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  • #16
    Re: A driving safety message

    Originally posted by 143838273225616E04570 link=1284007797/13#13 date=1284080239
    I remember hearing about this and found it a bit sus...  apparently he claimed that he was unable to take the car out of gear or turn it off... so multiple separate mechanical systems all failed at the same time???  unlikely.  
    They had several experts look over the car and couldnt find anything wrong with it :-?

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    • #17
      Re: A driving safety message

      Originally posted by 4543545F45425A58310 link=1284007797/15#15 date=1284081354
      They had several experts look over the car and couldnt find anything wrong with it
      Insurance fraud :-?

      KK

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      • #18
        Re: A driving safety message

        Originally posted by 06222B2B28281206223E20224D0 link=1284007797/14#14 date=1284080975
        To check your lights -
        When parked behind a car & on a level road your light beam should not be over the bumper bar of the car in front of you
        Like so much else in life the answer to this is, "It depends!". The statement as-is is incomplete. For it to be accurate and have any meaning it would have to say: When parked behind a car & on a level road your light beam should not be over the bumper bar of the car parked X meters in front of you.

        In order to adjust your lights using the bumper of a car in front of you you would have to be a certain distance away from that bumper/car. Simply saying your lights shouldnt be above the bumper of a car in front of you is inaccurate. Being that most lights are mounted above the bumper and that the height of the front and rear bumpers on cars are the same. Clearly if you were very close to the car in front of you your lights will be above its bumper even when they are properly adjusted. If they werent then theyd be useless to you as theyd only illuminate the road a meter or so ahead of you.


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        • #19
          Re: A driving safety message

          Originally posted by 5B7067706179787D74110 link=1284007797/17#17 date=1284086903
          Like so much else in life the answer to this is, "It depends!". The statement as-is is incomplete. For it to be accurate and have any meaning it would have to say: When parked behind a car & on a level road your light beam should not be over the bumper bar of the car parked X meters in front of you.

          In order to adjust your lights using the bumper of a car in front of you you would have to be a certain distance away from that bumper/car. Simply saying your lights shouldnt be above the bumper of a car in front of you is inaccurate. Being that most lights are mounted above the bumper and that the height of the front and rear bumpers on cars are the same. Clearly if you were very close to the car in front of you your lights will be above its bumper even when they are properly adjusted. If they werent then theyd be useless to you as theyd only illuminate the road a meter or so ahead of you.

          I mentioned this as a rough guide to use as a quick visual check while driving

          I generally see in most cases just one light that is misaligned (this could also happen after a car to car tingle ;D)

          So if one sees a head light misalignment they should have them adjusted properly on the next scheduled service with the light check/adjustment board

          When I worked for a Ford dealership I adjusted headlights on all pre delivered cars & it was also standard to check again on the first service (a free one) excluding parts

          KK


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          • #20
            Re: A driving safety message

            Pretty sure the law requires that headlights on Low-Beam should not be higher than xx.x cms above the ground along with all the other provisos already mentioned.

            I cant remember what the exact figures are but we got pulled up a few years ago during a cross-country jaunt (QLD to WA) whereupon the local coppers (Ceduna) pulled out a tape measure and proceeded to measure how our lights were adjusted; High-Beam and Low-Beam..... We were OK as it happened....

            Mal.

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            • #21
              Re: A driving safety message

              Originally posted by 757278741B0 link=1284007797/1#1 date=1284008388
              http://www.hoax-slayer.com/cruise-control-warning.html

              Commentary:
              This email forward warns that drivers should not use cruise control in the rain. The message claims that using cruise control can actually cause the vehicle to accelerate through the air if it hits standing water and hydroplanes (aquaplanes).

              While the core claim (dont use cruise control in wet conditions) is valid, the message seriously mangles the facts and is therefore misleading and overly alarmist.

              ........................
              life is pricious so if have to take of ourslef and take healthy precautions!!!!

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