Already have an account? T-shirts Cotton or synth sweat-wicking t-shirts with the Horizons Unlimited logo on the front and a snappy slogan (changing every year) on the back. is a 2-DVD set, 6 hours! Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1. Meet people who don’t think you’re crazy for wanting to ride your bike to South America or across Asia! We reach a dedicated, worldwide group of real travellers, and are the only website focusing exclusively on long distance motorcycle travellers. That presents a bit of a conundrum. Drl s are not legally required on either bikes or cars in the UK, they are in a number of eu countries eg france where bike lights should be on all the time and Slovakia where car lights should always be on. “My friend and I are planning a trip from Singapore to England… We found (the HU) site invaluable as an aid to planning and have based a lot of our purchases (bikes, riding gear, etc.) Horizons Unlimited was founded in 1997 by Grant and Susan Johnson following their journey around the world on a BMW R80G/S. Daytime running lights (DRLs) are designed to make your vehicle more visible in bright, daytime conditions. These intrepid women share their tips to help you plan your own motorcycle adventure. A lamp missing or inoperative: Major: b. This section will help you to stay connected to your friends and loved ones, and make new friends along the way! “Your website is a mecca of valuable information and the (video) series is informative, entertaining, and inspiring!” The bike is unique and has its own story… Get your Horizons Unlimited business card! “Inspirational and Awesome!” Get your entry in now and win! “Near Varna” It’s really very simple – just 4 easy steps! Daytime running lights have been an EU requirement on all new cars and small vans since early 2011 to improve road safety by making vehicles coming in the opposite direction easier to see … is 5.5 hours of tips and advice you need to cross borders, break down language barriers, overcome culture shock, ship the bike & deal with breakdowns and emergencies. With positions carefully marked, fix clip-on brackets with the screws provided. See the trailer here! Lights – nighttime rules Greg, Australia Brent, USA Legal guidance about the use of vehicle daytime running lights. Horizons Unlimited Presents! Three great travel books by All text and photographs are copyright © Grant and Susan Johnson, 1987 – 2020 or their respective authors. New European laws will force all cars sold in the UK to be fitted with automatic daytime running lights by 2011. Tire Changing!Grant demystifies the black art of Tire Changing and Repair to help you STAY on the road! Confused? You can change your cookie settings at any time. What don’t I need? HUBB Forum “Traveller’s Advisories” thread. A safe alternative to carrying cash abroad. Under EU rules, since 2011 all new cars are required to have daytime running lights that come on automatically when the engine is started, and which turn off automatically when headlights or sidelights are lit (these still need to be used as outlined above). By 2006, 12 countries had laws requiring headlights on all year round including: Iceland, Latvia, Macedonia and Norway since around 1980, Romania, Slovenia and parts of Portugal since 1998, Lithuania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic required daytime use of headlights in the winter only while Hungary and Italy required DRLs outside built up areas, The UK has never introduced a rule requiring daytime use of headlights, Those in favour of DRLs claimed significant potential to reduce road deaths and serious injuries, Those against objected to the constant glare of headlights and worried that motorcycle riders might become less conspicuous, There was concern about increased fuel costs too, A later UK (Department for Transport) study confirmed the Commission’s findings on accident reduction, but cast doubts about whether the benefit would outweigh the costs, The UK study also found that dedicated DRLs could improve the visibility of cars in dim light without reducing the visibility of motorcyclists, Light Emitting Diodes (LED lights) only consume a fraction of the electricity taken by a normal headlight, Use of dedicated DRL instead of driving with headlights or sidelights also means that your tail lights and instrument lights aren’t on during the day. That includes the bike, riding gear, etc. Log in to see your policy documents, keep tabs on renewal dates and check your cover level. Meet some of your fellow travellers! See the trailer here! Haydn, Australia “A captivating book honestly written,” :-). Inspirational stories by veteran travellers Greg Frazier (5 times RTW), Peter and Kay Forwood (193 countries), Tiffany Coates (Mongolia Mayhem) and Rene Cormier (University of Gravel Roads). It is a matter of cost, why put an on off switch on some bikes destined for the UK, when you can just remove this and leave the lights hard wired, likewise with cars. See the trailer! You’ve come to the right place! – Extended Dates! It came on in daylight and there was a light sensor in the dash that put the low beam on if the bike thought it was ‘dusk’. If this is the case, the DRLs dim when the headlights are turned on, If your daytime running lights are very close to your indicators, the DRL will turn off while the adjacent indicator flashes, Performance requirements for DRL are defined in UN ECE Regulation 87, Operating requirements are defined in UN ECE Regulation 48, The Volvo 240 was the first car in Britain that could be said to have had DRLs – brighter bulbs alongside the standard sidelights were lit all the time unless the driver turned on the sidelights, In the mid-80s the government launched plans for ‘dim-dip’ lighting – for use in urban areas at night – but these were scuppered when European standards couldn’t be agreed; ‘dim-dip’ switched on headlights at reduced brightness when the ignition and side lights were on, Much discussion followed about whether cars across Europe should have their headlights on all the time, and many countries introduced local rules.

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