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Originally Posted by GT182
No it's not a law but most vehicles around here do have daytime running light. On my way home last night I saw some foreign car ahead of me with no rear lights on.. it was after dark. I assume it had daytime running lights and the idiot behind the wheel figured ALL of the cars lights were on. That's how most think that do have daytime running lights. I guess ignorance is bliss.
One question. How many have actually read the owner's manual for the vehicle they drive? I can honestly say I have for the Jeep GC and Focus. As for the Focus, if I hadn't I wouldn't even know how to operate the electronics in the dash or how many quarts of oil I need for an oil change.
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That's where all this technology in cars has it's drawbacks. Auto parking, auto backing, lane adjustments, distance warnings, auto lights..... It really dummies the car and turns people into mindless drivers. A lot of these cars with their driving lights, also have dash lights on with that, so it can fool someone into thinking the lights are on if they aren't paying attention, not to mention they expect the car to turn the lights on for them. People have all grown to be a very lazy society that expects everything handed to them
We, including my wife, prefer to have everything in the drivers hands, it makes you pay attention and be aware. We got sick of all that stuff, it's why we sold all the new cars and now just drive our classics.
The problem though now becomes what this thread is about, idiots on the roads and the worry of someone not paying attention. Hence my back road comment.
I hear ya on the no signal comment. I rarely see anyone use a signal anymore. Sadly it's now become accepted. Just the other day I needed to go straight at a 4-way stop sign, and a semi was trying to make a left turn in front of me, she started her turn only to realize she couldn't make it, then motioned me to go ahead and turn right. Um.....I'm going straight and now your blocking the entire intersection, can't you see I DON'T have a turn signal on??? She automatically assumed I was turning. DUH!!! Then she gets pissed! Really? People are just clueless today.