running lights on cars and trucks
We have driven the USA many, many times in good weather and bad, day and night. There is one thing that really bothers me while doing what I like ....rving. The thing is the lack of cars and trucks th...
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Having ridden motorcycles for most of my life I always rode with headlight on....on HIGH BEAM. Anything to be more noticeable.
By 1980 MOST motorcycle headlights came on when ignition key was turned on.
Don't know if it really helped but riding with them on gave me a 'feeling' I was a bit more conspicuous.
Because of that habit I always turn vehicle headlights on also (never had one with DRLs)
Studies or not to me others are more noticeable when they have their headlights on in daytime.
A LAW...........no thanks!
There are way too many laws as it is.
Passing a new law does NOT mean compliance.
CA (and I bet other states) passed a law that drivers had toturn headlights on if using wipers. Well, dang common sense would dictate if it is raining (using wipers) then turning headlights on would be smart.
People are stupid...law didn't change that
Better method (other then revenue generator) would have been an education campaign.......starting with Driver's ED in high school.
By 1980 MOST motorcycle headlights came on when ignition key was turned on.
Don't know if it really helped but riding with them on gave me a 'feeling' I was a bit more conspicuous.
Because of that habit I always turn vehicle headlights on also (never had one with DRLs)
Studies or not to me others are more noticeable when they have their headlights on in daytime.
A LAW...........no thanks!
There are way too many laws as it is.
Passing a new law does NOT mean compliance.
CA (and I bet other states) passed a law that drivers had toturn headlights on if using wipers. Well, dang common sense would dictate if it is raining (using wipers) then turning headlights on would be smart.
People are stupid...law didn't change that
Better method (other then revenue generator) would have been an education campaign.......starting with Driver's ED in high school.
