Do you use your auto lights facility?

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Fri May 02, 2003 5:47 pm

Just wondering because I have had a couple of unfourtunate incidents with my lights coming on just as people are waiting to pull out in front, needless to say they obviously thought I was flashing them when I wasn't and have pulled out!

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri May 02, 2003 6:35 pm

use them all the time

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Fri May 02, 2003 6:55 pm

I use them all the time.

BTW, if someone pulls out, it's their own fault. They should read the highway code.

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Sat May 03, 2003 12:44 am

I use mine all the time and to show i do know the highway code really according to that if you flash somebody it is merely to inform them that you are there and nothing else

RTF · Post by **RTF** » Sat May 03, 2003 1:45 am

Allways use it! But on cloudy/rainy days i often drive with my lights (manually) on. So they don't go off and on. I guess they aren't adjustable, are they?

samwise · Post by **samwise** » Sat May 03, 2003 9:30 am

I use them all the time.

BTW, if someone pulls out, it's their own fault. They should read the highway code.

Isn't the highway code about rules to help avoid accidents rather then rules to decide who was wrong or right after the accident?

Mr_AWOL · Post by **Mr_AWOL** » Sat May 03, 2003 11:16 am

For me the highway code is for finding loop holes in the relevant laws so i can worm my way out of whatever petty crime hitler plod has me strung up on! :rolleyes:

Jussi · Post by **Jussi** » Sat May 03, 2003 1:35 pm

I use them all the time also.

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Sun May 04, 2003 5:56 pm

I use them all the time.

BTW, if someone pulls out, it's their own fault. They should read the highway code.
Isn't the highway code about rules to help avoid accidents rather then rules to decide who was wrong or right after the accident?

Exactly. Which is why it says do not treat someone flashing their lights as anything other than warning you they're there. Also, never trust someone's indicators and don't pull out from a junction in front of them until they actually turn.

samwise · Post by **samwise** » Sun May 04, 2003 9:47 pm

I use them all the time.

BTW, if someone pulls out, it's their own fault. They should read the highway code.
Isn't the highway code about rules to help avoid accidents rather then rules to decide who was wrong or right after the accident?
Exactly. Which is why it says do not treat someone flashing their lights as anything other than warning you they're there. Also, never trust someone's indicators and don't pull out from a junction in front of them until they actually turn.

All very true but assuming drivers have to drive defensively towards another driver who's indicating I think drivers with cars with auto lights have to drive defensively against any car trying to get into their lane as the light dims and their lights could come on. Clearly in an accident it would be the other cars fault but if the lights can come on at anytime as the light fades, during this period you'd have to drive as if every car may pull out in front of you?

Actually I would never pull out in front of someone indicating in London. Not because I don't trust them, I'd just be in shock of someone else using their indicators in London

Anyway, personally I love the auto windscreen wipers but don't use the lights (but to each their own

), cheers

Jason

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:07 am

I use them all the time

britboy · Post by **britboy** » Tue May 06, 2003 1:58 pm

Boring (relevent) fact of the day.

In Canada the rules are you always drive everywhere with your lights on .. so its built into the ignition for the car to put its sidelights on.

Older cars did not do this -- but look at modern Canadian films .. and the cars in the middle of the day all have lights on always.

Warned you it was a boring fact!

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Tue May 06, 2003 2:35 pm

I'm fully aware that you should never trust people who are flashing or indicating ......... but if some one did pull out on you and you couldn't stop and the front end of your two week old CC was mashed personally I don't think that getting out of the car and quoting the highway code to the div who pulled out would make you feel any better. But that's just me!

tonymag · Post by **tonymag** » Tue May 06, 2003 2:45 pm

Love the auto lights , hate the guy the garage has attached to my car that says to me "left your lights on mate!"

Y-1 · Post by **Y-1** » Wed May 07, 2003 11:27 pm

I use them all the time as well but I agree with Tonymag, can get a bit annoying when you get "you've left your lights on!" every time you leave your car :rolleyes:

I think that anyone who was to pull out just coz the lights come on once must be a dunce! Everyone knows that just once isnt a flash, it's not even a come on!