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They are so other drivers can see you through a water-distorted pane of glass. Turn them on even if you can see the road, idiot.
Jul 6, 2017 5:18 PM
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shelbzilla
As a Virginian, this is a problem here
IronicUsername
It's honestly infuriating how many people I (barely) see driving in the rain without lights. This is some basic shit, people.
ThatThog
They are for me, so's I don't get hit!
anageorgi4547
that's the law! in U.K u have to have them ON ! i can't believe that they drive without them on
grandmastonguekiss
I usually turn them on if I'm not too drunk
BaldBandit
I learned to drive in a state requiring lights during rain. It even irks me when cars in video games don't use their lights.
IFoldlyGo
That would be a fun game clue. Have the PC drive around and the bad guy is the only one with lights off
puddleofaids
inferno102
Also do this in bright sun, if you're going in and out of shaded areas it can be disorientating to see a car you didn't notice
FrankPerkele
There's a reason why in Finland you have to have your headlights on at all times.
MathewMara
This. So much this. Also turning on your headlights turns on your tail lights. All around great idea
xuriV
Except that during the day it's much harder to distinguish running lights from brake lights. The more binary they are the better.
BanThisIfYouDare
AND IN OTHER SHOCKING NEWS, WATER IS WET.
PickledDundersnoot
Remember when your dash wouldn't light up if your lights were off, so in darker circumstances you had a heads up? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
PattyG67
cryogenian
The traffic DJs tell everyone this every five minutes when it rains, yet half the assholes on the road ignore it.
gingersrule
But not your fog lights please
somethingdark
I once drove through a good chunk of New York state navigating only by the headlines in front of me. It was fucking terrifying.
JudgeMentaI
Are daytime running lights not a thing on all cars?
Lefthandturnsignal
To be fair, automatic headlights don't often come on in those conditions, and many drivers with them don't think about it anymore
IsACouchASeat
I have auto lights, and absolutely no indication of whether they are on or not. Drives me bonkers.
Lefthandturnsignal
Mine has a couple small green lights for on, right where the highbeam indicator is (which is blue and a different shape)
AshesFromAshes
I wish I could upvote this more than once.
Zef66
Yes! Amen sista!
QuiGonChuck
Did you just assume gender?!
Zef66
Don't be silly my brutha
QuiGonChuck
Hahaha well played
Thewayofthebear
My VW Golf always has lights on....it's impossible to turn them off.
FlutterPwn
Mine only turn off when I pull my e-brake/parking brake.
ChloeRed
Sounds like a fault and lots of flat batteries.. Mine go off when the ignitions off ;)
Thewayofthebear
Ahhh I forgot to specify. You got me.
ChloeRed
Hey, it's the 'net. One of us is going to be overlay pedantic for laughs... :)
scarycat
In Finland it's a law to have your lights always on a vehicle. Even on a brigth day.
snakeblade
Canada too. Reading these comments confused me since I've never even considered it would be a problem without lights on all the time.
INamedMyDogSolo
Norway too! Why isn't this a law everywhere?
WebmasterOfTheUniverse
Sounds like a communist scheme to make you eventually use turn signals. Or seat belts.
NorwegianVikingPower
lately cops have been super strict about both, and keeping a 2 car distance from the car in front.
Lunfallos
Aaaand Denmark too.
JustSomeHoneybadger
I think that goes for all of scandinavia (And Canada apparently) probably because of early nights half the year and unpredictable weather.
boxermotorsarecool
You must be on the east coast, I was just venting about this on my commute today.
Rhazi
Changing lanes, almost hit a car without their lights on. Slowed down, got behind them and flashed my lights until they turned theirs on.
JamiesEPIRB
I hate when people turn on their hazards, & then it's difficult to tell they're breaking or not. If hazards are needed, get off the road!
blindsheba
Hazards are essential on the interstate to warn approaching drivers who are going 70-80 mph+ that traffic ahead is slowing or stopped.
OmenRider
I think flashing hazards are easier to pick out in low-vis than solid brake lights. Typically I tap the brakes too when I see cars approach
OmenRider
granted I only use that when I'm in snow and super low (<50') vis so I'm crawling at <50% speed limit. If I stop, I'm more of an obstacle.
JamiesEPIRB
In a wall of rain it's difficult to tell if it's brake or hazard lights unless you stare for a few seconds. Not the best thing to wait to
JamiesEPIRB
Figure out whether you are going to brake or not. Can start to give a false sense of what's going on.
nworbetan
Hazards ARE easier to pick out than brake lights. HAZARDS ARE DESIGNED TO BE USED WHEN A CAR IS NOT MOVING AND IS A HAZARD TO MOVING CARS.
TheDogAteIt
I just leave them on all the time. Light bulbs are cheap compared to crashes.
CwmMakesPeopleCryInScrabble
Me too. My first car had magic paint that blended into basically every road except maybe snow.
LemonGrabsPudPud
In many EU countries that's the law.
minkuschild
Your 30% easier to see. Even on a sunny day. Should always have your lights, not daytime lights, your actual fucking lights on.
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gingertrain
No reason not to use your real lights.
pokebug666
For the past year, I've left my headlights on auto b/c turning them on dims the instrument panels & makes them hard to read in daylight. 1/2
pokebug666
Also b/c I thought the daytime running lights were sufficient. It's my first car with them. 2/2
proileri
They last for at least a couple of years, too, even if always on. I have an EU model that has auto-on lights.
maxfederle891
Unless you have to change them in a 2009 Chevy Malibu.... Seriously look it up
WeaselTheOtterYouCantTrust
That's where you went wrong, you bought a chevy
maxfederle891
Not my choice. Wife had it when we got married. I'd like to trade it someday...
iforgotwhatiwasdoinghere
Most newer cars keep the lights on by default.
Koshunae
Not often keep DRL's running, but now most are equipped with "halo" (I guess is the name) lights that run all times.
Raguleader
I've got a 2012 Ford Focus which has some fancy setup where the headlines turn on automatically when it gets dark enough.
gingertrain
Daytime running lights are different than regular lights. Even if the front is the same, you don't have taillights on.
iforgotwhatiwasdoinghere
I hadn't noticed the taillights didn't come on. That's silly.
AGrammeIsBetterThanADamn
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. I flash people from behind because their lights aren't on! "BUT THEY ARE ON!"
Gaehhn
My car keeps its regular lights on and switches them off when I turn off the engine. Volvo V50 from 2009
gingertrain
I can do that with my Outback, but setting it that way disables the automatic high beams which is really annoying.
ducklingsuck
In Florida it is law to have lights on in rain. I do it instinctually now any state I am in.
fructoric
???? word.
AnonOmis1000
My car does it automatically
smellycat5
Yeah, in PA, if your wipers are on your lights have to be on
its1995
in pennsylvania, if your windshield wipers are on, your headlights need to be on, even if it's light out. it's the law!
eromitlab
Alabama, too. We're usually the last one to do anything.
cancerriddenlung
Same in SC for any time your wipers are on (covers all precipitation types).
Archaeologistinasuit
In Denmark your headlights always have to be on. That fucked with me when I visited England where that isn't the case. 1/2
Archaeologistinasuit
Almost got my dumb ass run over a few times cause I was so used to it. 2/2
MajorD3rp
Same in va
MetalMil
In Finland your lights are on when you are driving. Period.
fructoric
Along with enforcement and fines commensurate with income or wealth?
MetalMil
Enforcement yes but it's not fined the same way as speeding is.
fructoric
At least there is enforcement. Although, I rarely saw police in Helsinki. Generally, Finns are more civilized, so it makes sense.
PeachyPanic
A lot of people ignore this law though.
KeepCalmAndNikon
Law here in LA, yesterday during torrential downpour on 1 mile road, counted 6 cars without theirs on...
v3rmilion
Is law everywhere, people just don't always do it
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TheRamazon
This is illegal in some states. Be careful on this one. Best advice is to keep moving at a slower pace with your lights on, and DON'T STOP.
LCPLunderground
No. Wrong, at least in Florida. http://www.wptv.com/news/hazard-lights-in-the-rain-the-law-explained-to-florida-drivers
CantStopTheNipple
In South Florida most road laws are not enforced unfortunately
testakill
It's law in Tennessee too
Boondangle40
In Alabama also, should be everywhere. At least flip your yellows on
dafawkudoin
Since when did they follow the law in Florida? Like that "No taking drugs and eating peoples faces law"
LCPLunderground
That guy's tox screen came back negative.
LCPLunderground
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1632253
ducklingsuck
Good point. Florida drivers are just grumpy retired folks going 65 in a 45 and it is terrifying.
Dom4Rent
YOU FOOL! Do you know what you did by announcing youre from Florida... Now you're forced to fight with other Floridians. Get ready, im next.
ducklingsuck
Jokes on you. I moved recently.
b3n9
In Norway it's the law to have your lights on.
Gronsak
Same in Sweden, on all the time no matter the weather or time of day, but I guess good safety means less FREEDOM...
b3n9
I guess freedom to save a few cents changing bulbs less often is valued over the general safety of others.
MadsBen
There was a EU law saying it was okay to turn off the back light to save power and fuel... It was ridiculous and has been overturned again.
RACEFORSAFETY
Wait, there are states where it isn't a law?
tomatoboy
It's been a slow progression. Current rules by state: http://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/headlight-use/
ThatMomentWhenTheUsernamesPerfectlyDescribeWhatYouNeed
lol Puerto Rico you crazy
iCanToteIt
It's not a law here in Hawaii. My husband is from South Carolina so I was surprised when I saw a sign that said it's a law.
SirSchmoopyOfAwesometon
Not a law in Michigan. Wasn't in New York, as I recall, but it is on military bases
Kignite
I think the law in NY is if you use wipers then you also need to have headlights on, but I could be wrong
depaivaq
I live in N.Y.C. you are correct I believe. Also for any rain you must have them on
Sasuhol
is it even enforced?
Whitetiger7654
Yes. It was getting so bad. They now have it on electric boards on the highway.
imgursample
No, the lights have been broken on my car for over a year so I'm hyper aware, tons of people drive here without lights in the rain.
EnergyFiend
I'm from Florida and didn't know that. Luckily I think I always did it out of common sense anyway. I have daytime running lights now anyway.
EnergyFiend
Now I'm in CA where no one thinks to turn them on, since it rains so rarely.
ducklingsuck
True that. FL has electronic signs on the highway that tell you to turn them on because it is the law.
tomatoboy
DRLs don't turn your tail lights on, though...so you can still get rear ended by someone who can't see you. Hence, lights on.
LCPLunderground
Yep...in some counties (e.g. Polk) you may even get ticketed for it.
BingleyBingleyBeep
Pretty sure that word should be 'instinctively'.
ducklingsuck
Either or