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Re: Sunset, sunrise, civil & nautical twilight
From: Craig Scott
Date: 2002 Jan 30, 9:09 PM
From: Craig Scott
Date: 2002 Jan 30, 9:09 PM
Here the law requires headlights 30 Minutes after SUNSET till 30 minutes before SUNRISE. ;) Craig -----Original Message----- From Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM] On Behalf Of Jared Sherman Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 22:14 To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Re: [NAV-L] Sunset, sunrise, civil & nautical twilight DAn-Here the law requires headlights from 30 minutes after "sunrise" to 30 minute before "sunset" with no further definition. That would be 7-1/2 degrees, so perhaps our motor vehicle code is just recognizing a similar standard of darkness to that one civil twilight recognizes. But it is definitely not quite the same. I was taught that the motor vehicle code was based on how much light was needed to read the small print in a newspaper, i.e. how bright it is out.
