Running lights on cars
I think I have finally had it. People in cars and trucks that think that they can see you so you can see them at dusk or early morning are plain wrong. This year as we begin our USA trek with our TT I...
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Bird Freak wrote:
If you have to see a car at 4,700 ft away to have time to react YOU should stop driving.
Moving the goalposts I see. For your argument to carry water, it should state that if I need to see a car from more than 2,500 feet away, I should stop driving.
But, that would only apply if I made a ridiculous statment like you made. Personally, when I'm traveling at 68 mph with almost 19,000 lbs combined (and I'm probably one of the lighter rigs of people around here), I'll take as much advance notice of other cars coming towards me as possible. Motorcycle training and emergency vehicle operations courses have taught me to not overdrive my vision. Being able to see twice as far away is an advantage to educated people. And that's in optimal conditions. How many people don't turn lights on at all in rain, fog, dusk/dawn, right at sunset, etc.
But, by all means, move the goalposts. You do you, I'll do me. Stay safe out there grumpy...
