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The road was lit by the car’s headlights. If they were going too fast to stop when an obstacle becomes illuminated and visible they should slow down or use the
by loloquwowndueo 2y ago
The road was lit by the car’s headlights. If they were going too fast to stop when an obstacle becomes illuminated and visible they should slow down or use the high beams.
- gpm 2y agoI think it's a bit unrealistic to assume that people will correctly interpret "the road up ahead disappears" as an obstacle as quickly and at the same distance as they would see more common obstacles like something sitting in the road.
- Terr_ 2y agoAlso, even for changes that appear flush with the road-surface, it's probably easier for nighttime headlights to reveal a transition to dirt or grass, versus a yawning void that may resemble fresh asphalt or a big water puddle.
- plorkyeran 2y agoThe problem was that there wasn’t an obstacle. In the dark a bridge abruptly ending is going to look very similar to the bridge curving downward after the peak, and the latter is a much more common occurrence.