Too hard to switch your lights on in the evenings?!

[soad]

Seeing it almost daily now - can't be that hard, surely?! Not talking 6-7pm, but later on: 10-11pm when it's dark.

Police car was driving slowly behind one (no lights on) flashing him to stop - didn't seem to notice it for ages either...

Now, these are mainly city centre offenders (street lights on), probably just leaving exiting car parks and the like, but still...

[Jayho]

I for one find it extremely annoying! Was actually driving back from work friday last week when it was absolutely pelting with rain! so many cars on the dual carriage way without there headlights on or just sidelights on! It was very hard for me to actually pull out and overtake a slow bus as i couldn't actually know for sure if there was a car in the right lane or not! I just gave up in the end, followed behind the bus gently until it took a right at the next roundabout! (i know that bus route well) I turn my lights on most of the time, even during times where a lot of motorists dont. This isnt actually to improve my visibility of the road, but for others to know where am!

I dont think most learners are actually taught how to use there lights properly!

[MadRob6]

This seems to be why auto lights were invented. Mine flick themselves on as soon as it gets dark enough to need lights, wet enough to need wipers on constantly and when you go over a certain speed.

The downside would be when parking up constantly getting told "oi mate, you left your lights on". Not too fussed if I have them in future or not but IMHO they're a good thing for the general numpty drivers who don't seem to understand being visible.

[Zod]

BOth of my cars have one very irritating feature: the instruments are permanently lit. It has resulted in driving off without lights on once (only) in each car. The BMW has auto lights, but they need adjusting because they are on permanently, even in bright sunshine.

[ewenm]

I was queuing (on foot) to get into a car park after an Eddie Izzard gig and estimated that about 10% of the cars leaving the car park did so at night with no lights on. Probably because the car park was well lit, as was the square you exited into, but it is a case of people engaging gear before engaging brain. Of course, in the Volvo it doesn't matter

[ShadownINja]

What does this mean?

93. You MUST

• use headlights at night, except on restricted roads (those with street lights not more than 185 metres (600 feet) apart and which are generally subject to a speed limit of 30 mph)

[ewenm]

ShadownINja said:

What does this mean?

93. You MUST

• use headlights at night, except on restricted roads (those with street lights not more than 185 metres (600 feet) apart and which are generally subject to a speed limit of 30 mph)

You can switch to sidelights/no lights on lit urban roads. There is no requirement to do so, so I find it simpler just to leave the headlights on.

[Eddh]

I allways have mine on in poor light, my BMW is dark green and I have the lights on my bike on constantly.

[HereBeMonsters]

ewenm said:

ShadownINja said:

What does this mean?

93. You MUST

• use headlights at night, except on restricted roads (those with street lights not more than 185 metres (600 feet) apart and which are generally subject to a speed limit of 30 mph)

You can switch to sidelights/no lights on lit urban roads. There is no requirement to do so, so I find it simpler just to leave the headlights on.

I do in traffic, usually, as my headlights could burn a hole into the car in front.