Interesting road rule in Japan.
Diesel Damo
not fined, for leaving his lights on when he was first in line at a red
light one night.
Apparently they have a rule where you're supposed to either turn off
your headlights, or at least switch to parkers only, when you're first
in line at a red light at night.
I suppose it's intended to decrease glare for people turning across the
stopped traffic or something, but I wonder how many people drive off on
the green with only their parkers on?
harv
Not a law that I can find in any road rules book I have, but some
consider it good manners, in 3 Years driving about Japan I have never
been warned.
Yes it is done to reduce the glare to other drivers, not to "Save
electricity" as some people claim.
As an interesting side note it is claimed there is an increase of
pedestrians / bike rides hit at night because they do not see the car
coming when they forget to turn them back on, I know it shits me seeing
all these cars going about with only parkers on due to forgetting to
turn them back on.
-Harv
Tokyo, Ex Sydney
Toby Ponsenby
Hell, I reckon it's a good rule if there can be such a thing.
Bne residents should know about Boundary St and StPauls Tce.
Pubs,knock shops poofs bar right about there, and therefore pissed as
a fowl idiots running about on three legs all night, and the whole
thing is designed to have cars in Boundary St utterly blinded by
opposing traffic.
About .001% of the drivers using that intersection douse the lights
there.
About 100% should.
--
Toby
quidquid latine dictum
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Toby Ponsenby
BTW, is that what the 'auto' setting is about on some Jap cars light
switches?
Or is it, (or as well as) auto dimmers?
Bob Saccamano
> BTW, is that what the 'auto' setting is about on some Jap cars light
> switches?
> Or is it, (or as well as) auto dimmers?
AFAIK, the auto setting (which has been is aussie cars for 5 years) is to
automatically turn the headlights on (and off) in low light settings.
harv
While on the subject here are some of the more interesting road stuff
about here.
Had my license expire by 2 days, to get it renewed you have to go and do
a 1/2 day course where they show you videos and have lectures,and not at
your local RTA, at the main office (2 hours drive from where I am).
Drinking and driving is not as cut and dry as Oz. They have 2 ranges and
all you can find out about them is they are "A little bit Drunk" and "A
Lot Drunk" (as referenced in all literature) I have seen the RBT type
test done but the readings are different to Oz (Someone with a .15, yes
not .015, was classed as borderline between the 2 ranges)
If you loose you license you have to redo the test which costs upwards
of AUD2-3K after doing all the requisite courses.
There are courses aimed at "Paper Drivers" people who get their license
but never use it, I know people that have had their license for over 7
Years and never driven except for the tests
50cc Bikes do not need a bike license
National speed limit is 80Kph, I regularly get overtaken while doing
140K on the highway.
Normal Police patrol cars drive with their overhead lights flashing, the
thinking being to alert people they are about and prevent people doing
the wrong thing.
If someone does something for you, like letting you in or something, to
acknowledge this flash your hazards 2 or 3 times (if you want to be nice)
Must have a registered parking space to have a car, this is registered
at the local cop shop.
and many many more...
-Harv
Thomas 'bacco|007' Baxter
> I suppose it's intended to decrease glare for people turning across the
> stopped traffic or something, but I wonder how many people drive off on
> the green with only their parkers on?
Silly question maybe - but could this explain the reason for the lights
that appear on either side of the bonnet and are about as big as your
middle finger?
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Peter Wyzl
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So, This is Japan... how hard would it be to fit some form of movement
activated light switch turner onner thingy....
P
Roy Wilke
I think they're an indicator light to tell you the front indicator
lights are working. You can find them on early model Sigmas and the few
CM Valiants that are still on the roads.
kevcat
Old Toyota Crowns and the old Nissan 260C also had them also
Kev
Roy Wilke
kevcat wrote:
And old Morris Minors had semaphore flags in the B-pillars :) Not to
mention the Dodge trucks (among others) that had a plastic hand at the
end of a stick that was hinged to the outside of the driver's door.
kker...@ozemail.com.au
More! Reminds me of Alister Kershaw talking about the French.
kevcat
>
> And old Morris Minors had semaphore flags in the B-pillars :) Not to
> mention the Dodge trucks (among others) that had a plastic hand at the
> end of a stick that was hinged to the outside of the driver's door.
These were used on most trucks(probably by law) as late as the early 70s
because the drivers arm wasn't long enough to reach out past the load to
give hand signals
the hand had a reflector on it so divers behind could see it at night,
supposedly
I remember going with my Father at about 6 years old and they decided
they should put tail lights on the cattle trailers, one light with a
wire strung along the coaming rail
Kev
Classic Car Fair
http://classiccarfair.com/1926chevrolet1ton.htm
It can be extended straight out to indicate a right turn, or rotated 90
degrees, hand up, to signal a stop.
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Toby Ponsenby
>
Bloody hell, you *are* a descendenant of a bullocky!
kevcat
Toby Ponsenby wrote:
>
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:26:05 GMT, kevcat wrote:
>
> >
>
> Bloody hell, you *are* a descendenant of a bullocky!
Nahh
spent the first 5 years of my life in the Surat, Meandara, Tara area
then we moved to NSW
Lived right next to the New England Highway at Gyra for 3 years as a
very impressionable 6 yo
would wake up each morning to see up to 6 old bangers parked right out
side my front door
what else would someone my age do but annoy the shit outta the drivers
to have a sit inside
this was about `68-`69 I think we left in `72,
if anyone travels that way often there is now a motel there, about 3
houses down from the old church on the main turn off the the town centre
Kev