Another pet peeve

[jayem]

Nothing profound here. Just something that really irritates me. Drivers who don't turn on their headlights in the rain. In many, if not most states it's the law. But people ignore it, or forget to do it. We've had a rainy spell the last 2 days. It was coming down pretty hard yesterday. I was headed west. And coming at me in the eastbound lane was a cop car. That I couldn't see till he almost passed me because he didn't have his lights on. A cop!

Cars should have an automatic interlock. Whenever the wipers are turned on, the headlights also come on. The cost would be minimal. It's a sensible safety precaution.

 

[S.O.J.I.A.]

was it really dark outside?

 

[Theodoric]

I will admit I'm guilty of it myself. That is, of forgetting. I wouldn't do it intentionally. Just so you know, I always feel badly when I pull into my drive and realize I've done it...

 

[jayem]

was it really dark outside?

It was about 4pm. Still daytime, but it was very overcast, and raining pretty hard. Visibility was not so good. It's disconcerting when you can't see oncoming traffic clearly until you're just a car length or so away. Daytime running lights are not always enough.

 

[Tanj]

In the developed world, we have car lights that come with an automatic setting.

 

[Monna]

In quite a few countries you cannot drive in broad daylight without having lights on. Your visibility as a vehicle on the road increases greatly at distance. Many modern vehicles also adjust which lights (parking or headlights) are on depending on level of daylight.