[Healeys] running lights

WILLIAM B LAWRENCE ynotink at msn.com
Wed Oct 16 20:08:42 MDT 2013


Also handy when parking on the side of the road at night for an impromptu tech
session...

Bill Lawrence

> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:35:31 -0700
> From: cnaarndt at gmail.com
> To: warthodson at aol.com
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] running lights
>
> Gary,
>
> They are called parking lights for a reason, they were used for parking,
> and especially parallel parking so as not to blind other drivers with your
> headlights.  Maybe a bit antiquated, but that's the way it was taught 45
> years ago.  Plus the idea is to be seen by other cars (and trucks) so if
> it's dark enough for parking lights, it's dark enough for all lights.
>
> Additionally, Florida and California require that in the rain if the wipers
> are on, then the lights are on.  Also a good idea to be more visible to
> other drivers, especially trucks.
>
> Plus in most states I've lived, it is illegal to drive with just parking
> lights on.  Some states do allow you to drive with them, but I believe they
> are in the minority.
>
> Curt
>
> From a professional truck driver...
>
> Something to keep in mind... You are driving in the rain with just your
> park lights on and you go to pass that semi in the right lane... At the
> same time, the driver of that truck needs to change lanes because of a
> slower moving vehicle in front of him. They look in the mirror and can't
> see anything through the road spray coming off their wheels, so they
> signal, and change lanes... the only problem is... you are just about even
> with the trailer wheels when this whole thing transpires.... If you had
> your headlights on, that driver would have seen you back there through the
> mist and would have waited for you to go by, but if they can't see you,
> they may endanger your life unintentionally. Granted... we could go into a
> long discussion regarding who's fault it would be and more than likely the
> driver would be sighted for a number of violations, but you would still be
> dead.
>
> Silver, grey and other dark colored cars literally "disappear" in the road
> spray thrown off the tires of a truck. I have a rule, and so do a few
> states in the US... if your wipers are on, turn your headlights on too.
> This is not for you to be able to see, but for you to be able to be "seen"!
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 5:14 PM, <warthodson at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Parking lights. Why would you want to turn them on when you are parked?
Do
> > you leave the engine running too or just rely on the battery? Yes, I have
> > heard of double parking, but I cannot recall the last time I saw someone
> > actually doing it. I certainly would not double park my Healey.
> > Gary H.
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Curtis Arndt cnaarndt at gmail.com
> >
> >  Maybe It's old school, I always learned that you should never drive with
> > just your parking lights on, it was all lights or nothing. Parking lights
> > are for when you are parked, i.e., not moving.
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