Show Southern California Wars on Glaring Headlight Nuisance J I FROM MOTOR WEST Acting upon tho the sug suggestion in the theay I May ay 1 issue of ot Motor West the thc police of ot the cIt city and count county of ot Los Angeles eles have havoC combined to drive glaring headlights from from the roads of ot southern California Police of officials or- or in the cities and towns of northern California are taking lakIng- like and before the first of or June Jhc thc campaign will be in full swing throughout the entire Pacific coast As we pointed out in the editorial In question the approach of ot summer I will Increase night travel between the cities and the beaches and other resorts to such an art extent that unless something is done m- m monce a once to remove e ho he menace of glaring headlights serious erious accidents will be bo a nightly p occurrence Indeed since the advent of pf warmer weather the number of or accidents has been increasing and the police decided to act at once It has been estimated that not more than 50 per cent of or tho the moro more than cars now being operated on Cal California's ia's roads have headlights which come within the provisions of ot the J law w. w The authorities have permitted motorists motorists mo mo- to bend down their lamp brackets in order that the shafts of ot lights from the head lamps shall not rise above e the inch 42 limit at a point sc ivo feet in front of ot the car But a comparatively cly small proportion proportion tion of or the tho whole number of owners have even taken this precaution Tho The makeshift o of oc bending bending- down the bracket with a heavy wrench which sometimes results in a broken bracket has the disadvantage of ot curtailing cur cur- tailing the amount of or light projected in front and to tho the si sides es of the car an and thu thus an unlooked unlocked for element of danger is injected Into night driving Many lan cities and states all over tho the country have conducted stringent ent tests of ot the various makes of ot lenses that are designed to diffuse or break breakup up the pow powerful rays ras of ot light ht projected project project- ed b by the reflectors and it has been proven pro that the majority of ot these devices all of or which are quite reasonable rca rca- rca rea In price are so designed as asto asto asto to not only do away with the tho dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- glare but at tho the same time timeto to adequately light tho the path of ot the car in order that tho the driver may discern an any obstacle in the road long Ions before he hc reaches it While it is manifestly impossible for the police to mention any particular particular particular par par- make or style of ot lens Jens as being being- par within the tho law the experience of ot the authorities of ot other states forms a precedent under which it will viIi be safe for the motorists of ot California to use any anyone one of a a. half halt dozen or more well advertised ad makes of or lenses lensea without danger of ot being arrested for tor Infraction Infraction infraction tion of ot tho law In n the interests of or the common welfare welfare wel wel- cl fare Motor West Pest urges its readers to comply at once with the tho law re requiring re- re requiring quiring the use of ot non headlights headlights head head- lights on their cars and thus reduce to a minimum the long Ions lists of accidents acci acci- dents which will otherwise feature each mornings morning's news during tho the comine com corn lug ing summer sap |