I agree 100%, when I'm driving my wife's Prius I guarantee someone will cut me off. I could be the last car in a line of five cars and have a 1/4 mile of open road behind me and someone will come flying up and want to get into the space between me and the car in front of me. Never happens in my Z28 or my F150.
Nah, the Crown Vic is still the Crown Vic.Anyway, Camry drivers often seem retarded because the Camry is this generation's Ford Crown Vic.
I agree 100%, when I'm driving my wife's Prius I guarantee someone will cut me off. I could be the last car in a line of five cars and have a 1/4 mile of open road behind me and someone will come flying up and want to get into the space between me and the car in front of me. Never happens in my Z28 or my F150.
Actually, burning in front of a Prius then coasting to a lower speed is something a hypermiler would do.Well there is a large contingent of Prius drivers that can be characterized as asshats (I think they prefer "hypermilers", but that's just a euphemism).
I make it a point to get my car into single mpg digits in effort to get in front of them before the road turns into single lane.
Nah, the Crown Vic is still the Crown Vic.
I think retired people buy police cars just to fuck with people. I know that's my plan. I'll retire, buy whatever the police are using for their cars, attach what appears to be a spotlight to the driver side (not actually connected to electrical system), paint it black with black rims, then drive slightly below the speed limit in the passing lane on the busiest highway I can find in peak traffic hours.
You have to make decisions with the information you have. For instance, always pass a volvo. Maybe you're the one volvo driver who can do the speed limit, but that is a chance I'm not willing to take.
Anyway, Camry drivers often seem retarded because the Camry is this generation's Ford Crown Vic.
Just turn your high beams on for a couple miles.
It's not like you'll get a ticket for it. Judging by the number of BMW SUVs on the road with HID lights that shine directly into everyone else's eyes, I'm guessing there's no law that prevents you from intentionally blinding other people or intentionally causing accidents.
Would you like to place a wager on your guess? I could use some extra money.
Factory HID lights have an auto leveling system. When they turn on, you can see them move and level themselves.
BMW stock headlights are HID lights that blind everyone. If it were illegal to intentionally blind other drivers and intentionally cause car crashes, every BMW dealer would be shut down and every BMW driver would be in jail where they belong.
Then the question is why do they need to be leveled all the time. We've had the yellow headlights for at least fifty years and they've never given anyone a problem. If the HIDs actually need to be adjusted all the time, then that should give some indication that the manufacturer is fully aware how dangerous these lights are.
A quick google search says that HID lights really are illegal in some places. One guy posts about how he just got a ticket and other people are trying to explain the laws
http://www.civicforums.com/forums/98-legal-questions-law/186040-hids-illegal-just-got-ticket.html
...The world would be a better place if everyone drove like I do. My actions are determined solely based on how I will inconvinence other drivers, things like coasting completely and QUICKLY into the turn lane before my brake lights come on so the person behind me doesn't have to change anything, pulling over to the left or right in my lane if I'm that 10th car from the intersection just barely blocking the left/right turn lanes, etc. If I'm impatient with someone in front of me, it's because they are causing people behind me to get pissed off which in turn pisses me off. Whether I hit my brakes to make a last minute turn, or drive past and turn around is entirely determined by what's in my rear view mirror at the moment. I drive in such a way as to be invisible to other drivers.
You failed debate class, didn't you? Or Logic 101?
Which Civic comes with HID's from the factory?
You're just all kinda fails aren't you? The factory HID's are in properly designed housing that allows light from the HID bulbs to refract properly to project light to where it needs to be; they have cut off plates that make sure the lights don't blind other drivers on the road and is auto leveling for when the vehicle encounters elevation changes to ensure the projection stays level.So it's only legal to blind other drivers if you have a BMW. Apparently you are allowed to put everyone's life at risk as long as you have enough money. I say save $20,000 then just drive around with your high beams on. You get the satisfaction of making the roads more dangerous but it will take dozens of years for the tickets to add up to $20k.
So it's only legal to blind other drivers if you have a BMW. Apparently you are allowed to put everyone's life at risk as long as you have enough money. I say save $20,000 then just drive around with your high beams on. You get the satisfaction of making the roads more dangerous but it will take dozens of years for the tickets to add up to $20k.
ShawnD1, I had HIDs in projectors in my 98 Camaro. There was LESS glare to oncoming traffic from them than with the original halogens in the reflector headlights. A pic as an example of the lack of glare:
Yes, it was a retrofit, but done RIGHT not like how many people put HID in their halogen reflectors and blind the crap out of everyone.
Probably the reason the BMW SUVs seem to be a little more glaring is because the vehicle does sit higher. But, that's the case anytime you're in a shorter vehicle and someone is in a taller vehicle, there is no avoiding it.
The worst is a truck towing a trailer with decent tongue weight...headlights point right at ya. Ugh.