Driving And Using Lights ??

[swills9]

Why, WHY do people driving in poor light, like rain, snow, mist fog AND NOT PUT THIER LIGHTS ON ! ?? Does it cost any more to switch them on ? NO !!

[baza]

true but some must think it wears them out.

[wardlaw]

It's purely because they are unsafe drivers - 'see and be seen'

[Zacs-Master]

A lot of cars these days have automatic lights even Mrs ZMs Clio has them. With dashboards being lit up all the time, even when lights are off, it's easy to forget. I never do, of course.

[TWR]

The have not got the brains Swills, Driving on the UK motorways is an example, the law should state in in climate weather light on, if not, prosecution to follow is seen by the police.

[Baldric]

I'm guessing you are referring to inclement weather?

[andy-hughes]

The issue in their minds is - I can see - no need for lights.

The 'be seen' bit does not occur.

[Khandro]

baldric, nothing to do with the post, but how do you do the italics?

[Baldric]

put a set of square brackets [] with an i inbetween them, like that, [i] at either end of what you want in italics

[Khandro]

Thanks Baldric, it is becoming quite a fashion accessory on AB and I don't want to be left out

[Baldric]

Well done that man, looks like you've cracked it!

[albaqwerty]

I think they should rerun the See and Be Seen adverts again.
When is it national no-indicating day? Everyday.
It doesn't flatten the battery either.

[hellywelly4]

It annoys me when they just have their side lights on. Perhaps they think it saves electricity?

[Khandro]

Interesting point about economy, as you get nothing for free, driving with the lights on must add to the fuel cost, as energy is being used to power them.

[Mick-Talbot]

Baldric
I'm guessing you are referring to inclement weather?

It's them bloody Ipads, Baldric. Mind of their own.


Maybe your eyesight is not what it was, swills?

[Old_Geezer]

I suspect most who have them off when conditions suggest they would be useful have simply forgotten to turn them on. What used to make me wonder is those who drive with lights on when vision is still fine. Then I bought a car that you can set to automatically turn on the lights, and realised they are set to come on embarrassingly soon ! Worse, go under a bridge and end up flashing the car in front !

Er yes, I was going to say energy isn't free. You are bound to be paying to generate the light. Not much, granted, but something.

[Baldric]

Hi Bill,
I was of course referring to our Diplomatic Ambassadors post, just a tad above mine
....................///in in climate///

[Khandro]

OG, what would you guess over 12 months?
I was once driven at night by a chauffeur in India, through the outskirts of Baroda where the street lights were spasmodic - 1 about every 300 yards and as we passed under each light he switched off the headlamps. When I mentioned it to the rather grand elderly Austrian lady, whose car it was, she said "I've been telling him it was of little use for 30 years, but he takes no notice."