Caution, they live among us

[borderbilly]

This morning i drove from my village to Kelso ( 7 miles ) to go to Lidls. As it was foggy i put my head lights and front and rear fog lights on. The amount of cars that i saw had no lights on, only the DRL,s . I noticed one who had actually managed to turn on there sidelights. And to cap it all some idiot started to tailgate me. How did these candidates for Darwins award actually pass a test?
Its true, " Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyones garden "
Rant Over!

 

[RogerL]

This morning i drove from my village to Kelso ( 7 miles ) to go to Lidls. As it was foggy i put my head lights and front and rear fog lights on. The amount of cars that i saw had no lights on, only the DRL,s . I noticed one who had actually managed to turn on there sidelights. And to cap it all some idiot started to tailgate me. How did these candidates for Darwins award actually pass a test?
Its true, " Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyones garden "
Rant Over!

It's no consolation but the idiots aren't confined to the Scottish Borders - they were all over the Midlands and East Anglia today as well.

The ijiot civil servant who specified DRLs on the front only needs shooting, figuratively not literally!

 

[ProfJohnL]

This morning i drove from my village to Kelso ( 7 miles ) to go to Lidls. As it was foggy i put my head lights and front and rear fog lights on. The amount of cars that i saw had no lights on, only the DRL,s . I noticed one who had actually managed to turn on there sidelights. And to cap it all some idiot started to tailgate me. How did these candidates for Darwins award actually pass a test?
Its true, " Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyones garden "
Rant Over!

There is no such thing as common sense!

 

[Sam Vimes]

The other issues is that many cars have Auto Lights... i.e. some not so smart system determines when to automatically turn the lights on or off.

Mine has this but it only works when it gets dark.... not in rain or fog. At least I'm aware of the limitations and go to manual.

 

[Buckman]

The other issues is that many cars have Auto Lights... i.e. some not so smart system determines when to automatically turn the lights on or off.

Mine has this but it only works when it gets dark.... not in rain or fog. At least I'm aware of the limitations and go to manual.

On our cars. the auto lights work in rain or heavy cloud.

 

[Sam Vimes]

Mileage may vary as they say.

 

[Dustydog]

The other issues is that many cars have Auto Lights... i.e. some not so smart system determines when to automatically turn the lights on or off.

Mine has this but it only works when it gets dark.... not in rain or fog. At least I'm aware of the limitations and go to manual.

Our Kia and VW are the same . You MUST go to manual for lights in fog or rain. Overcast they work . I wonder why the rear lights don’t come on with the DLRs?

 

[otherclive]

Our Kia and VW are the same . You MUST go to manual for lights in fog or rain. Overcast they work . I wonder why the rear lights don’t come on with the DLRs?

Energy saving to the Nth degree perhaps.