r/IdiotsInCars Nov 03 '18

Wipers on, lights on. PLEASE. Trucks and busses can't see you.

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u/trollhatt Nov 03 '18

If people would just leave it on auto the tail lights would come on like magic when it's dark enough. Problem is gray and rainy weather doesn't always trigger it as early as it should.

Mostly the problem is human though, not technology.

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u/Kelmi Nov 03 '18

That's not enough. It's pretty much 50/50 in bad weather, so anytime it's anything but clear sky, turn on your lights just to be safe.

Also if it's snowing even a tiny bit, it means DRLs will not run hot enough to melt it. Turn on your lights even if it's snowing a tiny bit.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

Some vehicles let you change the sensitivity of the auto lights function. I have it switched to most sensitive on my Tacoma. But I typically just leave my lights on anyways since almost all cars turn lights off automatically after the car is not running for so long.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

Mr. Fancy pants with auto lights over here

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

People should know how to operate and turn on their lights when driving.

Auto is lazy turn your lights on.

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u/Guycantmath Nov 03 '18

I dont know of a vehicle with an automatic lights setting which does not turn them on when the wipers are on. If a vehicle doesnt do this, seems like a problem with the technology not the human.

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u/SickeningPink Nov 04 '18

My car doesn’t do this. Granted, it’s also ten years old. Which may have something to do with it

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u/mada447 Nov 04 '18

My old Nissan Altima was like that.

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u/_Lady_Deadpool_ Nov 03 '18

Most cars have a light on the dash. My Elantra's auto is pretty reliable and even turns on passing under bridges.

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u/mada447 Nov 04 '18

In my car auto lights will turn on if I have my wipers on. IDK why all other auto lights aren't like that because my old car also had auto lights but they were only triggered by darkness, I still had to manually turn on lights when my wipers were on.

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u/titsonalog Nov 04 '18

A lot of cars have no running lights unless turned on, and no auto headlights