Disregarding for the moment all the annoyances that a road full of cars can be, What are the features of a car that you find make it more easily visible?
Headlights or parking/running lights? Other stuff?
visibility of cars and little trucks
Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by M818, Jul 28, 2012.
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Ok, thanks. Good point about the fog line, it is a position on the outside of the lane where its maybe hidden. As for speeders, They can have it.
The questions are maybe selfish, but when I had the pickup truck, I felt like other drivers could see it. I now have a 1974 Dodge Dart. It's not tiny as 4-wheelers go but it's a lot smaller than a crown vic or chevy caprice. The next size down I guess.
I feel like I'm not well seen, even by other cars. I'm OK with whatever crashworthiness it has or doesn't have (It also has no computer or emissions and gets inspected for $13). It has none of whatever safety and visibility features a new car has. The idea as always is to stay out of a wreck, whether with a Smarte car or an 18 wheeler. I'm more worried about getting bumped by other 4-wheelers really.
The reason for asking here is that in my short 19K highway miles of experience with trucks like the 5-ton in my avatar, the visibility to "always" see 4-wheelers to the rear and rear sides has never been as good as in a 4-wheeler. So I'm asking on this board where the demand for experience and care is greatest.
Maybe modern cars don't have any special visibility features except daytime running lights.
The Dart is so simple electrically that I can add a running light circuit that will use existing lights and activate whenever the engine is running. Or I could add a couple low wattage lights instead of using the headlights. It's an open question at this point.
I have read complaints here about car headlights from behind being annoying to truck drivers in some cases. I think my goal is to add a sensible set of running lights up front that will show others where I am without blinding anyone in their side mirror, etc.
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I agree with the headlights being on. If you drive a Viper, Ill NOTICE you in a heartbeat!!!
If you drive a subcompact toy... Dont cut me off, or go anywhere near me. Cause I cant see you worth anything.
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