I recieved the following letter from a new car dealer. I'm not sure if this is true, but I haven't heard anything in the news about it. Talk about a stupid idea.
For the younger person, cars used to have the high - low beam headlight switch mounted on the floreboard left of the brake pedal.
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State of Wisconsin \ Department of Transportation
TRANSPORTSATION DRISTICT 2
141 N.W. Barstow Street
P.O. Box 649
Waukesha, Wi. 53187
STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BULLETIN NO. 92-0014
DATE: July 7, 2005
To: All Wisconsin Municipal and Private
Vehicle vendors
From: WISDOT, Division of Highway Safety
Subject: Automotive headlight high/low beam switches
1) Pursuant to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Act No. 91-32, all motor vehicles sold in the State of Wisconsin after January 1, 2006 will be required to have the headlight high/low beam switch mounted on the floorboard. The high/low beam switch must be mounted in a position accessible to the operator by pressing the switch with the left foot. The switch must be far enough from the left foot pedal to avoid inadvertent operation or pedal confusion.
2) Included in the above Act, and beginning Januray 1, 2006, all other vehicles with steering column mounted high/low beam switches must be retrofitted with a floorboard mounted switch of the type described above. The steering column mounted switch must be disabled or removed from the vehicle. Vehicles not in compliance will fail the forthcoming Sate of Wisconsin Safety Inspection Program effective January 1, 2006.
3) It is recognized that this Act will cause some hardship for the driving public. However, this change is being implemented in the interest of public safety. WISDOT Act 298-99877 will revert all Wisconsin motor vehicles to the prevalent floor mounted high/low beam switch design in use prior to the influx of foreign market vehicles. This change was made imperative by a recent study entitled “Event and Sequence Investigation of Wisconsin Nighttime Vehicle Accidents” conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Institute of Safety in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Safety Research Council. The result of this study indicated that 95.7 % of all Wisconsin nighttime automobile accidents are caused by blondes getting their feet caught in the steering wheel while attempting to dim their headlights.
For the younger person, cars used to have the high - low beam headlight switch mounted on the floreboard left of the brake pedal.
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State of Wisconsin \ Department of Transportation
TRANSPORTSATION DRISTICT 2
141 N.W. Barstow Street
P.O. Box 649
Waukesha, Wi. 53187
STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BULLETIN NO. 92-0014
DATE: July 7, 2005
To: All Wisconsin Municipal and Private
Vehicle vendors
From: WISDOT, Division of Highway Safety
Subject: Automotive headlight high/low beam switches
1) Pursuant to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Act No. 91-32, all motor vehicles sold in the State of Wisconsin after January 1, 2006 will be required to have the headlight high/low beam switch mounted on the floorboard. The high/low beam switch must be mounted in a position accessible to the operator by pressing the switch with the left foot. The switch must be far enough from the left foot pedal to avoid inadvertent operation or pedal confusion.
2) Included in the above Act, and beginning Januray 1, 2006, all other vehicles with steering column mounted high/low beam switches must be retrofitted with a floorboard mounted switch of the type described above. The steering column mounted switch must be disabled or removed from the vehicle. Vehicles not in compliance will fail the forthcoming Sate of Wisconsin Safety Inspection Program effective January 1, 2006.
3) It is recognized that this Act will cause some hardship for the driving public. However, this change is being implemented in the interest of public safety. WISDOT Act 298-99877 will revert all Wisconsin motor vehicles to the prevalent floor mounted high/low beam switch design in use prior to the influx of foreign market vehicles. This change was made imperative by a recent study entitled “Event and Sequence Investigation of Wisconsin Nighttime Vehicle Accidents” conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Institute of Safety in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Safety Research Council. The result of this study indicated that 95.7 % of all Wisconsin nighttime automobile accidents are caused by blondes getting their feet caught in the steering wheel while attempting to dim their headlights.
