Switch your lights on!!

Tilt

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

So if I go out tonight and can't see the stars, does that mean I have to put my fog lights on?

Yep, if you going up in your Cessna

Tilt

Yolina wrote: »

Actually they do turn off... When you switch the "proper' lights on :rotfl: at least that's how it works on my car with factory-fitted DRLs.

Problem is that it seems that some drivers with DRL's forget to turn their 'proper' lights on as I have followed quite a few in poor conditions (or even after dusk) who havn't got their tail lights on.

Another reason why I am not in favour of DRLs... drivers of cars with them fitted are more likely to 'forget' to turn their night lights on if they think that they have their head lights on.

Johnmcl7

copystuff wrote: »

I have seen several drivers driving with just side lights at night it should be stopped as some of the side lights are not very bright.

Agreed, I'm not sure if some people do so to save petrol or because they've been parked and had the sidelights on then driven away and forgotten to put the dipped lights on as the dashboard would still be lit. There's been a fair bit of fog today and there was the usual variety with some having no lights at all, some with sidelights (not much different), those with dipped lights and then some with fog lights. Unsurprisingly the difference in visibility was quite obvious but yet some people even though they must have been seeing how much more obvious the other cars with brighter lights on were still driving with no lights and minimal visibility.

John

Avoriaz

SailorSam wrote: »

I went for an Mot a few years ago and failed 'cos i had light out. I tried to tell the tester i never drive of a night so don't need any lights, but he wouldn't have it, i still failed...

I took my car for an MOT.

It failed as there was no thread on the tyres.

I told the tester that I never drive in the wet but he still failed the car.

Cash-Cow_3

I would like to see it law that headlights are on at all times.

Yolina

Tilt wrote: »

Problem is that it seems that some drivers with DRL's forget to turn their 'proper' lights on as I have followed quite a few in poor conditions (or even after dusk) who havn't got their tail lights on.

Another reason why I am not in favour of DRLs... drivers of cars with them fitted are more likely to 'forget' to turn their night lights on if they think that they have their head lights on.

If they can't tell the difference when it's dark out between the amount of light given by DRLs and headlights then they have a serious problem :rotfl: plus there's no indicator lit up on the dash when you only have the DRLs.

And yes when it is really murky out daytime, I do remember to put proper lights on

poppasmurf_bewdley

The latest combination for the idiots is sidelights, daylight running lights and fog lights. This seems to be a possibility on some cars, certainly the Mercedes I saw yesterday had that combination.

Yolina

Johnmcl7 wrote: »

or because they've been parked and had the sidelights on then driven away and forgotten to put the dipped lights on as the dashboard would still be lit.

On the 206 I had separate indicator lights for sidelights and dipped, however on the Yaris it's the same for both which I find slightly strange tbh so I guess depending on how many cars have that setup, you could easily get caught out thinking you have dipped on

fivetide

Rain this morning, mud on the roads, proper filthy muck.

In 30 miles I counted 19 cars with their fog lights on. One lorry doing the same and one coach with rear fogs on.

In addition, 11 cars only had one headlight working. The only winner there is stupidity.

Johnmcl7

Yolina wrote: »

On the 206 I had separate indicator lights for sidelights and dipped, however on the Yaris it's the same for both which I find slightly strange tbh so I guess depending on how many cars have that setup, you could easily get caught out thinking you have dipped on

I can't think off the top of my head of any car I've driven that has separate dashboard lights for sidelights and dipped lights (normally just dipped lights and full beam headlights) so I think the 206 is rare in that regard. I had a Seat that used to catch me out when I first bought it as the dashboard and other controls were always lit up regardless of the headlight status.

One recent oddity I think has been discussed here before are the cornering lights that seem to be fairly standard on a lot of the VW-based cars, it looks like they have one fog light that's out however it's just the cornering light (which is beside the fog light) that is switched on when the car's turning that direction.

John