jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens) (03/22/85)
As someone pointed out recently, having your headlights on during the day does reduce the possibility of being in an accident, as evidenced by one or more studies done in one or more Scandanavian countries. Personally, I always use my headlights on sunny days when driving on two lane highways, because it's damm hard to figure out which direction someone is travelling under those conditions. A few years ago, I read (in Road & Track or somewhere) of a study done in New York City concerning the placement of brakelights. They used a bunch of taxis as the test group, and mounted Yamaha motorcycle taillights in the bottom, center of the back window. This reduced the number of read-end colisions by a significant amount. You may have noticed similar lights on new GM sedans (Olds, Buick type). So, lights are good - use 'em. And remember, they call 'em parking lights for a reason ... John