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28 Mar 07 17:40, mark lewis wrote to Roy Witt:
TW>>> had the perfect Anti Tailgating device for Night Driving. IT was
TW>>> an Aircraft 12 volt Landing Light on the back of the a car.
ml>> hehe, back in my youth, i had one of those hooked up so as to get
ml>> the SOBs behind me to dim their highbeams... wish i still had it
ml>> today as there are many that i'd love to blind right back... st00pid
ml>> sods...
RW>> I've thought about flash bulbs, but they dont' exist anymore.
RW>> Besides, it's against the law to have a 'white' light showing to
RW>> the rear while in forward motion.
ml> ok so we use those newfangled blue lights that everyone thinks are
ml> legal which also cause a lot of problems for folk meeting them...
ml> since they're not white, they should be quite ok O:)
Actually, the bright red LEDs used on some of the latest models are almost
enough to blind them, if they're on your bumper. Gang a few of those
together and it's not only legal, but deadly.
ml> then again, maybe a good old fashioned stroblight with a decent LED
ml> sign scrolling the message "turn off your high beam,
asshole!" might
ml> get the message across %^)
That would only infuriate them. Flashing those LEDs above on and off would
do more good.
R\%/itt
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