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28th May 1954, Page 52
28th May 1954
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Remarkable Eyesight

DEFERRING to the letter from G. W. Irwin on rear " lights (The Commercial Motor, May 21), in the first place I would say that I have been driving for 44 years, not an inconsiderable part of which has been during the hours of darkness.

Your correspondent criticizes my suggestion regarding the use of a 24 W. bulb, for reasons of dazzle, and quotes the stop light as being supporting evidence, The stop-light glass, because of its small size, is made with numerous reflecting surfaces to promote, 1 contend, an unnecessary degree of brilliance. He then says that a lighted match can be seen for seven miles and that a 6 W. bulb would be visible for 40-50 miles.

It is possible that in America eyesight is not so good. There, a truck semi-trailer outfit may show as many as 14 lights at the front, and up to eight at the rear. I appreciate that numbers do not necessarily increase the range, but no doubt the Americans allow for dirt on the glasses and air that is not laboratory pure!

If your correspondent drives always with his headlights, which, of course, is only proper, why should even a stationary vehicle with an obscured rear light bother him. It might be a person walking and not one

"working on a puncture.

London, S.W.19. " ONOL IGHT."

Criticism of New Lighting Unjustified

AS an advocate for many years of better illumination of the rear of motor vehicles, I am sorry to see that several of your correspondents are rather critical of the proposed regulations.

We fitted our first red reflectors on a band of white in 1938 and now mount them on a white tailboard above two rear lamps, one at each side of the rear of the vehicle. White bands only are used in the case of vans.

There is no danger to following traffic, even if the off-side rear lamp fails, as the vehicle is 'adequately protected by the reflectors; the effect in our garage during. daylight is as though all the rear lamps were lit up, so bright are the reflectors!

London, N.7. H. F. CAPON, governing director, Capon and Sons, Ltd.

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