MOTORING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10473, 31 December 1927, Page 6

MOTORING

DAZZLING HF.ADJ.TGITTS. ANOTnFit SOLUTION SUGGESTION

Tho dazzling headlight problem, ever with us, tins been tackled from what seems to he quite :111 original point dl' view hy Airs. Eglington, or Featherston. This lady was struoh one day l>y the idea that i!' (-very motor- vehicle wore equipped with a real- light- “liuninating the road 1 hind it. the problem would he solved. To test her notion, Airs. Eglington ha.s had a floodlight made to her own design and-fitted to the rear of her ear. This light is wired up with tho dimming switch, and the result is that when the headlights are dimmed the rear floodlight comes on. This rear light is so constructed that it brilliantly illuminates the road for about three feet behind the car, throwing an excellent light across to the right on the portion of the road to he. traversed by the pnsstmi car. At the same time the beam of l.ght is kept so low that it creates no dazzle whatever tor cars following behind the vehicle To which it is attached. Mrs. Eglington's idea is that the whole dazzle problem might be solved at once if dimming were enforced, and if everv motor vehicle were obliged by law to carry a roar floodlight arranged on the lines described. Each driver, on dimming, would thus automatically light up the road for the passing car, dazzle would Udone away with, and yet satisfactory v.ision would ho scoured. As it is, Airs. Islington has a device on her car which helps other people when she dims, hut- does not help her at all. except insular as it is very useful in hacking at night. li everyone had a similar; light it would lie different.

NEW ZEALAND’S MOTOR KLEE'! ONE CAR TO EVERY TWELVE PERSONS.

Tho estimated number ol inhabitants to each automobile in the twenty-live countries having-most ol this type of vehicle is indicated in the following tabic. Persons per automobile.

United States ■> Canada ■> 11 Hawaii H New Zealand 12 Australia L< United Kingdom 43 Denmark 43 Argentine -L> France U Sweden Switzerland U* Belgium 8j Irish Free State 83 Cuba 81 Union of S. Africa 99 Netherlands Rh Spain 138 ermanv IjJo Italy r.'l Mexico \ Brazil , W Norway Dutch’East Indies IRS> India J"' 93