woolley Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 My running lights (dipped headlights) are on all the time, I have no choice because that's the way vehicles are required to be by regulation these days. But since learning on this forum some time ago that it intensely annoys Woolley, I resolved to use main beam all day. Now lllap too, eh? Fog lights. Yes. I think this thread is a wind up too, seeing as we've been around the subject so many times. I do the same. Main beam whenever I see a retard approaching with lights on in broad daylight. "See" you later, Guzzi. Meanwhile, of course, we are all by now persuaded that vehicles are totally invisible in daylight if they are not illuminated by headlamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I only run my neons at night. (maybe dusk if I'm out to impress everyone.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I assume that the headlight thing is something to do with peripheral vision, i.e. seeing a moving car when you're not really looking for one. I find it hard to believe that any headlights are bright enough to really bother the average person during the day. Of course if someone is looking for a reason to moan I'm sure they'll find a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxmann Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 The Dickhead motorists who annoy me are those who park on the pavement at the rear of the Co Op in Onchan and then leave their headlights on full beam as if that makes it OK to block the pavement where are the traffic wardens when you need one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 They're in Douglas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 it's the cyclists with the 4 billion lumens xenon floodlights that quite irk me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 it's the cyclists with the 4 billion lumens xenon floodlights that quite irk me. and they pay no road tax.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 ...........once again...............parking with headlamps on when dark is ILLEGAL ! and very dangerous..............as is parking facing the flow of traffic at night. many folks do this including delivery drivers and DOI, if facing oncoming traffic, their lights which dip to the left really do blind oncoming traffic. .........the reasoning behind the law is that if a car is facing the wrong way at night it's red reflectors are at the wrong end for passing traffic............equally, ignorance and arrogance are difficult to legislate for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 it's the cyclists with the 4 billion lumens xenon floodlights that quite irk me. especially if there is one on the bike and one on the cyclists head , been forced to pull over and stop on a couple of occasions (Baldrine) as I was blinded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 it's the cyclists with the 4 billion lumens xenon floodlights that quite irk me. especially if there is one on the bike and one on the cyclists head , been forced to pull over and stop on a couple of occasions (Baldrine) as I was blinded. I know the feeling. Looks like a floodlit wobbly belly dancer coming towards you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 TBH Woolley I couldn't see anything other that a blinding light with a smaller light above it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 But since learning on this forum some time ago that it intensely annoys Woolley, I resolved to use main beam all day... Lol, yeah me too and hoped he was coming the other way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Once upon a time it was considered a courtesy to dip ones headlights when you perceived a vehicle coming toward you . These days vehicles have a device which automatically dips the main beam when it encounters headlights on an approaching vehicle so the drivers of these vehicles rely on these 'features' which means that oncoming vehicles have a split second of full beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauder Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Once upon a time it was considered a courtesy to dip ones headlights when you perceived a vehicle coming toward you . These days vehicles have a device which automatically dips the main beam when it encounters headlights on an approaching vehicle so the drivers of these vehicles rely on these 'features' which means that oncoming vehicles have a split second of full beam. Driver error then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 @paswt Shock horror but I agree that autodip is one modern convenience we can do without. Tried to use it a couple of times but it's so slow to react, I cancelled it within seconds. As for the rest, the more light, the easier to see the dog poo. SImples! ETA: Oh, and as Derren Brown might not say "Look around the light, don't look into the light" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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