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Why do newer cars have separate controls for front and rear headlights?
I'm not talking about daytime running lights.
The amount of times I've flashed or pulled over/alongside drivers to tell them the rear headlights aren't on. Only seems to affect newish cars.
The front dipped lights are on and I suspect drivers are oblivious to the rear ones being off until being challenged by another road user. As to them the dials could indicate lights are on and the road is being lit in front of them.
Whatever happened to switching your sidelights on and the rears came on automatically?
The amount of times I've flashed or pulled over/alongside drivers to tell them the rear headlights aren't on. Only seems to affect newish cars.
The front dipped lights are on and I suspect drivers are oblivious to the rear ones being off until being challenged by another road user. As to them the dials could indicate lights are on and the road is being lit in front of them.
Whatever happened to switching your sidelights on and the rears came on automatically?
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My car doesn't even have rear headlights!This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !0
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I'm a bit sceptical. Next time you speak to such a driver, ask if they really have separate controls. Also let us know what model of car.0
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Daylight Running Lights.
Google it.0 -
Daytime running lights.... Its now standard ( I think) on all new cars, hence why your query is only in relation to newer cars...Dwy galon, un dyhead,
Dwy dafod ond un iaith,
Dwy raff yn cydio’n ddolen,
Dau enaid ond un taith.0 -
BeenThroughItAll wrote: »Daylight Running Lights.
Google it.
This. Not all DRLs are fancy strip LEDs, some are like this.0 -
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You may think you're not talking about DRLs but I'm pretty sure that in fact you are. I've never heard of any car that has separate rear and headlight controls, I suspect it may be a legal requirement that they come on together. The only slightly weird ones were VWs where you could have one side and rear light on at the same time to display as parking lights.0
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So I suspect that the cars you have seen had drivers who failed to switch on any form of headlight and a running at night with the just the DRLs. Separate switches for front and rear would be a nonsense.0
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