there were also 2 more small headlights very low down. They were obviously part of the original build - not add ons. Now I always believed it was illegal to have lamps mounted below a certain height. The result was so bad I had to pull in and let the car pass me so I could continue in safety. Comments please. Tom	Thomas01 (317)
482750	2006-09-10 04:12:00	those new HID (i think?) headlights are very bright and very harsh. a right nuicence when they are incorrectly adjusted or the vechile has a big load on the back....not to mention when they drive around on full beam (day and night).	tweak'e (69)
482751	2006-09-10 10:26:00	Zippity has hit the point. It's really about predictability. But it's a bit odd that yellow is forbidden. Front fog lamps must be "must be substantially white or amber." so any law covering when Fog Lamps may be used applies equally to white or amber (yellow) lamps.	PaulD (232)
482752	2006-09-11 00:07:00	I like to be seen. Especially on the country roads.	KiwiTT_NZ (233)
482753	2006-09-11 13:03:00	Fog lights are illegal to use unless in fog but in Canada you have your lights on all the time. I would say that city dwellers are the worst for running around with their lights on full.	mikebartnz (21)
482754	2006-09-11 13:09:00	Now I always believed it was illegal to have lamps mounted below a certain height. The result was so bad I had to pull in and let the car pass me so I could continue in safety. Comments please. Tom White lights to the front can be what you want as long as spots etc are connected to the high/low beam curcuit	mikebartnz (21)
482755	2006-09-13 00:20:00	Well it has me stumped. I cannot find a specific Rule or Regulation saying you can't have fog lights on in clear conditions. I asked a senior sergeant and he said it has always been the law. Usual charge - "unauthorised use of auxiliary lighting". There may be no specific Rule, just the general law. He also said that normally warnings are given so Waymore seems to have been unlucky.	Winston001 (3612)
482756	2006-09-13 04:30:00	I drive an MX5 convertible, and I have fitted proper "Standards approved" DRL's (daytime running lights) that I deem essential, as idiots do not see the low profile of the silver car. But the DRL's work well for safety. And yes, I read all the applicable laws regarding their use before fitting them. Its not a "get out of my way" statement. It's a "yes it really is a low profile car you moron, do you need glasses?" type of approach. Even the standard lamps were a bit bright I thought, so I fitted an electronic dimmer control that drops them to about 80% and also provides a "soft start" so the halogen filaments will last a long time. They are on with the ignition, but off if any head/diplight or sidelight is on, all electronically logic controlled. All the proof of the benefits of DRL's are catalogued here if you want to research it. But these are not high beam headlights on cars, that is another species of person. www.ibiblio.org Do they do an MX5 that is not a convertible?	Cicero (40)
482757	2006-09-13 04:46:00	8.3.Use of motor vehicle lighting equipment on road— (1)A person must not use vehicle lighting equipment in such a way that it dazzles, confuses, or distracts so as to endanger the safety of other road users. (2)If a vehicle's headlamps are in use, a driver must dip those headlamps— (a)whenever they would be likely to interfere adversely with the vision of another driver in motion on a road; or (b)when approaching an intersection or other place where the traffic is or appears to be under the control of an enforcement officer; or (c)when the vehicle is parked. (3)A driver, during the hours of darkness, must use the vehicle's headlamp or headlamps. (4)A driver during the hours of darkness must use the vehicle's position lamp or lamps. 8.4.Use of optional lights— (1)A driver may use a fog lamp only in conditions of severely reduced visibility, including fog or snow, but not under clear atmospheric conditions even during the hours of darkness. (2)A person may use a work lamp only— (a)when the vehicle to which it is fitted is stationary or travelling slowly; and (b)to illuminate a work area or scene. LINK (www.legislation.govt.nz) May have to review my use thereof	KiwiTT_NZ (233)
482758	2006-09-13 05:20:00	Do they do an MX5 that is not a convertible? Yes. They produce a Coupe version. uk.cars.yahoo.com Has a retractable hardtop.	godfather (25)
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