fungus wrote:I personally liked the dim dip idea.
What does annoy me is drivers who use dipped headlights in bright sunshine. I think it causes glare, especially if the roads are wet, and with the increase of DLRs, where the intensity is up to 50% brighter than dipped headlights, I think this over use of lights makes it more dangerous for road users such as motor cyclists, who are advised to use dipped beam to make themselves more visible, and cyclists.
I agree with Dave over drivers who park/sit in their car on the wrong side of the road with their headlights on. It really annoys me, and I know that I shouldn't retaliate, but I'm afraid that if there are no other road users about, they get full beam.
TripleS wrote:exportmanuk wrote:....my latest car eco setting requires you to be stopped on the foot brake as soon as you apply the parking brake the engine restarts.
That sounds odd, but then I'm not au fait with the way stop/start works. To me it doesn't seem logical that the engine starts when you apply the handbrake: that's the time when I'd expect the engine to stop. I also thought that the s/s system was influenced by a driver's use of the clutch pedal (and perhaps the brake pedal?). Oh hell, I'm confusing myself even more now!
Do all s/s cars follow a similar system?
Silk wrote:TripleS wrote:exportmanuk wrote:....my latest car eco setting requires you to be stopped on the foot brake as soon as you apply the parking brake the engine restarts.
That sounds odd, but then I'm not au fait with the way stop/start works. To me it doesn't seem logical that the engine starts when you apply the handbrake: that's the time when I'd expect the engine to stop. I also thought that the s/s system was influenced by a driver's use of the clutch pedal (and perhaps the brake pedal?). Oh hell, I'm confusing myself even more now!
Do all s/s cars follow a similar system?
I thought that was a bit odd as well. My current car has stop/start and the engine stops when in neutral with the clutch pedal released (handbrake optional). As soon as you press the clutch the engine starts.
The only other car I've driven with start/stop was a Vauxhall Astra and that worked the same way as my car - I assumed they all worked the same. Seems I could be wrong.
wn1 wrote: "...it just blended into the general shape of HGV."
It would have been even more difficult to distinguish a pedal cycle with just one small spotlight at the front!
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