Why on earth!

[yazza54]

Do people drive around in broad daylight in the beating sun with their fking lights on??! 50% of the time I look in my rear view and the car behind either has it's sides or dipped on for no reason! I know it doesn't particularly affect me, just gets on my tits.

Anyone want to enlighten me? No pun intended.

[4sure]

Are you in Sweden ?

[yazza54]

No?

[no-worries88]

Why do people wear sun-glasses indoors,or at night?
Why do kamikaze pilots wear helmet?

Two of lifes many mysteries...

[BMWBen]

yazza54 said:

Do people drive around in broad daylight in the beating sun with their fking lights on??! 50% of the time I look in my rear view and the car behind either has it's sides or dipped on for no reason! I know it doesn't particularly affect me, just gets on my tits.

Anyone want to enlighten me? No pun intended.

Daytime running lights - soon to be a legal requirement I expect.

My car has em. So do lots of other people's. Maybe it's time to upgrade

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

1) Better than driving in twilight with no lights on
2) No harm done!
3) Do new Golf drivers (drivers of new Golfs, not drivers new to Golfs ) have any option?

[yazza54]

The sun works just fine......

What a load of bks

[Pothole]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

1) Better than driving in twilight with no lights on
2) No harm done!
3) Do new Golf drivers (drivers of new Golfs, not drivers new to Golfs ) have any option?

2. I feel it may desensitise drivers to bikes with daytime lights on.

[jdbecks]

Think you need to go to the toilets and have a wk

[yazza54]

Well now I am enlightened, I still don't understand the requirement for them. It's not always newer cars though. Meh!

[Monkey news]

A really good friend of mine (who is far from a chav) has a bright yellow Peugeot 106 GTI always drives around with his lights on. I questioned him about this in the pub the other week and his response was "People just don't see me in this bright yellow car, so I put my lights on and it actually helps". I can see the theory behind this, but his car is bright yellow .. If people can't see him coming, then they shouldn't be on the road

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Pothole said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

1) Better than driving in twilight with no lights on
2) No harm done!
3) Do new Golf drivers (drivers of new Golfs, not drivers new to Golfs ) have any option?

2. I feel it may desensitise drivers to bikes with daytime lights on.

[dave_s13]

I've got a volvo v70. They all do that sir.

[slipstream 1985]

i always drive with my dipped lights on. much more likely to be seen by other motorists. id rather be seen by other motorists and have i believe a statisticly proven lesser chance of a accident.

[snoopstah]

yazza54 said:

Anyone want to enlighten me? No pun intended.

In the VX220 it significantly reduced the number of people who would try and occupy the same piece of road as me at the same time.

[EX51GE R]

snoopstah said:

yazza54 said:

Anyone want to enlighten me? No pun intended.

In the VX220 it significantly reduced the number of people who would try and occupy the same piece of road as me at the same time.

ding, i tend to drive the exige with at least sidelights on to give me a chance of getting home in one piece!

[Spitfire2]

Monkey news said:

A really good friend of mine (who is far from a chav) has a bright yellow Peugeot 106 GTI always drives around with his lights on. I questioned him about this in the pub the other week and his response was "People just don't see me in this bright yellow car, so I put my lights on and it actually helps". I can see the theory behind this, but his car is bright yellow .. If people can't see him coming, then they shouldn't be on the road

My bright yellow car seems to be completely invisible compared to my daily (black)

[sunbeam_alpine]

I've started doing this recently, having had a couple of non-fault accidents where people have said "Sorry - I just didn't see you".

My wife's car has the new DRL's which can't be turned off.

[nonplussed]

In Denmark - and I think other Scandinavian countries - it's a legal requirement, so not as unusual as you might think.

[Tallbut Buxomly]

EX51GE R said:

snoopstah said:

yazza54 said:

Anyone want to enlighten me? No pun intended.

In the VX220 it significantly reduced the number of people who would try and occupy the same piece of road as me at the same time.

ding, i tend to drive the exige with at least sidelights on to give me a chance of getting home in one piece!

And heres the answer.^^^^

I drive eith my headlights on as otherwise my car appears invisible and people try to run me off the road.