Car headlights?

[slowpoke]

So what about all the folks who drive around with their virtually useless park lights on, when it's raining etc?
Do they only wanna be seen a lil' bit? Don't wanna wear out their headlights? Are they saving their headlights for a rainy day? NEWSFLASH: it is blardy raining!

[JMemonic]

Frequently do down here, can't comment on Ch-Ch.

I also give out 'compliance' tickets to make sure something gets done, otherwise a month later and the vehicle STILL has one badly aimed light/ one 'dead' headlight or whatever...

Good to see there is one sensible office in the South Island, and now I know it is something you can do something about, it makes me wonder even more about the actions of some here who seem to have it in the too hard basket, guess I should pose the question to the head of police here as he is often in the news with a hardon for road safety.

[FJRider]

Motorcyclists can be guilty of this too. Beam height gets set with the bike empty in the workshop/garage. Load it up for a rally/tour ... with two up, and the beam is out. I have an adjustor on mine I have to adjust when loaded up.

[Motu]

A lot of Euro cars (including my Lada) have headlamp levellers...they can be adjusted down from the drivers seat when carrying loads in the rear.Drivers have no idea how to use them,and I find many adjusted to the lowest position.Of course no one complains about this - but they are driving blind at night.....

[JMemonic]

Motorcyclists can be guilty of this too. Beam height gets set with the bike empty in the workshop/garage. Load it up for a rally/tour ... with two up, and the beam is out. I have an adjustor on mine I have to adjust when loaded up.

Good point, I might need to remember that for ours.

[Spuds1234]

Yea but how often do you tour at night? And how often do you get annoyed by someone that has their highbeam on in the day?

Its like someone shining a torch in your face at night, you cant seen shit. If they did it during they day you would probably just say "meh" and carry on.

[FJRider]

Yea but how often do you tour at night? And how often do you get annoyed by someone that has their highbeam on in the day?

I went to Christchurch last weekend. The last three hours in the dark. An ill adjusted high beam can/could have, make life difficult ... and dangerous.

Even an hour on an unfamilar road, can be un-nerving with a poor high beam.

If it is a problem that you can fix ... then and there, why not.

How many bikers on this site, dont know how to adjust the lights on their bike ???

[Pussy]

So what about all the folks who drive around with their virtually useless park lights on, when it's raining etc?
Do they only wanna be seen a lil' bit? Don't wanna wear out their headlights? Are they saving their headlights for a rainy day? NEWSFLASH: it is blardy raining!

I refer to them as "parklight wankers"
Use them for PARKING, by all means.... but if the visibility is even marginally less, isn't it best to be seen.... ie have your headlights on?