HEADLIGHTS ON when its nasty out...

[DHD]

I am noticing more vehicles which have brighter DRLs and there can be too much glare,
and I have to look towards the right hand side of the road as the vehicle approaches and goes by.
I drive a sub-compact vehicle (Honda Fit). Maybe folks who drives a taller vehicle like a pickup truck or suv would not experience the same amount of glare.
Some pickups and suvs that approach from behind can be real problem too,
and I have to adjust my rear view mirror to night setting.
Most of the time I just leave the mirror on night setting.
The problem with DRLs is that they are getting brighter....
...to the point that they're becoming a hazard.
My Honda Fit had DRL, and I pulled the fuse to disable the DRL.

 

[3930dave]

Some people want lighting off, to save fuel. They don't know, or care about the visibility factors.

The fuel savings issue pretty much goes away, with the automotive LED lighting available now.

Rgds, D.

 

[jlgurr]

Some people want lighting off, to save fuel. They don't know, or care about the visibility factors. The fuel savings issue pretty much goes away, with the automotive LED lighting available now. Rgds, D.

LOL! Reminds me of high school when a buddy of mine was real low on fuel and was afraid he wouldn't make it to the station. With every serious bone in his body asked me if I would mind if he turned off the heat to save fuel. He was driving a CJ-5 with a 318 and three speed. I said, yeah sure no problem. I'll just put my gloves and scarf on. (I mean it was January in Michigan, after all.)


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[bcp]

Long ago, an acquaintance drove to town at about 20 over the speed limit so she could get there before she ran out of gas.

Bruce

 

[jix]

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.

>smirk<

 

[Danno1]

LOL! Reminds me of high school when a buddy of mine was real low on fuel and was afraid he wouldn't make it to the station. With every serious bone in his body asked me if I would mind if he turned off the heat to save fuel. He was driving a CJ-5 with a 318 and three speed. I said, yeah sure no problem. I'll just put my gloves and scarf on. (I mean it was January in Michigan, after all.)


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Long ago, an acquaintance drove to town at about 20 over the speed limit so she could get there before she ran out of gas.

Bruce

...priceless! :laughing:


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[paulfun9]

3930dave:

High beam can blind oncoming drivers in the day time, too. Just not as bad.

I Highly agree!!

I have personally been blinded during the daylight by a motorcycle with its High beam on during the day! I was on My Triumph coming out of a tree covered road and he was just entering into the shaded area and blinded me momentarily enough to actually loose the road for an instant. Luckily I was able to get the bike back off the burm without loosing it and hitting anything but I Have NO RESPECT for anyone who runs with High beams on when traffic is approaching no matter the time of day or night! Some people have argued that it dosnt bother or blind anyone but I have to differ with that and say HERE I AM I AM SOMEONE AND IT HAS BLINDED ME AND ENDARNGERED ME SO DONT DO IT!!!!!!!

 

[Looking4new]

I think my biggest pet peeve with on coming high beam headlights is railroads with the track parallel to the road. The oncoming trains with all 4 headlights on coming at you from the right....BLINDING! They usually get my spotlights (100 watts) back at them. What are they afraid of? Falling off the tracks?

 

[3930dave]

Trains run lights-on because people cross the tracks directly in front of them.

We can speculate about Darwinism, gene pool, etc...... but that tells you all you really need to know about what's out there. The reality is (at least around here) that there are plenty of drivers who have little regard for their own safety, let alone anyone else's.

They're also looking for washed out track, rockslides, debris placed on the track....

Rgds, D.

 

[drizler]

I think the new vehicle auto lights have a lot to do with problems in daytime snow conditions as do those auto mirrors. Those sensors work fine in lab conditions but reality is a whole other matter especially when in bright conditions in blinding snow. People get to where they forget about them altogether which isn't a good thing.
Oh when it comes to trains I think Transport Ca and US DOT rules force them to use those lights like that. People are just that stupid. One CN engineer told me he hit a car at 5 mph because the guy just drove out in front of him. Another time he hit a deer with that huge 100 car monster at night again at 5MPH. It just looked up standing right there and ran under the wheels. Both of those were with the lights on at night . The lights help but sometimes nothing really does. People and critters are really that stupid.