amishengineer t1_j0jlxam wrote on December 17, 2022 at 3:20 AM

Reply to comment by DonBoy30 in Day running lights aren’t “automatic” lights. You still need to turn your lights on in the rain. by [deleted]

The number of people that I've seen still doing 70 on I-76 near Philadelphia at night in heavy rain...

There is no way they could even see the guardrails let alone the lines on the road..

amishengineer t1_j0jkuu6 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 3:11 AM

Reply to comment by fryerandice in Day running lights aren’t “automatic” lights. You still need to turn your lights on in the rain. by [deleted]

I thought maybe my eyesight was going. I'm in my 30s but all of a sudden this year after DST it seems like most oncoming cars are blinding me to the point where I can't even see the lines on the road. Maybe newer cars are riding higher and the new "low" beams are aimed right at my eye level or alot of jackasses are driving with their high beams on all the time.

Give me that UV yellow tinted headlight any day. Seems like everyone has extra bright blue lasers aimed at my eyes now.

amishengineer t1_j0jj6d6 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 2:57 AM

Reply to comment by Jeffy3 in Day running lights aren’t “automatic” lights. You still need to turn your lights on in the rain. by [deleted]

They use them as they are about to turn the wheel if at all.

Meanwhile people are waiting at an intersection to make a left and could have gone if you had signaled your right turn ahead of time..

amishengineer t1_j0jifrk wrote on December 17, 2022 at 2:50 AM

Reply to comment by HahaWeee in Day running lights aren’t “automatic” lights. You still need to turn your lights on in the rain. by [deleted]

Almost got t-boned ~two weeks ago because I was about to pull out from a stop sign and there was a car with no lights on at dusk. Every other car had their lights on so my eyes were trained to see headlights..

amishengineer t1_j0ji6rv wrote on December 17, 2022 at 2:48 AM

Reply to comment by dogmomdrinkstea in Day running lights aren’t “automatic” lights. You still need to turn your lights on in the rain. by [deleted]

It's muscle memory for me... I'd say 95% of the time. When I pull down with my right hand to start the wipers, my left hard twists two clicks for the headlights.