My darling wife was turning her wipers on and off the other day in light rain. I asked "Why!"She didn't know how to adjust the delay setting on the wipers. She's only had the car for about 18 months.
pauldw,
Jul 2, 12:24pm
Especially if Transit have lined the corner in reflective signs and arrow panels.
everyone seems to have a different idea about how you should indicate on a roundabout. It gets confusing as so there seems to be so many ways of doing it.
So i just don't bother!
fiatracer,
Jul 2, 1:04pm
GRRRR
there is ONE WAY, the goddamed road code
fiatracer,
Jul 2, 1:05pm
be part of the solution - not adding to the problem
fiatracer,
Jul 2, 1:08pm
so,. why wouldn't you do everything in your power to maximise your visibility! assuming you're not suffering reflective glare, why would you not use the full headlight power of your car! what's the point of driving at night with dipped beams [without oncoming traffic, fog etc]! The reflective catseyes are great, so why wouldn't you use full beam so you can see more of them!
ontwowheels,
Jul 2, 1:11pm
see icon. of course I indicate. just annoys me how many people have licenses yet do not know how to operate their vehicle according to the road code. Bloody annoying at roundabouts esp busy ones.
And yip as per OP's comment drivers with a lack of knowledge and /or lack of consideration with headlight use is just as bad. I HATE drivers who insist on sitting behind you with Hi-beams on.
tonyrockyhorror,
Jul 2, 1:12pm
Your logic has no place on this messageboard. You should be burned at the stake!
fiatracer,
Jul 2, 1:12pm
oh, cool
pauldw,
Jul 2, 1:41pm
I'm not talking about cat's eyes, rather the flat reflective panels on the outside of the bend. The panels are supposed to be angled so they don't reflect light directly back at you.
rob_man,
Jul 2, 3:52pm
It can be frustrating when you get stuck behind some dimwit fumbling their way into stygian blackness at about 60 kmh with their lights dipped, the range of your vision is restricted by their lack of comprehension of the laws of physics regarding light making it very hard to safely choose a passing spot.
fred-a,
Jul 2, 3:58pm
NZ's most popular colour for a car! Grey. Road colour! Grey. Colour of sky when raining! Grey. And yet drivers still don't put their headlights on so others can see them. Duh. Worse yet people who drive with their parking lights on.you aren't parking, you are driving! I would like to see the law changed so that you are by law to have your headlights on 30 minutes before sunset (compared to 30 minutes after at the moment), and 30 minutes after sunrise (currently 30 minutes before). Totally wrong at the moment. Also lights on in the rain is a no brainer. The trouble is, in my opinion, that so much advertising has gone into anti-speeding it's been to the detriment of every other bad driving habit. Don't get me started on red light runners and people who run stop signs!
sr2,
Jul 2, 4:28pm
Get real; I have had cops admit to me that with modern self cancelling indicators it??
tonyrockyhorror,
Jul 2, 8:23pm
There's no need to change any law just because you've forgotten part of the legal hours of darkness.
gunhand,
Jul 2, 8:29pm
Im glad someone esle has noticed this, its worse on rainy nights as well, quite hard on eyes after a while.
thejazzpianoma,
Jul 2, 8:39pm
I live in "roundabout city" and while I agree there is no way you can get 3 seconds of indication in as you exit some roundabouts I do always manage some indication. (Even if going through sideways in the spider!).
Are my indicators different to some very new Jap ones!
The very new Euro ones have a sort of half setting where you prod it a little and it gives a couple of blinks. This seems to work well for me with roundabouts.
net_oz,
Jul 3, 3:37am
Chances are, they were on dip. Did you ever think that just maybe you were tired and therefore your eyesand ears were telling you something!
johnf_456,
Jul 3, 5:37am
Yes but you should still make an effort to.
tonyrockyhorror,
Jul 3, 6:29am
Rubbish. I do it every day. You just have to hold it on sometimes.
sr2,
Jul 3, 7:22am
LOL, my Mother told me it would make you go blind!
sr2,
Jul 3, 7:26am
Don't "beat around the bush" boys it's time you "took the matter into your own hands"!
bleetbleet,
Jul 3, 7:41am
slightly off topic.i'm a truck driver and something that rips my undies is when someone approaches you on high beam and they are just over a slight raise in the road,or they are on the other side of a concrete barrier with their hi beams on.i know you cant see my headlights but i can damn well see yours.if you can see the lights on top of my cab then you are blinding me.rant over
esprit,
Jul 3, 7:54am
My car doesn't have parking lights, but it does have sidelights ;) I typically drive with them on when it's a little dim or raining but if light is very bad, heavier rain or twilight, I use the dipped beams.
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