I keep telling daughter [learning to drive] better to have them on than not. My car has that automatic setting that many cars have now, but I don't trust it. It often puts headlights on in broad daylight, and turns them off when it's murky. All that cr*p on cars just makes people lazy drivers IMO.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
All that cr*p on cars just makes people lazy drivers IMO.
Ditto. If you're too stupid to realise it's dark, or the rain has started, or stopped and you need sensors to switch stuff on and off for you : then you shouldn't be behind the wheel.
Agree Hosta. It's incredible how many people you see driving at 5pm at this time of year with no lights on. I can see how it can happen if you leave work and it's still daylight [ in autumn/spring] and you don't quite realise it's getting dark, but the ones who leave work at this time of year in the dark - no excuses.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Some modern cars have the dash and instruments permanently lit. It's then all too easy to drive through town where it is bright, not realising you haven't switched your lights on. I would expect people to realise once they get into areas with poorer lighting but that doesn't seem to happen.
I agree with the comment about 'auto lights'. They seem to be confused by bright but low sunlight into thinking the lights need to be on, but don't react to horrible grey days when they should be on.
Some modern cars have the dash and instruments permanently lit. It's then all too easy to drive through town where it is bright, not realising you haven't switched your lights on. I would expect people to realise once they get into areas with poorer lighting but that doesn't seem to happen.
I agree with the comment about 'auto lights'. They seem to be confused by bright but low sunlight into thinking the lights need to be on, but don't react to horrible grey days when they should be on.
I often see lights come on as I drive under the canopy of trees as the sensors must pick up on the sudden drop in light levels. A useful gadget, but no substitute for just being aware of what's going on around you.
Perhaps if cars were a little less comfortable inside, drivers would be more alert. Also the necessity to make your own adjustments to lights,wipers etc would have the same affect
re-test everyone , every 10 years until "retirement age" then every 3 years. With the best will in the world , as we get older, reactions speeds, hazard awareness etc etc can start to decline. Some of the old folk I see driving around here are positively dangerous.
I had this discussion with the salesman when I bought my car recently. There's a light comes on on the interior [ roughly where the wing mirror is] to indicate there's a car overtaking. A: it comes on when they're miles away, and B: it's f***ing irritating and distracting. He said 'But it's useful to see when a car overtakes, isn't it?' I said, 'No, I have wing mirrors for that'. He had the good grace to laugh. One to show when a car coming towards you on a narrow road is a bit adjacent, would be more useful. Or on the nearside, to show you're clear when you're overtaking and want to go back in. I could just about see the pointof those, but again, that's what mirrors are for.
What's even more annoying is that there's clearly something wrong with it, because the damn thing comes on at random times and also flashes like the Christmas lights some of the neighbours have. When it gets serviced, I'm going to get them to disconnect it. That'll be an interesting conversation....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Have you been hacking my new sooperdooper sonic cyclone Wi-Fi hd ready clothes management system ? @Rubytoo
Yes B3 I confess in the most curmudgeonly fashion I have and am....envious.
As for the driving lights we had silver cars for twenty odd years and I was always aware that it was a bad color for not showing up, I actually felt worried that I might not be seen and hopefully always remembered to use lights appropriately. More for my protection as Fairygirl said. "They don't seem to have worked out that it's also about others seeing them.
Someone I know advocates using a spike in the centre of the steering wheel, it would certainly concentrate the mind.
Edited to add @Fairygirl could you stick a piece of tape or sticky label over the annoying light for now.
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My car has that automatic setting that many cars have now, but I don't trust it. It often puts headlights on in broad daylight, and turns them off when it's murky.
All that cr*p on cars just makes people lazy drivers IMO.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I can see how it can happen if you leave work and it's still daylight [ in autumn/spring] and you don't quite realise it's getting dark, but the ones who leave work at this time of year in the dark - no excuses.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A: it comes on when they're miles away, and B: it's f***ing irritating and distracting.
He said 'But it's useful to see when a car overtakes, isn't it?' I said, 'No, I have wing mirrors for that'.
He had the good grace to laugh.
One to show when a car coming towards you on a narrow road is a bit adjacent, would be more useful. Or on the nearside, to show you're clear when you're overtaking and want to go back in. I could just about see the pointof those, but again, that's what mirrors are for.
What's even more annoying is that there's clearly something wrong with it, because the damn thing comes on at random times and also flashes like the Christmas lights some of the neighbours have. When it gets serviced, I'm going to get them to disconnect it.
That'll be an interesting conversation....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
As for the driving lights we had silver cars for twenty odd years and I was always aware that it was a bad color for not showing up, I actually felt worried that I might not be seen and hopefully always remembered to use lights appropriately. More for my protection as Fairygirl said.
"They don't seem to have worked out that it's also about others seeing them.
Someone I know advocates using a spike in the centre of the steering wheel, it would certainly concentrate the mind.
Edited to add @Fairygirl could you stick a piece of tape or sticky label over the annoying light for now.