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No.

All traffic tickets are doubled between the orange road work signs, at least in MA and ME. Doesn't matter if people are there or if the project hasn't even started.

At least in Maine, they usually cover the sign up with a tarp, so it doesn't count till they're ready, but they don't do that down my way.

Added hassle is that the speed limit is also lowered a fair bit, but it's bad enough when that chunk of I-95 is already 50mph as it is :/

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I used the Sylvania Headlight Restoration Kit, it worked pretty good. But I got too it early, before the plastic got too badly clouded. The cloudiness is usually caused by ultraviolet induced oxidation of the plastic, and it is on the outside.

If your problem really is on the inside, you might need to replace the housing.

Regards, JEff

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They may light up the road better within the range of the headlights, but they do not extend the range.

"A website touting the Sylvania SilverStar headlight bulb says it provides “up to 30 percent” greater visibility down the road. That sounds impressive until you read the fine print: “compared with worn standard halogen” bulbs. [the emphasis is mine]

We found that the premium bulbs, as a group, deliver a whiter light and up to 19 percent more output than the standard or OE bulbs, and that can be more pleasing for drivers. But none of the premium bulbs allowed us to see farther on our headlight test course than the standard or OE bulbs. That’s because distance is determined more by the size and shape of the lamp’s reflector or lens than by the bulb. "

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/headlights0113.htm

Regards, JEff

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Whats with the growing trend in the "In Memoriam" messages made out using those transfer stickers on vehicles rear windscreens?

Absolutely tasteless, completely cheesy and totally classless.

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Plus tattoos of dead relatives.

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Those are out now? :(

I didn't even get any yet.

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They might be on special :D

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Stupid healthy relatives. :frown:

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I haven't seen those yet, but it reminds me of the past when "Baby On Board" signs were all the rage. Invariably when I noticed a car with one I was moved to wonder, then why are you driving like an idiot? If you don't care about your own child, why should I?

Which leads me to the proliferation of roadside crosses with bouquets, usually placed in memory of a teenage driver who killed themself. The newspaper article about the accident tells us what a wonderful, well behaved, responsible person the kid was. And that the accident occurred at 3 AM.

Regards, JEff

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I remember a downhill road somewhere in West -by-god- Virginia, I've never SEEN so many dead, dumb people in one place.

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Fair enough. I have no direct comparison. My current car had HID's fitted and they're fantastic. That's all I can say about them. I've never tried to take them out and do a comparison against a standard bulb in the same car.

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So those aren't relatives in the pictures you posted a couple of weeks ago? :rofl:

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I have them along with LEDs for brake lights. I like them, the only downside is the HIDs take a few seconds to warm up/get bright and turning them on for short periods shortens their life. So no more flashing.

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I was looking at something like that as I was curious, but noticed that our headlights are actually glass and not that bad, it's only the side lights that are plastic and I'm not that bothered by those... :/

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Out in Austria where my brother lived, the county puts out a cross and a flower on the memorial day. Anything bigger is up to the family.

I'm kind of willing to give the family a pass though, since my brother was cycling to work a little after 5am, in charge of making cheese at a local dairy farm, when he got hit by a drunk driver.