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View Poll Results: Headlights on in the daytime | |||
Yes | 66 | 45.83% | |
No | 78 | 54.17% | |
Voters: 144. You may not vote on this poll |
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03-12-2010, 11:18 PM | #31 | ||
The only thing u'll see!!
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No, im one of those fools that holds off turning on the headlights until absolutely necessary. My usual plan of attack is, headlights on when dash cluster becomes too hard to see. How ive been since 1993. lol. later.
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03-12-2010, 11:20 PM | #32 | ||||
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04-12-2010, 02:56 AM | #33 | |||
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Either way, I keep them on just in case, and I like the look of them |
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04-12-2010, 04:54 AM | #34 | |||
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04-12-2010, 08:00 AM | #35 | |||
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Either as a result of the wording of the poll responses or the cross section of the public that we have on these forums the results so far are no where near accurate. Looking around on the roads there is no way that over 40% of cars drive around in daytime hours with their headlights on, the true figure would be a lot lower, perhaps 5%.
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04-12-2010, 08:25 AM | #36 | |||
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Cloudy rain fog during day I will have them on. Clear I normally won't. But some cars look better with lights on during day. I'm at work now sitting on a train at a red signal adjacent to a main road. There is currently light rain and I am watching traffic come around the bend that is about 700 meters away. And I can say that cars with lights on stand out as soon as they come around the corner. But cars without lights are a struggle to see until they get well around the bend. Just my little experiment there. |
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04-12-2010, 08:43 AM | #37 | |||
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04-12-2010, 08:46 AM | #38 | ||
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Voted yes - when you play dodgems with rubberneck tourists all day its just one of many self preservation measures I apply........
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04-12-2010, 08:54 AM | #39 | |||
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In 22+ years of driving I have always had either dark coloured cars (blue, black and currently Ego) or colours that supposedly blend (Silver and light grey). Not once have I felt someone move into my path nor have I ever heard the "I didn't see you there" I only use them at night or in really bad weather.
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04-12-2010, 09:06 AM | #40 | ||
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Yes, always
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04-12-2010, 09:54 AM | #41 | |||||
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04-12-2010, 10:13 AM | #42 | |||
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Always have done....never high beams and never fog lights (unless very foggy) Most people cant set their side mirrors properly and so have a blind spot.....having my lights on has often been enough for said lane changer to spot me and rethink their manoeuvre.
On Highways, long country roads it makes a hell of a difference judging the distance an oncoming vehicle is from you if the headlights are on.
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04-12-2010, 10:48 AM | #43 | |||
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04-12-2010, 10:49 AM | #44 | |||
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Of course we are going to be called fanboi's, some here have the predjudicial consideration that anyone driving with headlights of DRL's on during clear daytime conditions is a ******. They are welcome to see my headlights on and call me a fanboi or ****** if they wish, at least they have noticed me and unlikely to want to crash into me.
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04-12-2010, 02:02 PM | #45 | ||
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From the poll results thus far we should see 43% of road users have headlights on during the day. As this is not nearly the case one can only assume fanbois of headlights congregate here...that or AFF is paranoia central.
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04-12-2010, 02:05 PM | #46 | |||
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04-12-2010, 02:13 PM | #47 | |||
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04-12-2010, 02:23 PM | #48 | |||
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I was just out driving in the rain before and the amount of people without their lights on was staggering.
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04-12-2010, 06:41 PM | #49 | |||
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We had a conversation on this subject at work a few months ago. I stated that id noticed that all cars with headlights on, during the trip home from work had sunglasses on, it was amusing to see that i was the only one that had noticed this occurance. lol.
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04-12-2010, 06:58 PM | #50 | |||
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04-12-2010, 07:08 PM | #51 | |||
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04-12-2010, 07:20 PM | #52 | ||
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I to be honest am shocked with the responses to this poll, I thought for sure on a car enthusiast forum where I am willing to bet
that over 50% of the members are probably "LIVELY" drivers more would have taken any advantage available to them to make themselves safer on our roads. I would also like to know how many of the members that have voted yes on this poll are either professional drivers or spend a lot of time on the road. |
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04-12-2010, 07:35 PM | #53 | |||
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04-12-2010, 08:48 PM | #54 | |||
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as for round town, mine stay on auto, unless its poor conditions (rain) and then i turn them on. at least with the fg you can adjust how early they come on and how late they turn off. i didn't vote as i basically only do it on the highway. |
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05-12-2010, 12:08 AM | #55 | ||
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in rain or just overcast definitely leave lights on but on sunny days, i dont bother... come to think of it though i probly should leave them on anytime... our cars are all dark colours
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05-12-2010, 12:19 AM | #56 | |||
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05-12-2010, 01:17 AM | #57 | ||
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I dont drive with my headlights on, if i did how would all the fullysick car drivers that drive around with them on be able to differentiate themselves for the look at me i need attention to live factor just like the new daylight driving lights craze of led bars on your front bumper.
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05-12-2010, 01:39 AM | #58 | ||
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Mine's an ex Telstra............Cant turn em off, only down to parkers which i don't bother.
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05-12-2010, 09:14 AM | #59 | ||
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My daily driver is silver so I drive with the parking lights on only most days.
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05-12-2010, 10:39 AM | #60 | |||
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