Submitted by lobster_man_207 t3_104ey1l in Maine
I know it’s not pitch black at 3pm and that you can see fine. But having your lights on when it’s dusk, and drizzly and grey, makes you a lot easier to see.
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InternationalRip6476 t1_j34m2pn wrote
Yeah, I don't intend to ever get back in a car again either.
RelationshipBig2798 t1_j34qlde wrote
How about can you turn your high beams off. I've never been blinded by high beams more than recently.
SouthernButterbean t1_j34rzcw wrote
Also, actually turn your lights on, not just DRL. Having your rear lights on might prevent you getting rear ended.
iammabdaddy t1_j34u6so wrote
Please don't hit me southernbutterbean!
bulgarianjuice t1_j34wmkf wrote
Thanks OP. I saw this post, ran out of my house to my car and flipped them on. Now my battery is dead.
BradleyGarrison t1_j34z0gw wrote
FYI - Nextdoor.com was created for complaints like this.
lobster_man_207 OP t1_j34z1y3 wrote
You’re supposed to leave your car running so that doesn’t happen!!
dubedube11 t1_j350ts7 wrote
Unfortunately I have daytime running lights that stay on. But TURNING THE FOG LIGHTS off would be the next step. They are low position high beams to me and when the roads are wet I can't see with my astigmatism
dubedube11 t1_j3511gv wrote
Always keep my auto lights on though because I remember being told when the sun isn't visible you need lights on for safety reasons
hadriangates t1_j352oom wrote
Soooo many people not turning on their lights! This is not something new, come on folks!
maurice-ll-1840 t1_j353rc9 wrote
They install new headlights but never check to if their aligned properly 😕
GoArmyNG t1_j3543dm wrote
During the day time too.... like what?????
DonkeyKongsVet t1_j354qn1 wrote
3pm? Pfft you still can't get these drivers to have them on at 7pm
i_cant_sports t1_j356m2u wrote
Now I'm outta gas, AND my battery is dead!
lobster_man_207 OP t1_j35811x wrote
Deal!
But seriously, headlights are so bright these days that I’m blinded even if high beams aren’t on.
eieio2021 t1_j359dd4 wrote
Also it’s the law to have them on when wipers are on.
West_Ad_8279 t1_j359jmm wrote
With the push for electric vehicles everyone will be using their lights at the last second possible to conserve their battery life! Another plus to the awesome ELECTRIC VEHICLE
who-really-cares t1_j35am5q wrote
I love these stupid takes on EVs.
Modern headlights draw what 35w? So 70w for the pair. EV sedans use ~250wh/mile. So you would have to run the head lights for 3.5 hours to burn one mile of range.
acister t1_j35baj6 wrote
On the topic of headlights (yes please use them) - there's a special place in hell for you halogen wielding psychopaths.
(edit: whoops meant aftermarket LED "asshole I can see everything and don't care if I blind you especially if you're one of the many who has astigmatism and will send you into a giant bright blinding halo" headlights
West_Ad_8279 t1_j35bb5r wrote
You have a point but nothing will make me buy a EV until they solve this cobalt-mining child labor problem.
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WaxMyButt t1_j35cku5 wrote
I removed my wipers just so I don’t need headlights
who-really-cares t1_j35clsx wrote
Ahh, yes, so much more harmful than the wars that have been fought and are still fought over oil, deaths of (very conservatively) tens of thousands of women and children. Not to mention the detrimental health effects of smog which has shortened the life of millions and millions of people.
Yes, no one like child labor, but it’s such a whataboutism excuse for not liking EVs. If you don’t like EVs that’s fine, they aren’t for everyone, they don’t fit every use case, but to act like they aren’t an improvement for society and the environment is just ridiculous and wrong.
Branaghan t1_j35d8o7 wrote
Instructions unclear; car on fire.
TAmber1213 t1_j35f907 wrote
And clean the snow off your vehicles!!!
Beneficial-Oil3686 t1_j35gogd wrote
skill issue
meowmix778 t1_j35jm7g wrote
It also accelerated climate change. Wtf. I knew it was weird it's been like 50.
MontEcola t1_j35jnis wrote
Yep. The lights at that hour are not for you to see. It is for that guy over there to see you!
I know from experience.
meowmix778 t1_j35jnze wrote
Tbh a lot of that is just led lights on cars
lobster_man_207 OP t1_j35jt07 wrote
Snow? You must be inland. I’ve forgotten the stuff exists.
MontEcola t1_j35jtyp wrote
It might not be high beams. Some of the new headlights are just plain obnoxious. I forgot what they are called.
Edit to add: Halogen Lights and Fog Lights
Dizzyluffy t1_j35nm1b wrote
Headlights and brights these days are so bad that they will give you a nice tan.
DidDunMegasploded t1_j35rqwv wrote
Eye care doctors go home to a house full of green every single night, laughing their asses off...
"So which sorry sucker needs glasses next?!"
RelationshipBig2798 t1_j35rs63 wrote
No most of the time its high beams because I turn mine on and they turn theirs off.
DidDunMegasploded t1_j35rz9t wrote
Using your headlights at the last possible second is not a plus no matter what kind of car you drive. It's a negative. It's sheer stupidity. You might as well sign a death warrant and put out a last will and testament every time you sit in your car and go driving.
(Yes, I'm aware of the sarcasm, but it needs to be said anyway. A lot of stupid people about.)
turdcutter21 t1_j35xj1n wrote
Gay
Coffee-FlavoredSweat t1_j367vt2 wrote
I only use my wipers intermittently so I don’t need head lights either.
cepheus42 t1_j36c4nk wrote
Incorrect. You need intermittent headlights.
cepheus42 t1_j36carl wrote
Oil in many countries also relies on slave and child labor. Just so you know, since it seems to be something you're worried about. Also, much of the clothing you buy. And your cell phone. And should I go on?
And no, of course that shouldn't be tolerated. But being so SELECTIVE in how you get angry about it seems weird and suggests you're reasoning isn't "child labor" issues but something else.
Antnee83 t1_j36g1u2 wrote
why does this give off trump tweet energy
GoblinShark603 t1_j36jbq4 wrote
Correct. Your lights must be on whenever your wipers are. So you'll have to take both hands off the wheel to grab both shafts(gigitty). I think the lights are more or less an indicator for wipers.
GoblinShark603 t1_j36je41 wrote
Doesn't sound at all bad then!
xela293 t1_j36jqz0 wrote
Personal opinion: If you have LED headlights go fuck yourself.
BossCrabMeat t1_j36jzo1 wrote
not the hero we needed but the hero we deserved.
KotzubueSailingClub t1_j36lx0z wrote
Cutlasss t1_j36nzpf wrote
I see plenty of cars even after full dark with no lights on. They think they are because the dash lights are. But that doesn't help others see you. And many cars still don't have auto on lights or daytime runnig lights.
bump909 t1_j36oj8j wrote
It’s the LED lights that are the brightest.
maineac t1_j36ol4t wrote
I have a new truck purchased from a dealer with no modifications and I get people occasionally flash me to turn my low beams on. The new headlights are just bright af people don't need to do anything.
maineac t1_j36oqdz wrote
So people should stop buying new vehicles? They seem to come standard now.
maineac t1_j36ouae wrote
Especially when you have a white car in the snow and ice.
RAP1958 t1_j36p2j1 wrote
All vehicles should have daytime running lights! Not just GM.
RAP1958 t1_j36p8vo wrote
I'm seeing a total disrespect for most traffic laws. Mostly idiots in big pickups
TimothyOilypants t1_j36phvz wrote
It's just because that one tough guy at work, who totally probably has a bigger dick than him, makes fun of EVs, so now he has no choice but to incorporate that into his identity so his testicles don't retreat into his body whenever that tough guy is around.
Norgyort t1_j36qtgb wrote
I only use my wipers when parked to avoid tickets.
Norgyort t1_j36s0q9 wrote
It's ridiculous, the other day I turned my high-beams on at an oncoming car who I thought had their high-beams on. The oncoming car turned their high-beams on and there was no difference.
If you need low-beams that bright to drive then you shouldn't be driving at night.
J0N3K4T t1_j36sxjs wrote
This sub is just sad. Should be renamed r/whinging.
MisterSophisticated t1_j36uui6 wrote
Nothing unites the cranky jerks in Maine like a car-related thread.
crypticalcat t1_j36v7w3 wrote
Ok. Sorry
SouthernButterbean t1_j36xnjm wrote
I've not hit anyone yet!
MeEvilBob t1_j36xuja wrote
If you have LED headlights, you can leave them off, the sun is blinding enough.
I get where people are coming from with turning your lights on for safety, but so many cars these days have low beam headlights that are ridiculously brighter than what we're all used to high beams being like.
Also, if you have an off-road light bar and you're using it on the road, I hope you miss the low bridge sign and that thing gets obliterated.
TarantinoFan23 t1_j36ybpf wrote
You are the expert.
TarantinoFan23 t1_j36yg64 wrote
Too much TV
TarantinoFan23 t1_j36yji0 wrote
Lol, he is cucktroll
plywooden t1_j36z9ed wrote
Me too. Coworker said this morning that a lot of oncoming cars have been flashing him - thinking he has high beams on. He THEN says that he recently swapped out his 800w headlamps for 1800w.
Emolokz t1_j370inr wrote
And also stop driving with your fking high beams on all of the god damned time. That shit is obnoxious and dangerous. Idk why that's seemingly so difficult for New Englanders to not do.
Hefty_Musician2402 t1_j370ze4 wrote
HIDs can be bad too
Hefty_Musician2402 t1_j3716yc wrote
Mine has amber running lights in the front. Not as good as true running lights but better than nothing I suppose (I drive with my headlights on during daylight 80% of the time anyways and 100% of the time as soon as it’s even cloudy out)
Hefty_Musician2402 t1_j371f3w wrote
I was told in drivers Ed that it’s best practice to always have headlights on as it gives other drivers a better perception of your speed, helping them determine that it’s not a good time to pull into the road in front of you
Hefty_Musician2402 t1_j371pyt wrote
I’ve got a light bar but I ALWAYS turn it off around others, whether oncoming or same direction as me, or even waiting at a stop sign. Its also mounted on my bumper so it’s not the first thing one would see as I come over a hill, and I turn it off as soon as I see reflections of other cars’ headlights on the power lines. Even if the other car isn’t in view yet
glop1701 t1_j372hue wrote
Most cars have an auto setting on headlights so they turn on if it’s grey
_Mother_Moon_ t1_j372yt8 wrote
What is this "s n o w" you speak of?
*Coastal Southern Mainer
kaozennrk t1_j37393w wrote
I'd rather have people keep their headlights off. I can see you and I'd rather not be blinded.
AlfredtheDuck t1_j37451m wrote
LED headlights blind me almost as much as high beams do. Humans get distracted by that degree of white light, it’s obnoxious and dangerous.
CTtransient t1_j376zt6 wrote
And really, how many headlights does your truck need?
xela293 t1_j37cn56 wrote
Or you know, get them properly aligned and actually turn off your high beams when people are passing you, both things that most LED headlight users don't do.
notcoolneverwas_post t1_j37dud5 wrote
It's like I told my last wife, I says: "Honey, I never drive faster than I can see. Besides that, it's all in the reflexes"
-Jack Burton
XJlimitedx99 t1_j37dyvk wrote
Just an FYI there bud, halogens are the old style that have been in use for 60+ years.
kolzzz t1_j37h160 wrote
not sure if people are aware, but most newer-ish vehicles have a "auto" function on the stick that controls your headlights. Once you set it on auto, you never have to touch it again.
lobster_man_207 OP t1_j37hk93 wrote
My wife’s car sometime won’t turn on the lights when I think they should be on. And often when it’s drizzly I will just bump the wipers when I need them because the slowest setting is too fast, which does not turn the headlights on.
MontEcola t1_j37wdj2 wrote
Exactly. I got some nasty comments and a bunch of down-votes for saying that.
MontEcola t1_j37yggc wrote
Yes. Is it LED that is so bright? Or Halogen? I don't know. We can do better.
neochron t1_j3834oa wrote
A gray or silver vehicle in the rain is almost invisible without headlights.
WalkerBRiley t1_j384fg6 wrote
How far inland? Central Maine and well, there's something out there right now but I'd be hard pressed to call it snow
katahdin420 t1_j38b7fh wrote
Gotta love my fellow Mainers for having all the time in the world to make public service requests about turning headlights on... On Reddit. Yes Karen. I'll turn my headlights on. Thank you for your service.
RAP1958 t1_j38gljw wrote
Good idea👍
ozzie286 t1_j38hf4j wrote
I never understood why turning on the wipers doesn't automatically turn on the headlights.
lobster_man_207 OP t1_j38ohp0 wrote
Wasting time complaining about people on Reddit wasting time complaining about things on Reddit.
Unique-Try3841 t1_j38ukj9 wrote
Nailed it.
stedrocklp t1_j38webp wrote
I have LED headlights on both of the vehicles in our family. They were purchased this way. Soooo you can go fuck yourself how about that?
puffthetragicwagon t1_j39jwx0 wrote
I’d like to add, please PULL UP TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU AT RED LIGHTS! I don’t know why people started doing this but there’s legit whole car lengths between people at stoplights now. So dumb.
lobster_man_207 OP t1_j39kheo wrote
What’s a stop light?
acister t1_j39vmw8 wrote
Yes fair enough, I just use my stock ones and can see 100% so accidentally made a boo boo post but my point got across
acister t1_j39xohb wrote
Fair enough, I stand corrected. Halogen just sounds brighter
acister t1_j3a1g4d wrote
yeah a newer mechanic friend of mine said the newer halogens are nasty, idk anymore
xela293 t1_j3a27sv wrote
Alternative_Sort_404 t1_j3aje6a wrote
My theory is that all of the backlit/digital dashboards in cars these days make people clueless as to when headlights are needed. I See so many people driving around without lights on now - or just DRL’s, which don’t do anything for the rest of the vehicle… (whatever happened to those, anyhow?). They could easily put a photo sensor on a vehicle - that would solve the problem.
Alternative_Sort_404 t1_j3ajk12 wrote
And probably has never checked the aim…
Notmystationbro t1_j3dk91i wrote
IMO the automatic headlights design is a flaw. If the DRL’s are activated at half strength the tail lights should do the same. Most people don’t realize their DRLs only work for the front and not the rear. Common sense isn’t common
Notmystationbro t1_j3dkg4e wrote
My 96 Cadillac does this and it’s 27 year old technology. Car manufactures are just plain cheap and greedy if that makes sense
Notmystationbro t1_j3dkooo wrote
You mean 80 watts for 180? No way their car battery can handle that load
Notmystationbro t1_j3dkzh4 wrote
You only need to aim headlights with the old style reflector headlights. Most cars nowadays have projector style headlights and don’t need to aim them.
Notmystationbro t1_j3dl6iq wrote
Tell that to the car manufactures not the drivers dickhead. Most newer cars are LED standards. Have fun with your dim halogen headlights trying to see on the back roads.
20thMaine t1_j3eztju wrote
I’m not a lawyer but the legislation says: Lights must be on when wipers are in constant use
IMO this would mean: using your wipers a few times just to clean washer fluid off the windshield? Not turning the lights on.
Using them once a minute in a light drizzle? Turn them on.
Perhaps there is some leeway in defining “constant” but the law also mentions decreased visibility in addition to constant wiper use.
> §2067. Lights
>1. Display of headlights. A vehicle located on a way must be equipped with headlights as described in section 1904. The headlights must be illuminated:
>A. During the period from sunset to sunrise; [PL 2015, c. 51, §1 (AMD).]
>B. At any time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, including, but not limited to, rain, freezing rain, fog or snow, persons or vehicles on the way are not discernible for a distance of 1,000 feet ahead; and [PL 1997, c. 249, §1 (NEW).]
>C. At any time when windshield wipers are in constant use. [PL 1997, c. 249, §1 (NEW).]
xela293 t1_j3fwpk7 wrote
"How dare this guy insult my headlights! I had better insult this plebian's inferior headlights! That'll show him!"
I got a good laugh out of that one.
Notmystationbro t1_j3h8b64 wrote
You’re weird dude
xela293 t1_j3h8o3o wrote
Just paraphrasing your comment.
Notmystationbro t1_j3hegl2 wrote
Well calling people dickheads who have LED headlights even though new cars have them as standard equipment I’m going to give you shit about your attitude.
xela293 t1_j3hj1sm wrote
Hey, you're the one who seemed to take it weirdly personally that I indirectly insulted your headlights of all things, and also tried to make fun of my headlights as if they don't work at night in some sort of weird flex about your LED headlights.
plywooden t1_j3hoiku wrote
Yea, probably.
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