>driving with your headlights on

>>13841051
>Driving

>>13841051

What is night

>>13841051
I kek at the picture

>not having a lamborghini account

Car does is automatically.
i'm sry

>>13841051
>what are daytime running lights

I can't hold all these bookshelves

My car has daytime running lights that can't be turned off unless I turn on the actual headlights. So I just turn on my headlights most of the time, whether day or night. It improves visibility significantly and doesn't really have any drawbacks. What is much worse is the people who don't turn their headlights on in poor lighting conditions making it harder to see them.

Considering when i ride my bike my headlight can not be turned off and people still look at me as if i am wearing an invisibility cloak personally i think it should stay on..

>Not driving with your fog lights on at all times

Seriously what's the problem with using your headlights?

>>13841320
kill yourself

>>13841365
Unless its a piece of shit lifted brotruck it shouldn't matter. My foglights are less than a foot off the ground, they're not blinding anyone.

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>>13841365
Nah seriously though you should be driving with your headlights on during the day you fucking spanner.

>>13841382
>he has problems seeing the car in the pic on the left
I can see it in the thumbnail of your thumbnail.

>>13841394
It doesn't matter if you can still see it. The lights get peoples attention and make them aware of it even if they aren't looking out for cars.

>>13841051
you got a problem with my automatic day time running lights?

>>13841051
>driving with your headlights OFF
touche anon
I don't have a problem with people proactively having them on before it gets all that dark, or being safe and keeping them on a bit longer than necessary. Daytime running lights don't bother me nearly as much as the reckless endangerment the idiots who forget to turn their lights on represent.

>>13841382
I hate when people with cars that blend with the environment don't use their lights just because it's not night.

>>13841402
That's why some places, like Canada, have mandatory daytime running lights.

>>13841394
The point is the car on the right is 10 times as visible as the car on the left, you notice cars that have headlights on much earlier.

Since 2011 all new cars built in Australia have day time running headlights that can not be turned off.

>drive truck
>drive with headlights on
>headlight beams are aimed slightly up so theyre shining right into the rear-view mirror of any car lower than my truck
>tfw people bitching about my "brights" being on
>tfw turn on my brights and lightbar at the same time
Get fucked kids

>>13841310
this

>>13841425
Yeah this pretty much, i live up in the mountains in Victoria so the kind of roads i am on are like the ones in the picture, people from the city driving these roads without headlights on shits me to tears.

>>13841427
I still find it bizarre that the US doesn't have mandatory daytime running lights. Even during the day, if it's raining or just grey out, cars can be more difficult to see

And so many people in the US drive around with no headlights on in the rain.

That's the only thing I hate about driving in the US pretty much. Everything else, including the signage, is way better than Canada.

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>ever turning any lights on your car day or night

>>13841068
under rated post

>>13841453
Most cars here made after like 2006 have sensors that turn the headlights on if the sun is not shining, so if it is behind clouds or what ever.

>>13841472
The 5th gen Maxima (2000-03) has that

>>13841305
>improves visibility
How fucking DARK is it outside during the day where you live?

>>13841435
This is a fine example of someone who just likes to be a cock for the sake of being a cock.

Edgefactor reaching 89,000 kilopascals.

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>>13841435

>raining
>driving on freeway
>lots of spray
>every car with no headlights on is either coloured silver or grey
>they are practically invisible

gg guys

>>13841453
Even if the state/country doesn't require always-on lights, manufacturers could do a lot to improve this. For example, they could make headlights turn on any time the windshield wipers are on. They could make the automatic-light-sensor more sensitive so they turn on any time it's relatively dark outside.

What surprises me is that my older car has features for this that newer cars don't for some reason. My 2000 Camry has always-on running lights, and the sensor turns on the actual headlights way before it's completely dark outside. My mom's 2013 Camry doesn't have running lights and the sensor waits until it is much darker.

>>13841485
The car not the road you fucking twat.
It makes the car more visible...
You notice a car with its headlights on before you notice one without them.

>>13841485
Depends on the time of day obviously.
Even in perfect sunshine headlights make a car much more conspicuous. The effect is even greater when a car is in shade or the sun isn't shining brightly directly on the car.

It's even more important for dark-colored or neutral colored vehicles or small vehicles (motorcycles).

>>13841382
Fog lights are not headlights and they are literally useless for anything other than fog.

For the record I always use my headlights regardless of time/weather condition because I'm not a fucking retard.

>>13841379

In the rain they will blind oncoming traffic.. They are aimed at the ground to see the lines of the road in FOG. When its wet the light will bounce off the shiny road surface(especially fresh black asphalt) and will blind oncoming traffic.

In the dry low lights like that probably wouldn't blind anyone unless they are retarded HID lazor beams, but it is still utterly pointless.

>>13841485
look at this as a thumbnail >>13841382

should self explanatory. but this is 4chan after all no doubt you'll pretend to be retarded

>>13841435
kek this so much.

>Drive lifted truck
>I actually have my lights aimed downwards properly
>Asscunt approaching me puts his high beams on
>I put mine on
>The power of the sun is projected from the front of my truck
>Fuck you

>>13841565
If you're blinding people with your low beams you should probably point them a little lower. Or if you have aftermarket bulbs in then put the stock ones back in.

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>>13841565
I know the feeling
>Driving my d max in the rain with low beams on
>Retard in front of me thinks i have my high beams on
>Keeps slowing down and putting his hazards on
>Decide i won't flash him im not in a hurry ill play along
>He ends up cracking the shits, pulling over and following my car
>starts flashing me with his lights sticking his finger up out the window
>Turn on my rear facing 240W light bar
He stopped his car on the side of the road after that blinding.

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>>13841633
>rear light bar

>>13841647
It is for when you are out at night in the bush. i like to make it look like a small sun is passing through the bush.

>>13841647
for blinding people of course

>>13841654
That too, its good to have for people that do not dip their high beams at night when they are behind you too.

>>13841435
>have my faggy truck's headlights and lightbar smashed by a baseball bat outside my trailer one night

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>driving with your spotlights on

>>13841629
They're aimed quite far down.
The rear of my truck sits 2 inches higher from the lift blocks anyway.

>>13841670
>driving an automatic amerifat piece of shit
Kek

>>13841633
Ay what year duramax?
You have a front light bar?

I'm considering putting one in the slot on the front of my truck. '09 NNBS.

>>13841633
Why do people get so upset about the people behind them using their hi-beams? They could just adjust the mirrors to not see them. It's not like you can see shit in your mirrors at night anyway

>>13841718
>being forced to adjust all your mirrors out of wack because of the inconsiderate jerk behind you

My car came with a DRL kit installed (Canada). Took 30sec to pull the fuse out.

Now I run with ambers in the front on, and my rear on. Car looks better plus I'm not wasting my bulbs in the day time.

>>13841051
>driving on twisties during sunset
>headlights keep turning on and off as I move through shadows

>>13841435
This guy here
>>13841647
I have 2 small LED pods hidden in my camper shell at different heights for when people tailgate me at night.
1 is aimed at normal height for lower cars, the other aimed up for the brotrucks.

GM is a repeated offender when it comes to daytime running lights. Drives me nuts.

On my s10 I have a button on the dash that is a dome light override switch (its oem)

I found out that if I press it four times my daytime running lights will shut off. You can only imagine my excitement when I figured that out.

>>13841427
Unless your car doesn't have day time running lights stock, much like the law on pop up head lights.

>have a canadian only edition of a car
>no day time running lights
>okay.jpg

>>13841051
Who is this semen demon?

>>13841647
An actual good reason (not surprised no one on /o/ said it) is if you use your truck for work it's handy to have a good light to illuminate your box and tail gate area.

>>13841730
or you could lean forward in your seat

>>13841937
If people flash me or blind me with their high beams I just follow them home and kill their family

>>13841730
Every rear view mirror has a feature that flips it up just for this situation. Side mirros you're still fucked though.

New ones fog up when they detect light so it dims it.

>>13841762
>sunset
You should just flip the switch to keep them on.

>>13841948
>Every rear view mirror has a feature that flips it up just for this situation

Nah it still mirrors the road behind just the change in angle effectively dims the lights behind you.

>>13841948
Well it is why my car is mounted with a 240w LED light bar on the rear of the car. its brighter than any cunts high beams and if they don't get the message after i turn my hazards on ima blind a mother fucker.

>driving with a 6500k hid headlights that's pointing too high behind me.

>>13841435
>being this salty
get fucked nigger

>>13841425
>at t junction
>holee crap where did that flat matte gray car came from
it's like that guy wants to get hit.

>>13841435
i will intentionally drive slowly.
get fucked with your schedule.

>>13841844
Toyota and GM were the worst with DRLs in the 90s/early00s. Seems like they've both let up.

A lot of GM cars had pretty easy procedures to disable them though. Toyota's on the otherhand were a complete pain, unless you like driving with your parking brake on.

>>13842079
In my grand am if you set the ebrake to the first click they'd stay off

> found this out doing ebrake slides at night
> thought it was a wiring issue

>>13841844
>>13842079
Are you saying they are offenders because they have DRLs? It's literally a bonus. Why do you not want them on?

>>13842268
In ideal conditions where the suns out and the weather is generally good, there is zero reason to reduce the life on my headlights. If you can't see a car coming without headlights on a good day you shouldn't be driving.

However I will admit when its overcast, raining, snowing, etc daytime running lights are good, they make it easier for other cars to see you. If there was an easy way to turn off DRL I wouldn't be complaining. I found out how to turn mine off by luck.

My last car was a 2001 grand prix, I pulled the fuse for the DRL and when I turned on the car it started clicking very rapidly and the headlights were flashing. Is that really necessary after pulling a fuse?

>>13842079
In my experience GM still uses daytime running lights.

Sometimes I drive a 2009 gmc savanna and it has DRL. Also my mom has a 2014 cruze, which is equipped with DRL

>>13841485
I read a study that said cara with daylights are 30% less likely to be involved in an accident because a black car on asphalt is hard to see if you're not paying attention

>>13842317
>citation needed

>>13842305
>zero reasons
How about increased conspicuity to other drivers?

>reduce the life of my headlights
At least in my car they have their own bulb so reducing the life doesn't matter if you don't use them.
>if you can't see a car coming you shouldn't be driving
That doesn't stop people from being on the road. Even if they can see you, it will be easier and faster to see you with headlights.

>>13841425
>Matte green K5
It's got a 3 inch lift and I still always drive with the lights on, makes for way less near misses.

>>13841732
>wasting my bulbs
Seriously how cheap are you? My 2000 Explorer (in Canada with DRL) had the stock bulbs until a few months ago where I changed them because I wanted something brighter. It won't kill you to spend $50 on bulbs every 10 years.

Who else here drives while holding the brake to ensure max visibility for the cars behind you?

>>13841051
I have to drive with headlights on all the time.
Thank you, Slovenia.

>>13842866
And also improved safety for the cars ahead of you because you're not moving.

>>13841051
>what is cloudy skies and rain for 500

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>>13841690
Oh mine is a 2010 Isuzu D-Max

>>13841519
Even if manufacturers made cars have DRLs or lights that turn on automatically retard americans ask mechanics to "fix it" and disable it.

>>13841051
>leave for work at 6am
>tired and don't realise my high beams are on
>drive halfway through town like this on multiple occasions

>>13843066
>ask mechanics
>doesn't know you can use your hands to do things besides jerk off your wife's boyfriend

I bet you even drive on the wrong side of the road.

>captcha: burritos

Well fuck boys I'm gonna try and get lucky, check em.

>>13842894
Pretty cool, how do you like it?

>>13843135
you missed the
>retard americans

>>13843141
No u

>>13841435

lol, better be careful who you try to spotlight, they might have and friend in the car wearing a welding mask shining dual green laser sights right into your eyes.

Just sayin'.

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>not driving with ALL the lights

>>13841497
>not driving in stealth mode

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>>13843240
>tfw no popups to do dagumi's Blind Attack with

>>13842324
how about the fact that almost every new car is equipped with running daylights, you twat
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811029.pdf
fucking google, how does it work

>>13841485

Autism: The Post.

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>>13842317
exactly why I always at least have my soft lights on while driving my black miata

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There is a very important reason why cars sold new here where I live are legally required to have lights on at all times, and that reason is visibility. So many retards will NOT switch on their lights in low-light conditions where you'll struggle to see anyone on the road infront of you, and also impairing their own visibility without thinking that their headlights aren't on.

Yesterday I was driving in perhaps the thickest fog I've ever been in. I was doing 40kph in the 60kph as I would not have the slightest chance to stop if anyone or anything would appear in the road infront of me at that speed, and STILL I was meeting cars with absolutely no lights (German imports and similar) driving around, sometime in the middle of the road as they probably couldn't see the markings.

It improves visibility so much, and the only reason I would ever think its ok for cars not to come with lights automatically on all the time the engine is on would be if people would actually start paying attention to what they are doing, something I don't see happening any time soon

>>13841485
From November to April; its dark when I leave for work at 6:30 in the morning and long dark when I get back home at 5:30

Headlights during the day are mandatory in my country and cops fine you if you don't turn them on

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>>13841051
>driving with your pants on

I honestly think a bunch of cars with their headlights on in the middle of the day would be way more distracting than not. Especially right before or early twilight.

>>13843390
They're not not and its in your self interest to have them on

>>13843420
It was a terrible idea that nullified motorcycles having them to stand out. Now they are just another light spec among hundreds.

>>13843436
Yes

People should have figured out driving a motorcycle when there are retards in cars next to them is hazardous a long time ago

Maybe this will help speed things up along, but again, its in your self interest to have them on

>>13841283
Gay af desu

>>13843443
lol your mom's biker boyfriend really traumatized you

>>13843451
I actually like bikes you mongoloid but its the truth

>>13843454
I'm a Caucasoid.

>>13843451
he probably watched her getting gangbanged by a motorcycle gang

>>13843456
Then act accordingly
>>13843459
>anon projecting his childhood

Did they at least love her plenty and share the meth?

>>13841435

>driving my dads truck at night
>fucking hate it when truck fags shine their bright ass lights right in my eyes
>pulling up to a red light
>lowered shitbox full of /o/tists in front of me
>blinding their fucking eyes to all hell
>turn off headlights
>get a thumbs up

Did my good deed that day

>>13843466
I remember in my Fiero, since it rode so low, full size truck's lights wouldn't even get into my eyes.

>>13841051
anything to help stupid fucks like op see me on the road

>>13843466
Pretty bro tier in the good sense desu senpai

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>>13841051
driving with all lights off

>>13841948
>every rear view mirror
But that's wrong you idiot
You shouldn't speak in absolutes, especially about car parts in a place that people still drive cars older than you

>>13841497
>White cars in a snow storm out lights on.

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>>13844955

Enter every other X3/X5/Q5/Q7/ML coming to my hometown during the winter to go skiing

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>>13841425
>People drive silver cars in fog and on rainy/snowy days without their lights on.

God damn I hate people that do this.