Imbeciles with no lights

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Since the introduction of daytime running lights, the amount of imbeciles I see in the dark/fog/rain/snow with no lights on is off the scale, how hard is it?

Why not make the backs daylight running as well, so at least when these morons forget to put them on they don't cause an accident!
 
Meh, even worse is where people don't even know what dipped headights are. They think turning the lights so that the sidelights + dashboard lights, dim headlights come on is enough (they think the lights are completely on). Usually an old car with incredibly weak lights in the first place (may as well not have that intermediate stage).

Fortunately in urban areas street lighting is pretty good.
 
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I recently came around a long, sweeping bend on a 2 lane highway only to be greeted by a HGV stopped in lane 1 with no lights on whatsoever, which definitely woke me up a bit.

I’d say every night journey I do, I see at least 10 cars with no lights whatsoever, not sure what goes through people’s minds but I’d assume “not very much”.
 
Assume it's down to the regulations simply not requiring it but does seem a massive oversight given how little effort would need to go into making the rears constantly on too
 
Backlit dials are one possible reason as when it gets dark the dials are still visible. Having said that, my old Accord had backlit dials which dimmed when the main lights were put on but I never forgot to put my lights on.
 
rodenal said:
Assume it's down to the regulations simply not requiring it but does seem a massive oversight given how little effort would need to go into making the rears constantly on too
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Probably in part because it could make brake lights less noticeable, especially on vehicles that use the same bulb for both functions.
 
IAmATeaf said:
Backlit dials are one possible reason as when it gets dark the dials are still visible. Having said that, my old Accord had backlit dials which dimmed when the main lights were put on but I never forgot to put my lights on.
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This, I tell people to turn their lights on every time I ride at night. They see the dash lit up and assume they are on... yet are completely invisible!
 
It's because we've managed to breed a species full of people incapable of thinking past their little bubble or are too stupid to realise when they're being unsafe.

And the car manufacturers want to take away what little practice these morons have and put them in automated vehicles. Great in theory but what about when they actually have to drive again? They'll make a mess of everything.
 
The ones with no lights in heavy rain riles me right up.

Few months back driving up the M1 it was absolutely torrential and with the added spray it was like thick fog in terms of visibility.

Most people had turned on lights and rear fogs which helped however there was one **** in a silver zafira with no lights on at all and I almost didn't see it.

Its about time learners were taught "wipers on, lights on"
 
Not to mention indicators. It seems like 50% of people on the motorway don't indicate changing lanes any more, they just lurch out in front of people about to overtake them.
 
I'm all in for auto lights etc.. but sometimes I feel that having a light sensor screaming at you to turn the lights on would be better than having auto lights, especially those are constantly in the "off" position.
 
Auto lights are slowly taking care of this, with the added bonus that auto/rain-sensitive wipers tend to also turn on dipped beam if they use continuous wipe mode. That said, the amount of people who auto lights into the "OFF" position is infuriating. Like people who put their climate control up to 24C when they get into the car and then moan 10 minutes later when they're too hot, and put it down to 18 or LO to cool down. :confused::confused::confused:
 
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