Subject:	Light Confusion
From:		.jh
Date:		2009-12-28T01:42:55Z
Tags:		cars traffic driving blog 2009

Despite being available on all cars, from the $1,500 POS you got at
Carmax to the $143,000 beamer few people seem to know how the
different lights on their cars work. Perhaps it was never covered by
their driving instructor, but more likely people are just fucking
retarded.

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First we have the turn signals, generally located on the left of the
steering column, they are meant to be used to let other drivers know
that you will be turning or changing lanes. There seems to be a common
misperception that you use your turn signal after you've changed
lanes, you don't. Nobody gives a fuck where you were. And while on the
subject of changing lanes, the solid line means stay the fuck where
you are, change lanes once it's dashed.

High beams are another source of constant entertainment, now-a-days
with most cars all having blindingly bright normal lights, you'd think
they are almost out of fashion, alas no. People don't seem to
understand that running with them on is quite obnoxious for the rest
of us, how are the teenagers in the back seat supposed to get some
clandestine feels in when you light the car up like the inside of an
OR? People also seem unable to understand that running with your high
beams on in the fog does nothing; well nothing except bounce all the
light back at them, which in most cases is ok as they're just hurting
themselves. Of course then these fuckers go cause an accident and back
traffic up for 30 miles. I hope you died.  Finally normal lights, if
it's dark or dusk you turn them on, if there is precipitation and poor
visibility you turn them on. You'd think this is common sense, however
if I had a dime for every car I see out there driving in the dead of
night with no lights on, I could retire right now.