[ST] new product lighting; Philips MotoVision and extraDuty

[Markus Clarijs <daftspeed@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Philips is coming with new headlights for motorcycles soon.
   
  Motovision is a new system of high performance lights with 40% more, white light, reaching 10 to 20m further than ordinary lights. 
  They do have an orange reflection.
  Because it's Dutch ? 
  No because orange has a better illumination then yellow. 
  Why add any colour? 
  Because 89,6% of the accidents with motorcycles involved are at the front side and due to the "other roaduser" not seeing the motorcycle. Orange has the effect of a warninglight...
   
   
  Extraduty is  designed for gravity forces up to 20G (a fighterjet can handle upt to 9G). Research learns that 35% of the headlights used in motorcycles gets defect before the end of the normal lifecycle due to heavy fibrations.
   
  Both come in H4 and H7.
   
  Info from: local newspaper in Holland dated February 18, 2006
   
  Couldn't find any info on the site of Philips lighting. 
  There is some info in French though:
  http://www.moto-net.com/p_article.php?RefArticle=1048
   
  Seems to be interesting to me, I will keep you informed.
   
  Cheers!
   
  --Markus

		
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