Originally posted by Cool Blue Mystique:
You're wrong.
8. Doesn't the use of Xenon lamps cause more irritation amongst other drivers?
The International regulations governing light distribution and intensity on the road are very strict. Xenon light
blah blah blah blah.......
No, you're wrong. According to the
NHTSA:
"
European regulatory bodies have determined that automatic leveling and washing would help reduce the potential for glare from these headlamps that are specifically allowed to have higher beam performance than current halogen headlamps. The rationale behind the automatic washing is that, in general, a lamp with higher luminance is more adversely affected by dirt on the lens, resulting in more light directed toward the glare zone. In the U.S., because HID headlamps have been designed to comply with the existing required intensity performance, and not some new, higher performance as in Europe,
there appeared to be no need for manufacturers to seek changes to introduce HID headlamps into the market nor for NHTSA to prevent them from being introduced."
However prudent installing auto-leveling and headlight washing systems is, the fact remains that law does not require it in the U.S. Contours (or more correctly, Mondeos) have headlight washing systems even though they are not HID, but they were cut in the U.S.
For being 15 (or any age for that matter), it would do you good to exercise some of that
class in your little finger.
