Driving with the lights on during daylight hours?

Yes it is!

Fortunately, we keep our three brats, two cats and a dog with us on the truck.

 

Schlumberger has had that rule for decades and, like daytime headlights, it is supported with studies of accident causes/effects.

 

Well, pretty much all oil field company's have that back-in policy.

But on another note, those "studies" are only based on certain statistics done at random times. I'm sure if they took every incident that occurred and molded it info a thesis, the results might be a little different, but that defeats the purpose. The intent is to show that on average, most of the time, maybe even 99.999% of the time, it is better to back into your parking spot.... Run your headlights during the day.

As for seatbelts, same thing. In all the 6 years I spent as a firefighter/rescue tech, I worked probly an equal amount of car accidents where the seatbelts helped or made matters worse. Some might of been still alive had they not been wearing a seatbelt.

 

You worked 6 years as a firefighter? About five years ago here where I live. A firetruck returning to the firestation pulled out from a stop sign in front of a car.

A little boy was killed. The driver of the fire truck said he never saw the vehicle. The vehicle was light grey and blended in with the background. It never had any DRL's or headlights on.

This is proof even in clear weather, headlights ON does makes a huge difference. I can tell you numerous stories of wrecks that include "I didn't see him". Vehicles with their lights on stick out like sore thumbs.

Not everyone has 20/20 vision. They get tested every five years. There's plenty of old people, diabetics, cataract and glaucoma patients running around that can't see 100'. So one can't compare their vision with that of another.

But as a truck driver you are suppose to try and do everything possible to remain safe. DRL's and others running around with their lights on should be enough to follow suit. There are plenty of states with the wipers on/ headlights on law and you still see dummies ignoring it. PA requires your headlights to be on through construction zones. Yet you see dummies running through without them.

I'd rather be safe than sorry.

If someone dies from seatbelt trauma, they hit hard enough to fly through the windshield and impact what was in front of them. The majority of them people would of been killed anyways.

 

Schneider trucks are orange for a reason !!


It's all about being SEEN !!!

 

Apparently people can't see a motorcycle travelling at a low rate of speed at night either. My leg and 3 years of not being able to walk are proof of that. The lady's excuse was I turned my headlight off lol.

 

What I'm saying is you don't need the headlights to see a car doing something stupid, it helps you know they're coming earlier. When you look at the horizon you will see a car with the headlights on first. Knowing and keeping track of traffic well ahead and behind you is just as important as knowing the vehicles that are in your immediate vicinity.

What I was meaning was there is a difference between visibility and remembering. You remember idiots because of how they drove, not because they were more visible. I'm sure you saw the other non-idiots just as well, you just don't remember them.

 

Um, yeah. Well, not really "worked" so to speak, more like volunteered but why do I get the feeling that strikes you as unusual?

First off, maybe it matters, maybe it doesn't but, are we about a four-way stop, or a stop sign only on the street the fire truck was on?
Not trying to make excuses since I wasn't there, nor do I know the whole story, but its funny, most people use the "I didn't see" excuse for almost everything. Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong but most likely the driver of The fire engine wasn't paying attention. It's too bad we'll never know, but if we could, suppose the car did have DRLs and still "wasn't seen", what would you say then? DRLs don't guarantee you will be seen..... Well, atleast in this case. It's all a matter of being aware of your surroundings.

I can see we're not gonna see eye to eye on this.

Again, "I didn't see him" is not an excuse and DRL's shouldn't be the answer to make up for stupidity.

Go run a stop sign in the eyes of a cop and when he walks up to your door after pulling you over and asks, "why didn't you stop for that stop sign?" I guarantee ya, you reply with "I didn't see it", he's probly gonna chuckle as he writes out the ticket and if you say "maybe they should put DRL's on the stop sign, I woulda seen it", he'll probly throw you in the back of the squad car.

I see your point on this one but if your that blind, you shouldn't be driving in the first place. It's kinda like the fog light debates. If you suffer from that degree of night blindness, you shouldn't be driving at night and should have the responsibly to follow suit.

Yes, but driving with your lights on..... Ah, screw it...

Those are different scenarios. The first one I during rain, not a clear sunny day with no rain. Besides, its the law in those states, so it doesn't matter. The second one is the law also so again, personal preference doesn't apply.

Ok, and nobodys criticising you for it.

Not necessarily. I'm not talking about the cases were the person would've died regardless if seatbelts were worn.

 

So in other words, they dont need drl's 'cuz of that blaze orange paint job??