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Subject:Re: Rear-facing halogens
From:Bill Davidson
Date:Sat, 3 Feb 2001 08:37:20 -0800

> << Now I once knew an engineer who thought he could rig up a CO2 laser to
seek
>  the bright headlights and beam right back into the reflector and make the
>  lamp burn out right then...I don't know how big he decided it would have
to
>  be...nice quiet make 'em go away, at least until it decides to target
>  somebody's bald head instead of a headlight... >>
>
> I've always wanted a large mirror to be spring loaded on the back of my
car
> to pop up and blast their beam back in to their face. I think it might be
a
> little more ethical. People would surely get off your tail then.

Not necessarily... tricks like that can get you shot these days :(
unfortunately road rage has reached epidemic proportions... if you value you
property and lift it's best to just pull over and let them pass...

Bill