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Re: Blue Bulb
- Subject: Re: Blue Bulb
- From: Rich Weyand <weyand@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 10:21:43 -0600
At 03:52 PM 11/23/99 +0000, Jim Gillespie wrote:
> At all times? You're not at all selective? I use main beam when I
>think that it will aid conspicuity without dazzling anyone, for example
>while filtering [lane splitting] when I'm only in someone's mirror for a
>matter of seconds. Taking a counter example, the VFR rider who followed
>me in heavy traffic for twenty minutes with his main beam on did *not*
>amuse me and might have engendered road rage in a less calm individual.
I think we just got back to a gun thread.... ;-)
As for blue bulbs, the human eye has a very difficult time focusing blue. The eye tends to focus in and out, 'seeking' the correct focus, leading to eyestrain. This effect is well documented and understood. I give seminars on doing close detail work, and the biggest recommendation is lots of incandescent or warm-white fluorescent lights, not cool-white (blue) fluorescent lights.
As for high beams, I drive with the low beams on, and flash or hold my high beams on when approaching intersections with cagers-in-waiting, such as those holding to make a left across my path. The overtaking switch at the left forefinger is a wonderful device and I use it like a weapon trigger at cagers.
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