Petty police

That's your daft assertion.

'Headlights' means *either* dipped ot full-beam but not 'sidelights'.

Graham

Gonz ("Gonz" ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Basic principle.

You can choose to do it unless expressly forbidden. You can choose not to do it unless expressly required.

You can choose to drive around with sidelights or headlights on - any time, any place - unless it's night and you're outside a streetlit area, when you MUST have headlights on.

Headlights meaning dip or main beam, not sidelights.

You might find it difficult to believe (you thinking you're the centre of the universe, Mr super intelligent and all that) but I suspect that Eeyore probably wouldn't want you as a friend, he seem to prefer intelligent people.

Finally!!

You can choose, is not what it says anywhere. You can't just keep sayin what you want it to mean... If you're in the mood , if you can be arsed, if you can be bothered...

It is, you must, and an except.

Exactly! That's all down to it not bein clear enuff to some, and gospel to others.

You have conveniantly snipped out this part... "except on a road which has lit street lighting."

So when we add it back in, even though you are sayin that it's my daft assertion that we have to have our headlights on, headlights means

*either* dipped or full beam, but not sidelights, you are agreein with me that we must have these on, except on a road which has street lighting.

Am I steppin on your toes?

Eeyore... this one fancies you, I think. He's in for a shock when he finds out you're not as well hung, as he thinks you are :o)

It's perfect;y clear to the majority. If you were to stop trying to make it mean what you think it should mean and learn to understand what it does mean life would be very much easier.

Again your inability to read and understand shines through.

I suggest you read the context of my reply again, and you'll see that it's you that have the inability to read and understand.

It is not. When it can be made perfectly clear, then, and only then, is it perfectly clear.

How would you define at what time of day they became illegal to use as the hours of darkness aren't at a constant from one day to another? What if its overcast? Is every copper required to carry around a light meter?

Again, your inability to read and understand shines through.

Again your inability to read and understand shines through.

Again, You have proved my point.

Again, you have proved my point.

The except stops it being a "you must", or a "you may not", it doesn't turn you must into you must noy Or you may not into you must. Yiu don't have to carry a passenger if you've got a seat fitted.

Gonz ("Gonz" ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

...where we don't need to, but are free to do so if we wish.

Yes, congratulations, you're finally there...

Fuck, that took some time...