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Driving with the lights on during daylight hours?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by snowbird_89, Jul 23, 2011.

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  1. Jul 24, 2011 #21
    okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Why do I need my headlights on? I can see just fine. Running the mountains during the Winter in Whiteout conditions here comes a White car w/ no headlights on. Brilliant! I think running lights during daylight hours makes a difference,even if it's just once.
     
    okiedokie, Jul 24, 2011
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  3. Jul 24, 2011 #22
    Allow Me.

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    Vehicles driving during daylight hours with headlights ON VS headlights off. It's a 'be seen' thing, right ? You may have noticed some motorcycles lately with strobe type headlights, which are better than normal lights. Headlights on do drain the batteries, but, as quick as they start to drain, the alternator re-charges them as long as the engine is running. Insurance companies and our Govt. have done tons of research on safety over the years, hence seatbelts/airbags/speed limits/tire requirements/lighting requirements/headlights on during daylight hours etc. There are some 2 lane roads in Ca. posted to "turn on headlights" during daylight hours. Why ? To be seen when attempting to pass.
     
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  4. Jul 24, 2011 #23
    sycofirefighter

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    So you expect the person to say "I saw that 70 foot day glow orange truck, but decided to pull out anyway" ?:biggrin_2559:
     
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  5. Jul 24, 2011 #24
    notezbngrn71

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    Danny, it looks like you got your answers already but I wanted to remind you. If you're still driving for Roehl, it is company policy to drive with your lights on for safety.
     
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  7. Jul 24, 2011 #25
    snowbird_89

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    It is? Butch told me you guys don't have too.
     
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  8. Jul 24, 2011 #26
    notezbngrn71

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    Rick Roehl and the Director of Safety want all trucks to run with their lights on for safety. Actually Rick just sent out a mass voice mail on this very item about 6-7 weeks ago.

    When you think about it on the point of visibility, it makes a lot of sense. Think about those really hot days when the heat is coming off the pavement. What do vehicles without their lights on look like in the distance? They're hard to distinguish sometimes whether they're moving or not.
     
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  9. Jul 24, 2011 #27
    Dave 1960

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    It just FEELS safer to me. 'Nuff said!
     
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  10. Jul 24, 2011 #28
    Blackadder47

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    That's the way I was trained and I've done it ever since.
     
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  11. Jul 24, 2011 #29
    TruckerGsch

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    I am speechless with this question.
     
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  12. Jul 24, 2011 #30
    JohnP3

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    Daytime running lights became mandatory in new vehicles in 1991 and I thought it was a stupid idea until a vehicle came out of the shadow on a bright sunny day and I did not see the vehicle just the lights. Now you have to watch that you do not get to complacent expecting every vehicle to have the system. I live near the boarder and we get lots of vehicles without the system, US vehicles, and with a twisting road and short passing zones, at least once a month I hear someone telling about the guy just coming out of no where.
    I do have a question about those guys driving with driving lights on all the time, they do realise that the guy coming towards them can not see past them and many people when they get scared drive towards what they can see. Also those lights draw a lot of juice and it is not free.
    Mind the rant.
     
    JohnP3, Jul 24, 2011
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