Hi,
My name is Stuart Taylor and I am an ADI from the greater Manchester area and whole-heartedly support this and am going to put this to the AA whom I am franchised to.
Also as an aside I have this year had to purchase some night driving glasses and although they aren't perfect they do help to level the contrast out a bit and therefore causing me to become tired less easily at night which link didn't seem to be made in the article in Decembers ADI News.
Perhaps you could leave some advice to this on your site or in future articles to help others until something is done.
Yours Sincerely,
Stuart Taylor ADI
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
Are accessory Shops selling us lights that are Dangerous!
Ken,
Very interesting article on the web site! Here is how I think the problem is further compounded. If you go to Halfords or any motor accessory dealer you will find for sale replacement headlight bulbs that claim to provide greater brightness for the same wattage.
These bulbs are a semi tungsten/xenon type. The bottom line is that gas in the whole envelope glows. Now the reflector optics is designed to focus a POINT source of light i.e. the actual tungsten filament. As the light is emitting from a wide area around the filament IT IS NOW NOT PROPERLY FOCUSED and will cause dazzle.
The MOT test is out of date, and the equipment used to test the headlights does not work for xenon variant bulbs. There are also limits on the wattage of the lamps that can be used on motor vehicles, but there are no limits on the brightness. This was not a problem when we all used the same lamp technology.
I have noticed that the diligent mechanic who last conducted an MOT test on my Shogun, had turned the headlight level adjustment switch to it highest level to test the lights. Weather the MOT regulations demand this procedure I do not know but I would not disagree with it.
Yours Sincerely.
John Astley
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard.
Very interesting article on the web site! Here is how I think the problem is further compounded. If you go to Halfords or any motor accessory dealer you will find for sale replacement headlight bulbs that claim to provide greater brightness for the same wattage.
These bulbs are a semi tungsten/xenon type. The bottom line is that gas in the whole envelope glows. Now the reflector optics is designed to focus a POINT source of light i.e. the actual tungsten filament. As the light is emitting from a wide area around the filament IT IS NOW NOT PROPERLY FOCUSED and will cause dazzle.
The MOT test is out of date, and the equipment used to test the headlights does not work for xenon variant bulbs. There are also limits on the wattage of the lamps that can be used on motor vehicles, but there are no limits on the brightness. This was not a problem when we all used the same lamp technology.
I have noticed that the diligent mechanic who last conducted an MOT test on my Shogun, had turned the headlight level adjustment switch to it highest level to test the lights. Weather the MOT regulations demand this procedure I do not know but I would not disagree with it.
Yours Sincerely.
John Astley
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard.
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Shame on Rolls Royce & Bentley
16 January 2010 is the day to name & shame even the best. I have long been reporting vehicles that are brand new that appear to dazzle when not on full beam and through research it is the regulation that is wrong and vehicle manufactures are flouting the regulation as in their eyes nothing on the vehicle is illegal.
Rolls Royce registration number EU59 BND dazzled me from behind and even switching my rear view mirror it was impossible for me to use my mirrors. I slowed and allowed the Rolls Royce to draw up and pass me and this is the number of it above seen in Central London. Even though we have plenty of Rolls Royce’s they are not as common as Mercedes or Ford’s. If you see this vehicle or Bentley number 4 AJY which also dazzled me in the same way. Please leave a comment if you see either of these or similar vehicles.
All vehicle makers seem intent on outshining each other and persecuting our eyes so please vote on E petition and check out the DaDRL if you are sensitive in the eyes daytime and rarely drive at night. The links to click are below.
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard.
Rolls Royce registration number EU59 BND dazzled me from behind and even switching my rear view mirror it was impossible for me to use my mirrors. I slowed and allowed the Rolls Royce to draw up and pass me and this is the number of it above seen in Central London. Even though we have plenty of Rolls Royce’s they are not as common as Mercedes or Ford’s. If you see this vehicle or Bentley number 4 AJY which also dazzled me in the same way. Please leave a comment if you see either of these or similar vehicles.
All vehicle makers seem intent on outshining each other and persecuting our eyes so please vote on E petition and check out the DaDRL if you are sensitive in the eyes daytime and rarely drive at night. The links to click are below.
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
JUST NORTH OF EDINBURGH
Do we need more proof that xenon lights blind and dazzle? If I had the time I could have written a thousand blogs. This was a slightly inebriated Scottish business man in the big city making the wheels of commerce turn.
Being very chatty thought I would use him as research on my blinding lights issue. I asked him if he had xenon lights on his car and did he think others would find them too bright.
If I find others too bright anyone near me must hate them big time. But they are terrific for driving. I have just changed from a Freelander to a Lexus Hybrid and my other car is the Audi TT.
As he was more than happy with xenon lights and his cars I asked if adjusting the lights down a little lower than the current regulation as not too blind or dazzle other drivers. Could you live with that? To my astonishment he agreed wholeheartedly.
I am glad to say not all Scots hate the English!
A slightly lower setting must be the way to go and make us all less vulnerable to the dazzling effect.
If you have taken time to read this blog and live in the UK please vote on my E Petition at number 10 Downing Street:-
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard.
Being very chatty thought I would use him as research on my blinding lights issue. I asked him if he had xenon lights on his car and did he think others would find them too bright.
If I find others too bright anyone near me must hate them big time. But they are terrific for driving. I have just changed from a Freelander to a Lexus Hybrid and my other car is the Audi TT.
As he was more than happy with xenon lights and his cars I asked if adjusting the lights down a little lower than the current regulation as not too blind or dazzle other drivers. Could you live with that? To my astonishment he agreed wholeheartedly.
I am glad to say not all Scots hate the English!
A slightly lower setting must be the way to go and make us all less vulnerable to the dazzling effect.
If you have taken time to read this blog and live in the UK please vote on my E Petition at number 10 Downing Street:-
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard.
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Range Rover (Lights Problems)
Range Rovers
Some Months back Jaguar/Land Rover replied to me explaining that their vehicles pass current regulations. This I accept but it does not mean that (Range Rovers) are safe for the opposing Drivers.
The letter I received back from their Technical department admitted many vociferous complaints had come their way.
At times I am a bit boring on this subject but remember if you are following me (big blinding blogger) and www.blindedbixenon.co.uk my first big discovery was a Salesman sold a Range Rover to a customer and then asked the questions:-
Have you driven with the Bi-xenon headlights and do you drive at night much. Answer:-
It was yes to both. Reply:-
Be very careful as your new lights are about 30% brighter and so good that other drivers will flash you. But do not worry as your vehicle passes all Government tests.
From all my research I believe that Jaguar/Land Rover actually know that their vehicles dazzle/temporary blind (thousands) of other road users and are cheating us by using these words. (Our vehicles pass all current regulations)
In the early hours of the last day of 2009-12-31 I spoke to another willing Range Rover Driver who was staying at the Renaissance Hotel Holborn and commutes between London and Wales. Not only does he get flashed by other Drivers that dislike the glare from his Bi-xenon lights he also agreed that other Drivers are doing the same to him.
If you have taken time to read this blog and live in the UK please vote on my E Petition at number 10 Downing Street:-
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard
Some Months back Jaguar/Land Rover replied to me explaining that their vehicles pass current regulations. This I accept but it does not mean that (Range Rovers) are safe for the opposing Drivers.
The letter I received back from their Technical department admitted many vociferous complaints had come their way.
At times I am a bit boring on this subject but remember if you are following me (big blinding blogger) and www.blindedbixenon.co.uk my first big discovery was a Salesman sold a Range Rover to a customer and then asked the questions:-
Have you driven with the Bi-xenon headlights and do you drive at night much. Answer:-
It was yes to both. Reply:-
Be very careful as your new lights are about 30% brighter and so good that other drivers will flash you. But do not worry as your vehicle passes all Government tests.
From all my research I believe that Jaguar/Land Rover actually know that their vehicles dazzle/temporary blind (thousands) of other road users and are cheating us by using these words. (Our vehicles pass all current regulations)
In the early hours of the last day of 2009-12-31 I spoke to another willing Range Rover Driver who was staying at the Renaissance Hotel Holborn and commutes between London and Wales. Not only does he get flashed by other Drivers that dislike the glare from his Bi-xenon lights he also agreed that other Drivers are doing the same to him.
If you have taken time to read this blog and live in the UK please vote on my E Petition at number 10 Downing Street:-
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
Epilogue:-
Let’s hope with my effort and your votes 2010 will be the year our voice is heard
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Recieved Interesting Email
Received this from HJ Motoring correspondent. Porsche are on my list as being vehicles with xenon lights that are dangerous and intimidating to other drivers.
Hi Ken,
I hadn't heard of you, but that's a brilliant idea (to use the wrong word).I'm fully in favour of three 'angles' of attack.One is against retro-fitting of Xenon's to cars that don't have automatic load compensation motors.Two is maintenance of those load compensation motors. They either react too slowly, or break.Three is left dipping. Nothing is more likely to blind you on a motorway when you are in the correct lane than the dipped Xenon's of a Porsche or something frying your eyeballs via the drivers door mirror as it comes up behind to overtake.
Epilogue
Thanks HJ.
Porsche cars are great pieces of engineering but be better for the rest off us if they could get their lighting set not to dazzle others!
There is a petition to sign if you wish to help in getting these lights set to a standard that would suit the majority of drivers. Go to http://www.blindedbixenon.co.uk/ and register via the green petition link.
Hi Ken,
I hadn't heard of you, but that's a brilliant idea (to use the wrong word).I'm fully in favour of three 'angles' of attack.One is against retro-fitting of Xenon's to cars that don't have automatic load compensation motors.Two is maintenance of those load compensation motors. They either react too slowly, or break.Three is left dipping. Nothing is more likely to blind you on a motorway when you are in the correct lane than the dipped Xenon's of a Porsche or something frying your eyeballs via the drivers door mirror as it comes up behind to overtake.
Epilogue
Thanks HJ.
Porsche cars are great pieces of engineering but be better for the rest off us if they could get their lighting set not to dazzle others!
There is a petition to sign if you wish to help in getting these lights set to a standard that would suit the majority of drivers. Go to http://www.blindedbixenon.co.uk/ and register via the green petition link.
Friday, 18 December 2009
Approved Driving Instructor News
Hello Readers,
In this crazy world of new technological advancements have we gone too far. The Bi-xenon lights on cars are wonderful to drive with. Like a floodlit Football match or Film set. Most of the fors and against are covered by Paul Caddick and myself in the Feature Story on Page 20 of the December issue of ADI News. (A BLINDING CHRISTMAS)
www.blindedbixenon.co.uk
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/blindedbixenon/
If you cannot get a copy I will post on here at a later date.
Good Christmas to all.
Remember if you have more sensitive eyes and the Daytime Running Lights bother you. Especially those with the Audi Models. I have spoken to a number of drivers who have returned to their dealer to have them turned off. Check out on link below.
http://www.dadrl.org.uk/
In this crazy world of new technological advancements have we gone too far. The Bi-xenon lights on cars are wonderful to drive with. Like a floodlit Football match or Film set. Most of the fors and against are covered by Paul Caddick and myself in the Feature Story on Page 20 of the December issue of ADI News. (A BLINDING CHRISTMAS)
www.blindedbixenon.co.uk
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/blindedbixenon/
If you cannot get a copy I will post on here at a later date.
Good Christmas to all.
Remember if you have more sensitive eyes and the Daytime Running Lights bother you. Especially those with the Audi Models. I have spoken to a number of drivers who have returned to their dealer to have them turned off. Check out on link below.
http://www.dadrl.org.uk/
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