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Headlight flashing is the act of either briefly switching on the headlights of a car, or of momentarily switching between a headlight's high beams and low beams, in an effort to communicate with another driver or drivers. The signal is sometimes referred to in car manufacturers' manuals as an optical horn, since it draws the attention of other ...
In the late 1970s, the Wednesday night cruise on Van Nuys attracted up to 40,000 cars. Sunset Boulevard was another popular cruise strip. [1] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Crenshaw Boulevard was a popular cruising strip for South Los Angeles' African-American communities. [18]
Highway hypnosis is considered a serious risk factor for traffic accidents. [4] Although a driver in a state of highway hypnosis can drive a car, they cannot react quickly and adequately to unexpected road situations. [10] In this state, there is a tendency for the driver to gradually increase speed (a phenomenon known as psychological inertia ...
2011: Night View Assist Plus with Spotlight Function premiere: the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class (C216) became the first series production car with night vision-guided pedestrian spotlighting (HID version) [11] can flash at any pedestrians it detects in order to warn both the driver and the pedestrians. The flashing light is directed in such a way ...
The police car on the right is a slicktop car, lacking the traditional roof-mounted lightbar seen on the car on the left. The aerodynamic properties of light bars can be important for police applications, as fuel efficiency and drag are concerns in patrol and pursuit. Because of this, some police cars do not have roof mounted lightbars.
Video shows fire blazing on Pacific Coast Highway Datig, in the video says, the experience is “like driving through hell itself." “All of PCH is on fire right now,” she says in the video.
Prior to 1974, the maximum speed limit on Tennessee's Interstate highways was 75 mph (121 km/h) day or night for cars and 65 mph (105 km/h) day or night for trucks. Other rural highways had a maximum speed limit of 65 mph day and 55 mph (89 km/h) night for divided highways and 55 mph for all other highways.
One person was killed Tuesday night after getting hit by two cars, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.. The collision happened at about 10 p.m. in Dorchester County, said Cpl. David Jones.