Turn your lights on!

fiveub · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:07

When driving home from work for the past 3 days, I have noticed a common trend of people driving without any lights on.

Not sure why some people are not using their lights, saw 2 cars this evening with no lights.

Remember to turn them on!

bledd · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:10

I'm trying to save fuel

Twirlywoos · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:12

Can a mod please move this to the motoring section?

Mynight · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:12

It's the new EU green regulations haven't you heard we're all supposed to be saving power :eek:

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AintNoHippie · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:13

auto lights ftw! :-D

For me its kinda the opposite.. my drive to work and back is all B road, i dont finish work until 6pm. The one thing that gets on my boobies is fools drive with their fog lights on!

I was under the impression that fog lights were to be used when it was actually FOGGY with limited visibility..

One · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:13

But turn OFF your fog lights. Thanks.

Azza · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:15

After living in Birmingham for just over a year now the amount of people I see driving around with no lights, or side lights without dipped beam, or even just one side light working is unbelievable.

MrMoonX · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:15

Or it's idiots with auto lights who don't turn them on when it's foggy, you can't win

Freakbro · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:16

One said:
But turn OFF your fog lights. Thanks.

This! If I'm now behind you I don't need your fog light on to see you

Unicorn · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:17

Okay, full beam, fogs and some spotlights for good measure?

bitslice · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:17

I like to play chicken with drivers who have their fog lights on, by turning all mine off just as they get near.

In fact I did consider buying a 4x4 so I could ram them off the road when nobody was looking.

Minstadave · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:22

Unicorn said:
Okay, full beam, fogs and some spotlights for good measure?

Cabin light too or you're not committed enough.

AintNoHippie · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:23

bitslice said:
I like to play chicken with drivers who have their fog lights on, by turning all mine off just as they get near.

In fact I did consider buying a 4x4 so I could ram them off the road when nobody was looking.

nah just kit your car out like this..

GTAMADDOG · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:24

My favourite this year is people who know they have a headlight out so they try and compensate for the lack of a headlight by putting their fog lights on (or so I'd like to think), only to find they have a fog light out which is usually on the same side as the working headlight.

I have seen an increasing number of people with no lights on though, even after it is completely dark, makes me wonder how they don't notice how they can't see where they're going.

Unicorn · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:25

Minstadave said:
Cabin light too or you're not committed enough.

Hang on just fitting my under-car neon lighting again. Or is that too much?

ElliorR · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:28

Yay for having a bike that the lights come on when you start it up.

What I don't get is those who have no lights on at all must not have their clocks lit as all cars I ever owned needed you to turn at least the side lights on to get the clocks illuminated, so surely they must have an inkling?

Cosimo · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:30

The idiots that annoy me are the ones who put on their fog lights for no apparent reason.

Unicorn · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:30

ElliorR said:
Yay for having a bike that the lights come on when you start it up.

What I don't get is those who have no lights on at all must not have their clocks lit as all cars I ever owned needed you to turn at least the side lights on to get the clocks illuminated, so surely they must have an inkling?

Mine are always on for the odometer etc but for my center console lighting i must have the lighting on. Although the clock and cd player lighting is on but when u put the headlights on it dims them so your not blinded in the car :')

Older cars this is true on. My rover certainly was

Dis86 · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:31

It's because a lot of dash boards are now lit as default. Oh and that most people are thick.

MissChief · 3 Dec 2014 at 19:34

My personal favourite is sidelights and fog lights because as long as they can see fifteen feet in front of their car they'll be alright.

People forget that lights aren't just to see, they're also to be seen.