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Tag Archives: headlights
Bright head lamps lead to Toyota recall
Toyota is recalling 11,489 vehicles because their front lamp are too bright. Certain model year 2007-13 FJ Cruiser vehicles equipped with a Toyota Auxiliary Driving Lamp Kits mounted to the front bumper are impacted by the recall. The lamp assemblies … Continue reading
Posted in NHTSA, recall, Uncategorized
Tagged bright, headlights, NHTSA, recall, safety, Toyota
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Readers comment on recent Street Smarts topics
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Happy Valentine’s Day and thanks for the column about headlights (Street Smarts, Feb. 14). It is by far one of the most important you have addressed. The system is hopelessly out of control and beyond solving. … Continue reading
Posted in Highway 17, litter, Uncategorized
Tagged garbage, Glare, headlights, Highway 17, litter
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Headlight, fog light glare discomfort depends on age, gender
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I ride a bike and drive to and from work in the dark these days. Is it me or are cars headlamps getting brighter? Are more people driving with their brights on? Do all these pickups … Continue reading
Posted in California Vehicle Code, commercial vehicles, DMV, NHTSA, Office of Traffic Safety, Uncategorized
Tagged CVC, DMV, Glare, headlights, NHTSA, OTS, transportation
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Factoids from ‘Ask the DMV’ newsletter
Every week, Street Smarts gets a newsletter from the DMV with interesting information that result from frequently asked questions. Here are a few of the topics featured in “Ask the DMV”: Individuals age 62 and older can apply for a … Continue reading
Posted in DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Driving impaired, DUI, Senior drivers, seniors, teen drivers, teens, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged DMV, DUI, headlights, ID, registration, teens, weather
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CHP held to task regarding headlight-less drivers
Last week, Street Smarts ran a letter from a reader requesting that the California Highway Patrol make extra effort to cite motorists who are driving in the rain without their headlights on, as required by a two-year-old law. The CHP … Continue reading
Add double-decker median divide to Highway 17, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Just north of the Santa’s Village Road exit on Highway 17, the center divide is double height for approximately one mile. Why does the rest of Highway 17 not have a similar height divider? The extra … Continue reading
Posted in California Driver Handbook, California Vehicle Code, Caltrans, consumer affairs, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Public safety, Senior drivers, teen drivers, Traffic collisions, traffic hazards, Uncategorized
Tagged California Driver Handbook, California Vehicle Code, Caltrans, consumer affairs, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Glare, headlights, Senior drivers, teen drivers, traffic, traffic collision, traffic hazards
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Bad weather driving, walking
Tuesday’s storm was brutal for anyone who ventured outside. Did you go out in the wind and rain? How did you survive? I braved Mother Nature. I drove down to Watsonville, where the rain had been falling non-stop since around … Continue reading
