People regularly flashing their lights at me?!

[Kal-El]

Weird. I only flash people for 2 reasons. Usually because their lights are off at night but also if someone is driving slow in the left lane of the highway.

What's annoying is 9 times out 10, when I flash a head on car because of their lights being off, the car continues on never putting their lights on. I thought this signal was common knowledge? You see a flash, you confirm your lights are on. Either people are oblivious to road rules, or oblivious to other drivers. Both are scary.

[mr_miles]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Weird. I only flash people for 2 reasons. Usually because their lights are off at night but also if someone is driving slow in the left lane of the highway.

What's annoying is 9 times out 10, when I flash a head on car because of their lights being off, the car continues on never putting their lights on. I thought this signal was common knowledge? You see a flash, you confirm your lights are on. Either people are oblivious to road rules, or oblivious to other drivers. Both are scary.

Over here on the west coast flashing once is usually a sign for "your brights are on" and a few flashes are for not having your lights on at all :)

I've always wondered though....how can you NOT notice they aren't on at night?

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by mr_miles

I've always wondered though....how can you NOT notice they aren't on at night?

Seriously. Even if the lack of illumination in front of you isn't obvious, the dark gauges and controls in front of your face should let you know.

[jack black]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Seriously. Even if the lack of illumination in front of you isn't obvious, the dark gauges and controls in front of your face should let you know.

In most modern cars gauges are brightly illuminated all times. They actually dim when you turn on headlights. Also, when driving in city, you have brightly lit street, and with DRL on, so there are fewer clues. My wife had problems with that. I had to install automatic lights for her. It wasn't yaris though.

[IllusionX]

Originally Posted by jack black

In most modern cars gauges are brightly illuminated all times. They actually dim when you turn on headlights. Also, when driving in city, you have brightly lit street, and with DRL on, so there are fewer clues. My wife had problems with that. I had to install automatic lights for her. It wasn't yaris though.

Speaking of the gauge cluster backlight. When your turn the illumination to the max, it's just as bright as if the headlights are off.

And honestly, my friend does that and he says he likes it that way. I can't bear with the bright light.