Night driving

[Bob Culver]

Modern vehicles on modern roads require little concentration and modern vehicles have a myriad in car distractions, esp the complex dashboard and entertainment functions. Most driver are half asleep. Despite legal requirements no one drives able to always stop in the clear distance ahead. Vehicles at much less than normal speed take them by surprise. With Sevens from the front the weak lamps and closeness cause distance to be misjudged. Ditto the feeble rear lamps cause distance to be misjudged. Large bright wide spaced rear lamps are ideal but much can be achieved with large reflectors. These can often be made quickly removable. With modern sharp cut off headlights, reflectors light up fully and suddenly which has quite a wake up effect on drivers. Must be mounted as low as possible.
A few years ago on one of the UK motorways a Bradford towing a trailer had the trailer shunted through the vehicle with very serious injuries.