Driving With Your Headlights Off in Bad Weather
So, you're driving down the street in a rain storm... or the wind is blowing snow at you straight-on... or it's dawn/dusk and you are on your way to/from work...
... And the car coming toward you is almost invisible...
Yep, every day people drive a heavy piece of machinery at high speeds down the road without their headlights. Often, it's the expensive vehicles (you know, Mercedes, BMW, Volvo, Lincoln, etc.). Sometimes it's those vehicles that seem to match the color of the road perfectly - so they blend in with the surroundings and play games with your eyes.
Why is this strange and dangerous behavior so common? Actually in some states (PA included), it is a LAW to drive with your headlights on when it's raining. So why do so many drivers ignore the safety and common sense of it?
Perhaps people assume that because it is light enough outside that they can see without their headlights, it is light enough for oncoming traffic to see them. Perhaps some drivers don't want to forget to turn off their headlights when they turn off the car. Perhaps some people just don't care - or might not even think about it.
It takes a human eight times of repeating the same behavior for it to become a habit. Try it for a week, folks... please! Turn on those lights when you get in the car, and turn them off before you get out. It will become second-nature to you before you know it. You will make the roads safer and add a touch of common sense to the world of traffic.
... And the car coming toward you is almost invisible...
Yep, every day people drive a heavy piece of machinery at high speeds down the road without their headlights. Often, it's the expensive vehicles (you know, Mercedes, BMW, Volvo, Lincoln, etc.). Sometimes it's those vehicles that seem to match the color of the road perfectly - so they blend in with the surroundings and play games with your eyes.
Why is this strange and dangerous behavior so common? Actually in some states (PA included), it is a LAW to drive with your headlights on when it's raining. So why do so many drivers ignore the safety and common sense of it?
Perhaps people assume that because it is light enough outside that they can see without their headlights, it is light enough for oncoming traffic to see them. Perhaps some drivers don't want to forget to turn off their headlights when they turn off the car. Perhaps some people just don't care - or might not even think about it.
It takes a human eight times of repeating the same behavior for it to become a habit. Try it for a week, folks... please! Turn on those lights when you get in the car, and turn them off before you get out. It will become second-nature to you before you know it. You will make the roads safer and add a touch of common sense to the world of traffic.
Comments
1) The majority of people are uneducated and basically, borderline stupid.
2) Death comes eventually.
It therefore comes as no surprise to me that you realize the stupidity of people merges with their lack of driving skills.
When we lived in MD, and it sprinkled (literally, a mist at most) people nearly stopped on the highways because they couldn't comprehend how to drive in it!
Common sense does not run rampant among our fellow human beings.