Fire Ambulance and Drivers that hate Bi-xenon's

Once again the MBC Club Forum Archive has to be put back as last night just about everything to do with headlights that dazzle and blind you surfaced! Firstly a Wapping resident who drives regularly up to Norwich said. Those xenon lights blind you and are infuriating. Let’s hope he votes and passes my info around. Secondly a management consultant from Onslow Gardens SW7 in South Kensington had another interesting story. He purchased a brand new BMW and although he could have had the expensive upgrade to xenon’s as an extra he chose not too. The reason was not the cost but the fact he hated being blinded by the xenon lights so was not going to blind others as they do him. Thirdly I was in Grosvenor Gardens SW1 and sadly a London Ambulance at around 9:30PM had two headlights pointing in different directions of which one was initially burning my eyes out in my rear view mirror. This has happened on numerous occasions and registration numbers will follow as I collect them.

This leads me to tonight’s blog proper. Its 10:45PM 8th February 2010 I was travelling along Silk Street EC2 towards the Barbican Centre from the Moorgate side and on the near side of the road by the car park and flats entrance was a London Fire Brigade Engine registration RX54 OSF. It is with regret that I have to complain about our Fireman when they do work many of us could not. They are probably dealing with accidents all around the country from dazzling incidents. Sadly the driver had left full beam headlights on which were Halogen I think making it almost impossible to pass safely because of the glare. No officers were near the vehicle or directing traffic. As it was on the wrong side of the road facing the wrong way the light beams were directed straight at you and dangerous.

Epilogue

The reason I had to report this as on many more than six occasions a Fire service vehicle on a call out has done this to me and others. On more than a dozen occasions Ambulances have also done this and with the improvement of lighting systems on their vehicles this has to be eradicated as they could add to the accident or incident that they are dealing with. A totally barmy scenario don’t you think.

It is my opinion that a far stricter MOT is needed for the Bi-xenon headlamp. Why do the Manufacturers and Government ignore us? It would be appreciated if you vote to change the current regulation with the link below. Thanks


Petition to: revise the RVLR 1989 regulation

If you live in the USA and many other places around the World and have the more sensitive eyes that find Daytime Running Lights distract making added dangers for you go to the DaDRL and vote:-
DaDRL UK Vote against Daytime Running Lights