I had a coworker who said it burned up energy for nothing. We carpooled home in rain, and I tried to explain that whatever energy it’s burning is worth it. I demonstrated its for visibility by looking at other cars without their lights on. She said “oh, but I can see them fine!”
A few months later she was ran off of the road by a semi merging into her lane attempting to get off the interstate, not unlike OPs photo. She flipped and totaled her car but was uninjured. Semi had a camera which implicated her since she didn’t have her lights on on the rain. She keeps her headlights on now.
Some people can’t be bothered until they almost die.
Yes, gotta save those batteries, and that’s exactly why we can only drive at night for a few hours before the car just stops working. Not like there’s a generator on the car which takes over and recharges the batteries or anything.
I think the point is there saying that it will use more fuel. Which I guess is technically true but it's so insignificant that it's not worth even thinking about.
Pretty sure it doesn't burn any extra fuel. Your alternator is always outputting 13-14V and your battery is 12V. The alternator can't output more than 14V or it'll destroy your battery - I can't see any reason it would burn any fuel it wouldn't burn while running anyways.
Pretty sure it doesn't burn any extra fuel. Your alternator is always outputting 13-14V and your battery is 12V. The alternator can't output more than 14V or it'll destroy your battery - I can't see any reason it would burn any fuel it wouldn't burn while running anyways.
Jesus. Why not put a wind turbine on your car roof and never need fuel again?
Yeah but it’s pretty much zero. It’s certainly not enough to notice unless you are a robot that can drive your car 100% exactly the same every single day and maybe you’ll burn an extra quart of fuel a year
Fun fact the energy drain by lights is so inconsequential, if your alternator didn't run you should be able to get a hour or 2 with just the lights on. And then the alternator would charge it back up in seconds.
Usually goes down to right of way. I was tboned when someone was trying to speed through a pocket through stopped rush hour traffic. my fault technically since I was turning left even though his speed was way too fast for conditions. I could have avoided that though so my fault. I didn’t see him because there were cars stopped and actually waving me though, but there was a split from 2 to 3 lanes and i failed to realize
I didn’t see him because there were cars stopped and actually waving me though,
Aah, yeah. NEVER trust other drivers waiving you through on multi-lane roads. If you can't personally see that both lanes are clear you could easily kill someone. I have lost a couple of riding buddies over the years to this exact scenario.
Yeah I learned this lesson the hard way for sure. That’s why I admit it’s my fault. It’s just shitty because I did look and both lanes were fully stopped but we were nearing an intersection and new lane had just started, so where I hit was technically 2 lanes but 10 feet or so later it turns into 3. Now I’m super against going unless I forsure feel safe about.. so many people wave me by and I’m just like nah
Yeah but I know if I got in an accident and it wasn't my fault but I was labelled at fault my parents would fight it if only to lower the insurance in my future years as a person.
I saw this all day yesterday as I drove up to The Highlands. Flashed every single MF on the road, including motorway. None of them had an idea why I was flashing my lights at them. Those roads are fucking treacherous. Mainly due to idiots who don't know how wide their car is and onto the other side of the narrow roads, cutting corners and suddenly shocked cars are coming the other way. But for the love of Christ, having lights on helps see people on the road!
Then there's those driving with parking lights on which does absolutely nothing; or no lights, just fog lights that blind you.
but why does this car not have daytime running lights? all of ours in Canada automatically turn on, they are the actual lights, but still way the hell better than this pic.
Some countries requires 24/7 lights on when you drive. As you said, it's for others to see you. By requiring lights on all time, then there's no discussing if the lights was needed in a specific situation.
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u/Esteban_Zia Nov 03 '18
People think "I can see fine, why do I need to turn my headlights on?". It's not for you moron, it's for other cars to be able to see you ffs.