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I'll do you one better, car headlights should never be off while the motor is running. Just like motorcycles since the 70s (maybe 80s?). No switch at all, igni

by cco 1y ago

I'll do you one better, car headlights should never be off while the motor is running. Just like motorcycles since the 70s (maybe 80s?). No switch at all, ignition on, headlights on, period.

BLKNSLVR 1y ago
Niche counter example: Parents who sit in their idling cars for (fucking) ages while their cars are facing the tennis courts thus blinding the player on the other side of the court for however long it takes them to either turn their car off, drive off, or someone to tell them turn their fucking headlights off.
- dbtc 1y ago
  Simple solution: when the wheels start rolling, the lights come on. I'd still prefer to override both on/off though.
- morepedantic 1y ago
  How long have you been holding that one?
  - BLKNSLVR 1y ago
    It's only been a recent thing, noticeably more frequent the last couple of years. Before that I've not had to intervene at all, as far as I can remember. There aren't that many courts where cars park facing them, but my home courts are one of them ;)
- zitsarethecure 1y ago
  Along similar lines would be those people who constantly start up their cars in campgrounds after hours for whatever reason.
actinium226 1y ago
But what about for electric cars? Maybe whenever the car is in anything other than P, and for 5 minutes after P?
tzs 1y ago
Personally I feel like cars with headlights in the daytime on days with good visibility can be too noticeable. I find myself giving them too much attention because they stand out more in my visual field. When the oncoming cars do not have headlights on I find it easier to give them just enough attention to see that they are behaving normally leaving more attention to devote to things other than oncoming cars.
- potato3732842 1y ago
  >Personally I feel like cars with headlights in the daytime on days with good visibility can be too noticeable. I find myself giving them too much attention because they stand out more in my visual field. Especially the cars with the projectors that bounce around.
dr_kiszonka 1y ago
I like this. Turns out a few countries require DRL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime_running_lamp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime_running_lamp
testing22321 1y ago
Canadian vehicles require this by law.

by cco 1y ago

I'll do you one better, car headlights should never be off while the motor is running. Just like motorcycles since the 70s (maybe 80s?). No switch at all, ignition on, headlights on, period.

BLKNSLVR 1y ago

Niche counter example: Parents who sit in their idling cars for (fucking) ages while their cars are facing the tennis courts thus blinding the player on the other side of the court for however long it takes them to either turn their car off, drive off, or someone to tell them turn their fucking headlights off.

dbtc 1y ago
Simple solution: when the wheels start rolling, the lights come on. I'd still prefer to override both on/off though.
morepedantic 1y ago
How long have you been holding that one?
- BLKNSLVR 1y ago
  It's only been a recent thing, noticeably more frequent the last couple of years. Before that I've not had to intervene at all, as far as I can remember. There aren't that many courts where cars park facing them, but my home courts are one of them ;)
zitsarethecure 1y ago
Along similar lines would be those people who constantly start up their cars in campgrounds after hours for whatever reason.

actinium226 1y ago

But what about for electric cars? Maybe whenever the car is in anything other than P, and for 5 minutes after P?

tzs 1y ago

Personally I feel like cars with headlights in the daytime on days with good visibility can be too noticeable. I find myself giving them too much attention because they stand out more in my visual field. When the oncoming cars do not have headlights on I find it easier to give them just enough attention to see that they are behaving normally leaving more attention to devote to things other than oncoming cars.

potato3732842 1y ago
>Personally I feel like cars with headlights in the daytime on days with good visibility can be too noticeable. I find myself giving them too much attention because they stand out more in my visual field. Especially the cars with the projectors that bounce around.

dr_kiszonka 1y ago

I like this. Turns out a few countries require DRL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime_running_lamp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime_running_lamp

testing22321 1y ago

Canadian vehicles require this by law.