Selecting a vehicle for night time driving, and a unit that will allow the owner/ Driver to
be able to respect the eyes on the oncoming motorists
Questions that are answered in the 5 point rating area
provide an area of discussions, of margins of vehicle safety standards you do the math
( think a lot about question # 6 when doing the survey)
1, Is the vehicle equipped with daytime running lamps? yes------- 5 no-------
2, do the Daytime running lamps operate in the low beam circuit? yes--------5 no-------
3, do the daytime running lamps operate at aprox 60% reduced brillance? yes--------5 no-------
4, do the Daytime running lamps extinguish with park brake applied ? yes-------5 no-------
5, If the answer to # 2 and # 3 are no, are there 2 additional lamps installed to operate the Daytime running lamp function ? yes----5 no----
6, Do the 2 additional Daytime running lamps extinguish at night time? yes------5 no------
7, are there fog lamps supplied on the unit yes---5 no-----
8, is there a illuminated on/off switch supplied so the fog lamps can be shut off when the weather is clear and to respect the eyes of oncomong drivers? yes------5 no------
9, can the fog lamps operate alone with the park lamps, tail lamps and marker lamps? (advantage in heavy fog) yes------5 no---------
10, Can the fog lamps operate with low beam operations? yes-----5 no--------
11, are the fog lamps switch restricted so that they cannot operate on high beam lamp operations yes-----5 no-----
12, Are additional driving lamps supplied on unit? ( personal choice) yes----- no------
13, is there an illuminated on/off switch supplied so these can be shut off ? yes----5 no------
14, are the driving lamps switch restricted to operate solely
with high beam operatons yes----5 no-----
15, are there more than 2 parking lamps supplied on the unit? yes---- no-------
16, if more than 2 park lamps are supplied,
are the 2 additional park lamps equipped with park lamps bulbs that do not exceed the national standard of 2 candlepower per lamp ? yes----5 no----
Total score yes--- no ----
BJ comments anticipated and apreciated
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> 11, are the fog lamps switch restricted so that they cannot operate on high beam lamp operations
My Cortina (mk5 GLS) used to do this - as soon as you went to main beam, the rear fog lamp went out. It also had separate (front) driving lamps which came on with main beam. Actually worked very well in patchy fog late at night - when it was clear you lifted the lights and the rear fog went off. When you hit the next fog bank, you dipped the headlights and the fog light came on again.
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Selecting a vehicle for night time driving, and a unit that will allow the owner/ Driver to
be able to respect the eyes on the oncoming motorists
1/ Do your main beams (and driving lamps if fitted)lance through the night and turn blackness into day and are under the control of the driver through the dip switch yes---5 no---0
2/ Do you have sufficient brain power to turn your dipped beams on when you feel it is required and therefore have no need for daytime running lights yes---5 no---0
3/ Do you have front fog lights fitted that turn on as and when you feel you want to use them yes---5 no---0
4/ Are your brake lights bright and visible and operated by the footbrake yes---5 no---0
5/ Are your rear fog lights bright and controled by a switch and brain yes---5 no---0
6/Do your lamps operate on electricity and therefore get measured in watts rather than being candles and therefore having to be lit with a flame(and possibly blowing out) yes---5 no---0
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