Document ID: NHTSA-2002-13957-0021
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Carl Stawicki -  Comments
Posted Date: 2003-03-19T05:00Z

REFERING TO HEADLIGHTS STANDARDS AND REVISIONS.

MAJOR PROBLEM:  TODAY'S DISCHARGE TYPE LAMPS  LIGHT IS FANNED TO SIDES  INTO EYES OF ONCOMING DRIVERS IN HILLY COUNTRY ( THIS IS COMMON IN MUCH OF OHIO ). THE OFFENDING  CAR WILL CREST A HILL, IT'S FANNED TOO BRIGHT LIGHT DIRECTED INTO ONCOMING EYES IN CARS CLIMBING TO THE SAME CREST, NOW BELOW THE OFFENDER. ( WHERE WERE THE MAXIMUM CANDLEPOWER INSPECTORS WHEN THESE WERE OK'D ).

RX:  REDESIGN  BEAMS TO FRONT ONLY, TURNABLE OR SWITCHED BEAMS DIRECTED INTO A TURN WILL ACTIVATE AS NEEDED ONLY.THIS WILL DO A BETTER JOB OF SIDE LIGHTING THAN THE OFFENDING FANNED BEAMS NOTED ABOVE, AND IS FAR SAFER TO ALL.

I KNOW THE RX WORKS NICELY, AS I DESIGNED AND APPLIED THE SCHEME (TURNABLE) TO MY JEEP YEARS AGO, UTILIZING AN ADDED CENTER MOUNTED AND ACTUATED LAMP ASSEMBLY.

REGARDS, CARL STAWICKI  8319 GREENLAWN AVENUE  PARMA  OHIO  44129-2434.