HEADLIGHTS ON when its nasty out...

[aczlan]

Drove home from work today and it was pretty nasty, 4-5F and gusts of wind. When the gusts died down, you could see for most of a mile. When they kicked up (which they would do suddenly) you had a hard time seeing the car in front of you.
Probably 1/3 of the cars I saw had no headlights on. It was hard enough to see the car in front of you when the wind kicked up if they had their headlights on. Without them, it was virtually impossible.

PLEASE, turn your headlights on when its nasty out. Its not just so you can see, but so that you can be seen by others.

Aaron Z

 

[Dutch445]

DITTO
and it doesn't hurt to clear off the rear tail lights, although they get covered
over quickly by the snow collecting on the back of the vehicle.....
tis a nasty day out there

 

[George2615]

I agree 100% and see it all the time too. Just saw it again Monday coming home from work. Driving on Rte 81 it was clear and doing 65 one minute then ran into a white out in the snow band that had been dumping snow all day S.E. of Lake Ontario. Traffic had slowed to 10 MPH and very few had the sense to turn their lights on. A lot of vehicles have daytime running lights but that's only on the front. The tail lights aren't lit and hard to see in a white out. Several cars had spun out and were off the road. I got off at the next exit and took back roads home. Once home I was able to get some seat time plowing 22" of snow.
So a reminder to all (during poor visibility conditions) to turn on your lights even if you have DTR lights. People also forget to turn on their lights when the windshield wipers are on. (It's the law here)

 

[davesl708]

Cleaning your head and tail light lens is also a must. I have seen cars with lens so coated in crud you could not see them from 50ft. Tail lights are worse when ice melt is used on the roads. Completely covers the lens in a very short time. Please clean them often.

 

[aczlan]

My headlights go on when I start the car and off when I shut it off. That way someone can't say they didn't see me

Aaron Z

 

[Looking4new]

I see it here a lot, too. And idiots that tour around in snow storms & fog with their parking lights on. Parking lights are for parking, only.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

For being a state law in pa to have your headlights on when your wipers are, so few people fail to do so. These snow squalls are pretty wild though. It was sun shine at my office and about 5 miles north, it was a white out for the half hour ride home.

 

[k0ua]

Fortunately on many new cars (mine included) the light automatically are turned on when the Wipers are on.

Running without lights in any kind of marginal conditions is also one of my pet peeves. But a lot of people don't seem to mind keeping their lights off as long as they can kind of sort of see the pavement. or figure out where the ditches are. I always wondered how they see their instrument panel when it is so dark, but then I figured, hey they never look down at their instruments anyway.:confused3:

 

[oosik]

We must remember a lot of people you meet driving an auto have yet to turn their brain on - let alone head lights or wipers. And for a lot of them it will be a lost cause.

 

[timswi]

For being a state law in pa to have your headlights on when your wipers are, so few people fail to do so. These snow squalls are pretty wild though. It was sun shine at my office and about 5 miles north, it was a white out for the half hour ride home.

Agreed as a fellow PA'er--People don't really follow the law, it's actually just common sense I think.. Maybe that's the problem. Nothing like coming up on someone in a storm who has all lights off..

 

[CobyRupert]

Pfffttt!
You want people to consider other people or have them think from someone else's perspective.
:laughing: :laughing:
Good luck with that! :thumbsup:

 

[timswi]

Pfffttt!
You want people to consider other people or have them think from someone else's perspective.
:laughing: :laughing:
Good luck with that! :thumbsup:

There's another TBN thread that you would get an ear full if you even suggested such a thing. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[aczlan]

Pfffttt!
You want people to consider other people or have them think from someone else's perspective.
:laughing: :laughing:
Good luck with that! :thumbsup:

I am just asking that they turn them on out of self preservation so they don't get run into...

Aaron Z

 

[timswi]

I am just asking that they turn them on out of self preservation so they don't get run into...

Aaron Z

Trouble is if you rear-end one of these goofballs, it's almost always your fault--Ergo, concern for others.

 

[aczlan]

Trouble is if you rear-end one of these goofballs, it's almost always your fault--Ergo, concern for others.

True, but they still have the hassle of getting their car repaired, etc.

Aaron Z

 

[timswi]

True, but they still have the hassle of getting their car repaired, etc.

Aaron Z

Sadly, we get to foot the bill for the repairs and the rental.:grumpy:

 

[Mace Canute]

We've had automatic daytime running lights here in Canada for the past 25 years...

 

[George2615]

We've had automatic daytime running lights here in Canada for the past 25 years...

Most of my vehicles have DTR lights and an auto sensor that turns on all lights at dark. These are two seperate sensors. DTR like mine only turn on the front lights and not the rear tail lights. For those with DTR, start your vehicle during the day and check to see if your tail lights are on as well. During daytime conditions such as driving into a whiteout people should manually turn on their headlight switch so they have rear lighting.

 

[aczlan]

Most of my vehicles have DTR lights and an auto sensor that turns on all lights at dark. These are two seperate sensors. DTR like mine only turn on the front lights and not the rear tail lights. For those with DTR, start your vehicle during the day and check to see if your tail lights are on as well. During daytime conditions such as driving into a whiteout people should manually turn on their headlight switch so they have rear lighting.

Or put a little bit of black electrical tape over the sensor for the headlights to make it think it is dark out all the time...

Aaron Z

 

[dshontell]

We have an incredible problem, here just north of Atlanta, with people driving without the headlights on in the dark, dusk and dawn, rain and fog or just the parking lights are on. Many do, but man can this cause trouble. I really hate the auto headlight features. One car that passed me had no lights on, but when I looked over, the entire dash lights were on. Why are these people so lazy they cant even turn their lights on. I do not rely on the Auto feature. On even before the seat belt and off when I shut it down.