OK, correction gratefully acknowledged

.....The other important criteria are the off-side cut-offs (of both lights)
on dip

and I now know what jackighting is, nothing to do with blinding the driver
in front.

Clive

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.

> >The other important
> >criteria is the off-side cut-off on dip, to avoid blinding oncoming
traffic.
>
> Singular. That's CRITERION.
>
> >And what the hell is jacklighting?
>
> It's a light mounted under the car, so you can see where to fit the
> jack when you have a flat in the wee hours.
>
> >Ok, I've guessed, but I never cease to be
> >amazed at the US terms invented to describe just about everything about
the
> >world - including tailgating at night. Is that possible anymore anyway,
with
> >these modern and absurdly over-bright rear lights now being fitted to new
> >cars, especilaly those bl*** ridiculous circus lights fitted high-up
above
> >tail gates - mad, crazy, how is one supposed to pick the subtelties of
the
> >road ahead by looking through the car in front, or even around it when
> >you're being blinded at night by lights that are supposed to be for there
> >for safety. Huh! Modern auto engineers seem to be a bunch of immature
> >crack-heads out to impress without any real training, study and
> >comprehension of ergonomics - and thats what a sensible approach to rear
> >light design is - simple ergonomics. I think they should be banned, but
what
> >has this got to do with headlights - think blue!
>
> Blame the "safety" lobbing morons and the criminals running the gummint.