Buses/trucks W/ Rear Facing Lights

[pajerokid]

I've been seeing this for quite a while already.

Usually sa Cement Mixers, but kanina sa bus.

There's this light assembly which looks like a sealed beam unit na H3 illuminating the area where the passengers would disembark upon exiting the bus...

Pretty fine idea except for the fact that these ^^&$*%#^%$ are BLINDING me!!!!

[mazdamazda]

depends kung saan nakalagay... kapag mababa ang pagkalagay and tama ang angle, oks lang...

pero nung sang araw, may san mig na truck... putsa! ala na me makita! nang gigitgit pa!

[RedHorse]

construction sites din, paharap sa driver ang mga floodlights

[ghosthunter]

one of the reasons why I have two 100watt "fog" lights in front now. I might upgrade them with 120 watt bulbs. :D

[dx8976]

i notice that a lot of people don't know how to install and how to properly use their lights. sana we can have someone who can give us basics on automotive lighting. yung mga lagi naka sindi ang fogs, or kung saan saan nagpapalagay ng hid daw na di naman hid.

[mazdamazda]

naku, tinamaan ako dun!

laging naka sindi fog lights ko! hehehe! bad ba un?

[Ungas]

Imo, driving lights are there for a reason.

[yebo]

ako din lagi naka-sindi ang fog lamps hehehe! pero polite po ako noh, pag nasa intersection ako at stop naman po ako, Off ko yun headlights ko at fog and running lights lang ang naka-On para di silaw ang vehicles na naka-harap sa akin.

mahilig ako maki-head-on sa mga ogags na driver na naka-high beam. pag senyas ko ng low-high-low at hindi nag-low beam ang loko steer ko nga pa-head on collision sa kanya sabay high beam hehehe!

ang nakaka-inis yung mga dump trucks sa nlex na may rear facing fog lamps, kaka-silaw talaga! sarap barilin ng BB gun eh!

[dx8976]

i think the important thing when installing lights is proper cut off. the lights should not be used in traffic if it goes over a standard passenger car driver's line of sight. improperly installed lights can be a lot worse than high beams. fog lights have a low cut off and should not be aimed high. some lights are just bad though, and no matter what you do, their beam is scattered.

[OTEP]

Naku, basta umandar na ko nakasidi na ilaw ko (ala daytime running lights) hehehe.

[Ungas]

City driven vehicles have different settings or alignment as to highway driven vehicles.

My headlights are aimed for long driving highway roads, kalat paharap at medyo malayo. The only downside I see, pag lowered car yung nasa harap ko tutuok sa side view mirrors nya yung beam pattern. Same settings as with my foggies.

Walang uniform height ang mga sasakyan, how would you base it on the standard driver's line of sight? Different vehicle models and makes have different height advantage over the other.

Most taxi's I've seen have manipulated the oe headlight alignment, either nakatutok sa kasalubong or tutok naman na sobrang baba that their headlights works like a flashlight.

Auxilliary driving light users would also agree, that it really helps driving at night when it is turned on. The only solution I could think of right now is for those sensitive eyed drivers should avoid the streets past 6pm onwards.

[Rediesel]

or have themselves install 4 auxilliary lights with 100 watts each.

hey if you can't beat em join em.

[Ungas]

Yeah, got that right Rediesel!

[altec]

I think what pajerokid means is the light these trucks/bus have which face towards the rear that blinds the car following in the same direction. So putting up fog lights like what mazdamazda said or increasing the wattage of your headlights will not offset these lights. In the first place, ang kalaban mo, bus o truck. So maski gaano ka bright ang ilaw mo, wa epek yan sa sinusundan mong truck literally because of the height or ground clearance of these trucks. Di sila masisilawan.
The principle behind these lights is to help the passengers embark/disembark as mentioned by pajerokid. Sa ibang truck naman, nakasetup yan facing the rear wheels of the truck. Purpose is to let the driver see if there are anyone near the rear wheels, so that maiwasan niya makasagasa ng tao, kotse, etc sa gabi. The PROBLEM is that some of these drivers, iba na ang sadya sa mga ilaw. Naghahanap ng away. Especially those jeeps, trucks, or cars that put mirrors at the rear bumper para pag nag hi beam ka, balik sa yo.

[yebo]

BB gun lang katapat nyan sir! pag may mirror or fog lamps sa likod at nakatutok sa iyo, ka-tsing! tapos sabay overtake hehehe!
dyan tuwang-tuwa ang brother ko pag kasama ko sa probinsya eh, siya kasi may hawak ng BB gun hehehehe!

[jappy]

hehehe.
kaya nga may 5pcs na foglights sa roofrack namin eh.
yari ang mga bus & truck na kups sa kalye na palaging naka-bright.
papalampasin namin, tapos sabay bukas ng foglights.
tapos cruisin na lang muna, hanggang sa mainis ung truck or bus.
pero siyempre pag may kasalubong patay muna.
kawawa naman yun eh.
hehehe.

yebo
hehehe
na-try na din namin dati yung BB gun thing sa kups na bus.
yung mga biyaheng bicol na Philtranco, sobrang kups yung mga yun sa kalye. walang sinasanto. imagin nagtra-try umovertake sa right side, meaning sa gutter na ng national highway. sakto naman na nasa sasakyan yung BB gun namin. yari siya. biglang napatigil nung nasampolan siya.

[altec]

BB gun? hmm, masubukan nga. Basag ang ilaw?

[yebo]

tagos ang Daisy BB pump rifle sa aluminum can pare. pusa nga na natutulog sa roof ng kotse ko tinira ko ng BB rifle tagos sa dibdib eh, pero di namatay. andun pa rin natutulog pa din sa roof ng car ko, buset!

o kaya yung CO2 powered na Daisy BB pistols, yung CO2 nya yung maliit na canister. repeating pa yun! pwede pa yan pang-self defense kung ayaw mo magdala ng real gun sa kotse mo, legal na legal yan.

[ghosthunter]

pwede din paint-ball gun. You can cover the windshield with paint.

[altec]

What about those pellet guns ginagamit sa war games ngayon? May m14 or armalite full automatic