| 词条 | Wig-wag (automobile) |
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}} A wig-wag is a device for flashing an automobile's headlamps at a preset rate. In its traditional form a wig-wag constitutes the illuminating of the right and left headlamps alternately, with each lamp lit for around half a second at a time. In the United Kingdom the wig-wag is only seen on the road on emergency vehicles. The 'standard' wig-wag is often used within a cycle of other illumination patterns, such as swiftly alternating the left and right headlights, alternating the left and right headlights slowly, or flashing both headlights together, and using a mixture of high- and low-/dipped-beams. Although the use of flashing headlights does increase the visibility of any vehicle,{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}} it can also create problems. In situations when highbeam headlights are flashed, the wig-wag may create glare or may otherwise temporarily blind the drivers of oncoming vehicles. Generally, wig-wags are prohibited on all vehicles except emergency vehicles.[1] However the road rules in New South Wales, Australia, and some areas in the United States allow school buses to have flashing headlights.[2] In New South Wales specifically additional Wig-Wag lights (separate from the headlights) are used on all public transport buses. Notes1. ^{{cite web|title=UK Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/regulation/13/made|website=legislation.gov.uk|publisher=UK Government|accessdate=12 January 2015}} 2. ^http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/bus/tec-specification-150-warning-system-school-buses.pdf See also
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