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I think those are nice

I think those are nice features though, did not hear of intelliBeam before, sounds like a nice feature.

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Jonathan_76 wrote:I think

Jonathan_76 wrote:
I think those are nice features though, did not hear of intelliBeam before, sounds like a nice feature.

The automatic dimming in response to oncoming traffic part of the intelliBeam function was present in my Grandfather's Buick in the late 1950s.  The sensor dwelt in a prominent housing on the dashboard.  Apparently GM called this arrangement an Autronic Eye, and offered it as an option on a number of their products for some years.  

It looks like this:

 The dial on the back side of this one identifies it as a late 50s upgraded model, with user-adjustable sensitivity.  I don't recall whether Grandpa's model had the dial, but I recall it did mostly work OK.

Much later my wife's 1992 Nissan Quest had the part of the function which automatically turned on the headlights when it got dark enough.  That also generally worked.  I've not ridden in a car with both functions, yet.

 

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I learn something new every

I learn something new every day!

That eye looks pretty ugly though.

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Don't try this at home

Don't try this at home

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Drink driving? It may be with

Drink driving? It may be with the way the law is written. I remember a case where a drunk was on horseback and convicted. The horse was sober.

Then the horse was not convicted as an accessory to the fact?

:-))))

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Chris S_2 wrote: Drink

Chris S_2 wrote:

Drink driving? It may be with the way the law is written. I remember a case where a drunk was on horseback and convicted. The horse was sober. 

Then the horse was not convicted as an accessory to the fact?

:-))))

The vehicle is not normally charged in a drunk driving incident. Perhaps if a drunk was piggy-backing on someone who was also drunk???

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Then neither are driving a

Then neither are driving a vehicle, then again, a horse is not a vehicle either. Interesting case that would be.

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Some might say that a modern

Some might say that a modern car with an ECM chip is more aware and sentient than a living horse.

Then there are others that suggest that cars should have driver breathalysers built-in, forgetting that a sober passenger without a licence could let a drunk driver drive by passing the test themselves.

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It that would happen a lot

It that would happen a lot then there are solutions to that as well. Probably rather expensive but let's put the bill on those that risk our lives!

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We use to say the gear

We use to say the gear selector sequence was Rev, Loud, Slipstream, Drag, Next-One followed by Pass. :-)

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