On 11/20/2013 11:57 AM, Mark Storkamp wrote:
In article ,
(David Combs) wrote:

Damn near hit someone last night while going to train to
get my wife;

Because prior train's passengers walking home at 5:45pm,
invariably dressed in black-seeming suits and long-coats,
ie 100% invisible, since car lights point straight ahead.

Any ideas for lighting up BROADLY across the front, especially
to the RIGHT (so doesn't blind oncoming traffic)?


But invisible people also exist to the LEFT, like when crossing
the road from left to right. That light, I suppose,
should, be pointed more downward, to avoid blinding oncoming
car-traffic.

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Question: what do the police have for lights-to-the-side?


Thanks!

David

Sounds like you're talking about corning lamps:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automot...ornering_lamps

I don't see them as much as I used to, but I did happen to notice them
on a car just two nights ago, so maybe they're making a comeback.


The inner lights on newer BMWs are cornering lights, not high beams.

But... to have something on all the time, fog lights are probably the
best bet. But turn them off when you get out of a city area; the excess
foreground light is bad for your night vision and paradoxically has the
odd effect of tricking your brain into thinking that you can see better
than you actually can.

nate

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