<WOB>Re: id-yot lights

[Thaddeus Wakefield Batt <thaddeus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Andrew D.Mendez wrote:

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> lights. The only stupider thing than this I have
> seen auto illumunation-wise are those people who
> cover their headlights and/or brakelights with
> nearly opaque black plastic covers, resulting in 2
> feet of forward illumination and their brake
> lights being nearly invisible to following
> traffic, even at night. I won't even mention what
> make & model of car I see this cool modification
> on most often. (Hint: not BMWs).

Andrew, and all :
I will.  Generally I see this on trucks, however, Most recently I
witnessed a helluva rear-end collision on my way back to boston from
Lime Rock on the Mass Pike, Westbound around Framingham.  The 'victim' was
a lowered taxicab yellow Volvo sedan with blacked out lights all around as
well as darkly tinted windows.  I had gotten out from behind it when I
realized that I couldn't see his brakelights AT ALL.  Apparently someone
else didn't either.

I wonder if the Volvo driver will replace those blackout covers with the
settlement s/he gets from the poor guy's insurance company.  

- --thad

Thaddeus Wakefield Batt
http://www.shore.net/~thaddeus
BMWCCA Boston:	#1147928
1986 325es
1975 2002A

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