Neither snow, nor sleet , nor gloom of night......
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HR radness
His royal radness
Actually, anything that steps into the beam will be immediately incinerated. Esp. small cute furry creatures >
4WRXter
Skier!
I bought the lights in hopes of illuminating the LARGE furry creatures that reside in the woodlands of The Northeast Kingdom (VT), The Great North Woods(NH), The Western Mountains. I suspect I can't incinerate the large ones. So I need to SEE them.Actually, anything that steps into the beam will be immediately incinerated. Esp. small cute furry creatures >
...OK, so what do ya do when your new lights DO illuminate one o them large furry guys halfway thru a sweeper at night? (i.e., you don't have time to stop)
1. Gas it and hope for the best
2. Nail brakes and hope for the best
3. Aim for back of the animal
4. Swerve into opposite lane and hope for the best
Your life may well depend on the correct answer..........
DG
1. Gas it and hope for the best
2. Nail brakes and hope for the best
3. Aim for back of the animal
4. Swerve into opposite lane and hope for the best
Your life may well depend on the correct answer..........
DG
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redlinerally
Guest
That's why we say the hardware is only as good as the software...
HR radness
His royal radness
Numero Dos...albeit in a controlled manner
Since the chances of smashing said Bambi are very high, better to hit the animal with the least possible forward energy and not risk going off the side of the road and centerpunching an 18" birch tree at 60 which will NOT get out of the way..ever
Not like THAT's happened to anyone recently
OR...hit the grenade auncher...search and serve!!
Since the chances of smashing said Bambi are very high, better to hit the animal with the least possible forward energy and not risk going off the side of the road and centerpunching an 18" birch tree at 60 which will NOT get out of the way..ever
Not like THAT's happened to anyone recently
OR...hit the grenade auncher...search and serve!!
akinaspeedstar
New member
move your arms out of the way of the air bags. gun it, aim for the back, and think of the new car your insurance is gonna buy you ;D
akinaspeedstar
New member
well when you have a loan out on your car, and the bank wants full coverage.... for what i pay in insurance i could probaly buy a new car for what i pay in insurance. granted i also paid less for my car then it's worth by quite a bit. i hate when your insurance is more then your car payment.
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redlinerally
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ouch dude... car payment < insurance? and I thought MA insurance was bad.
Bear in mind... we don't have access to: Geico, All State, State Farm, Progressive & some others. We have only Liberty Mutual and a few small locally owned POS companies.
My car payment > my insurance on BOTH vehicles (Jeep & Impreza) with full coverage
Bear in mind... we don't have access to: Geico, All State, State Farm, Progressive & some others. We have only Liberty Mutual and a few small locally owned POS companies.
My car payment > my insurance on BOTH vehicles (Jeep & Impreza) with full coverage
4WRXter
Skier!
PART of what I am hoping for, from the lights, is being able to see the critters a little sooner. Hence a (hopefully) larger braking distance.
I suspect Right has a better answer for this than I do, but I think each instance demands its own problems for avoidance. And whatever Right has to say I will CERTAINLY try to incorporate into my driving skills. I am positive he is technically a better driver than me. I personally try most times to not SLAM on the brakes so I have some steering control. Although lockin' 'em up and hoping for the best has worked.
And lets face it one of the best avoidance skills is driving a reasonable speed to begin with. I know that we do not always do that.
I'm hoping that if my driving lights help illuminate large animals even 20-50 feet sooner, that gives me more time. And I also hope that if the lights don't incinerate them, the critters come out medium-rare, YUMMY!!!!
I suspect Right has a better answer for this than I do, but I think each instance demands its own problems for avoidance. And whatever Right has to say I will CERTAINLY try to incorporate into my driving skills. I am positive he is technically a better driver than me. I personally try most times to not SLAM on the brakes so I have some steering control. Although lockin' 'em up and hoping for the best has worked.
And lets face it one of the best avoidance skills is driving a reasonable speed to begin with. I know that we do not always do that.
I'm hoping that if my driving lights help illuminate large animals even 20-50 feet sooner, that gives me more time. And I also hope that if the lights don't incinerate them, the critters come out medium-rare, YUMMY!!!!
OK guys
this has bin a semi-trick question
best bet no matter what is to aim for back end of the animal
depending on where you are/how fast/turn/straight...you brake, turn or whatever
best bet is to BRAKEBRAKE - release brake -- turn to miss target. don't look AT the target, look where you want to go.
but aim to the BACK of the animal, they are going on their own program, and unlikely to turn back
of course, I wrecked my nice brite red 86 Mugen Honda Civic Si when a ()(^*&^$#!! deer jumped out going to right, so I went left, he turned around, and BAM. worst part is that the deer took off, I didn't even get to eat him!
DG
this has bin a semi-trick question
best bet no matter what is to aim for back end of the animal
depending on where you are/how fast/turn/straight...you brake, turn or whatever
best bet is to BRAKEBRAKE - release brake -- turn to miss target. don't look AT the target, look where you want to go.
but aim to the BACK of the animal, they are going on their own program, and unlikely to turn back
of course, I wrecked my nice brite red 86 Mugen Honda Civic Si when a ()(^*&^$#!! deer jumped out going to right, so I went left, he turned around, and BAM. worst part is that the deer took off, I didn't even get to eat him!
DG
akinaspeedstar
New member
john could you repost those pictures? im thinking about building something like this for my PIAAs
