Lack of lights

Slates

What is the story with Irish drivers and the lack of lights on their vehicles. I counted 11 car on the way home the had either head lights of dim light not working, why the hell are the Guards not catching these people :mad:

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Slates wrote: »

What is the story with Irish drivers and the lack of lights on their vehicles. I counted 11 car on the way home the had either head lights of dim light not working, why the hell are the Guards not catching these people :mad:

Saving electrickery.

Atlantic Dawn

See if you can count 10 cars in a row with correct lights, almost impossible.

AhHaor

1 point on licence for each one out. Wonder how many AGS have given out since it came in. 7, maybe 8?

biko

I was a passenger in a car and one of the headlights were out.
I forced driver to pass a Halfords and we went inside, bought replacement bulbs (may as well change both at same time) and changed them then and there.

Don't let family and friends drive one-eyed

morritty

biko wrote: »

I was a passenger in a car and one of the headlights were out.
I forced driver to pass a Halfords and we went inside, bought replacement bulbs (may as well change both at same time) and changed them then and there.

Don't let family and friends drive one-eyed

I'm sure theres a few people who would rather drive with no lights than give halfrauds 17 Euro, per bulb :pac:

(Always carry a spare set BTW)

pred racer

biko wrote: »

I was a passenger in a car and one of the headlights were out.
I forced driver to pass a Halfords and we went inside, bought replacement bulbs (may as well change both at same time) and changed them then and there.

Don't let family and friends drive one-eyed

I'm one eyed at the moment until it goes into the garage on wed, last time I let halfrauds do it they broke the reflector and I had to get a whole new headlight, that's €200 I'm never gonna see again and I've tried, I can't change this one myself. Sorry folks.
I do put my fog lights on instead, does that make it better

Jesus.

Slates wrote: »

why the hell are the Guards not catching these people :mad:

An over reaction no doubt. I think the Guards are correct in prioritizing proper misdemeanors over the small stuff.

Del2005

AhHaor wrote: »

1 point on licence for each one out. Wonder how many AGS have given out since it came in. 7, maybe 8?

Since manufacturers have decided that replacing bulbs is a task that requires partial deconstruction of the car getting a penalty point is a bit much.

What they should do is make it an offence to have a blown bulb and no replacement in the vehicle then give 5 days to produce at a station with the bulb replaced, should be less time but that would be unfair if stopped on a Friday of a long weekend.

Del2005

Jesus. wrote: »

An over reaction no doubt. I think the Guards are correct in prioritizing proper misdemeanors over the small stuff.

Missing lights are not small stuff. When meeting a cyclops on a narrow unlit road it's very hard to judge a safe passing distance as you don't know how wide the vehicle is, adding to the problem is the morons who use the working high beam so that they can see where they are going.

coolisin

F**k Cyclops the amount of people with no lights on at all lately. And I'm not talking about the drl dopes either.

tigerboon

morritty wrote: »

I'm sure theres a few people who would rather drive with no lights than give halfrauds 17 Euro, per bulb :pac:

(Always carry a spare set BTW)

17 euro!!! I got a bulb fitted for 5 in a small garage last week. The big problem is the difficulty changing bulbs. There should be a regulation that bulbs can be changed by even the least mechanical minded in a couple of minutes.

tipperary

A noticeable number of fools today driving at dusk with parking lights and fog lights. Not too sure what the thought process is that makes people decide that they need fog lights on, but not dip beam. Often pass an a__hole near Ringaskiddy in the morning with blue parking lights, no dip beam, and blinding fog lights. Definitely should be a penalty point offence for driving with fog lights on when there's no fog.

1eg0a3xv7b82of

tipperary wrote: »

A noticeable number of fools today driving at dusk with parking lights and fog lights. Not too sure what the thought process is that makes people decide that they need fog lights on, but not dip beam. Often pass an a__hole near Ringaskiddy in the morning with blue parking lights, no dip beam, and blinding fog lights. Definitely should be a penalty point offence for driving with fog lights on when there's no fog.

the amount of drivers who cannot use their lights properly is scary.
people with no lights on when its dark, do not use indicators, use fog lights for no reason and something that is becoming more prominent, not dipping their full beams.
If you cannot use your lights properly u have no business on the road.

savagethegoat

there's penalty points for mentioning f** l*****

morritty

pred racer wrote: »

I'm one eyed at the moment until it goes into the garage on wed, last time I let halfrauds do it they broke the reflector and I had to get a whole new headlight, that's €200 I'm never gonna see again and I've tried, I can't change this one myself. Sorry folks.
I do put my fog lights on instead, does that make it better

I know the feeling, seriously whats with modern car makers asking you to remove the wheels front bumper and probably half the engine in order to remove the headlight to change 1 bulb which in theory should take 12 seconds.

tigerboon wrote: »

17 euro!!! I got a bulb fitted for 5 in a small garage last week. The big problem is the difficulty changing bulbs. There should be a regulation that bulbs can be changed by even the least mechanical minded in a couple of minutes.

Yep, quickly looked it up for my car a standard Halfords brand H11 bulb was 16.99

9935452

biko wrote: »

I was a passenger in a car and one of the headlights were out.
I forced driver to pass a Halfords and we went inside, bought replacement bulbs (may as well change both at same time) and changed them then and there.

Don't let family and friends drive one-eyed

I was told that a lot of bulbs will give up within a week of each other.
One went in the golf and within a day the second went .

9935452

morritty wrote: »

I know the feeling, seriously whats with modern car makers asking you to remove the wheels front bumper and probably half the engine in order to remove the headlight to change 1 bulb which in theory should take 12 seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXCZ2v-nIF4

punisher5112

Worst car I ever came across was megane and fiat stilo.

There are many more but I like the vag idea of a screw and pull clip and out comes whole fitting dead handy.

A lot of small cars with elderly drivers blind as a bat at night driving with a 5watt side light on if working and wonder why they can't see.

Was travelling recently on m11 not lit and few cars on it and saw a focus drive a bit behind me for at least 10km with 5watts only switched on.

The DRL's should have to be auto switch over and also the car companies that decided it would be good to put in dark dials that can only be seen when car is running leading a lot to think their lights are on.

Poor training if any where it should be taught in school at a young age.

Test should be mandatory to do day/night and motorway driving.

Oh and of course roundabout use.

colm_mcm

Coming up to a roundabout earlier, a car with one parking light working. No headlights. Audi A2.

ba_barabus

Pred which bulb is that? I've been praising the Alfa for how easy bulbs are to change

Sparko

Had an interesting encounter yesterday evening with a car with permanent brake lights on, battered old Peugeot with some sort of electrical fault I presume. Couldn't wait to get passed him, quite nerve-wracking driving behind that. Once I passed him, I noticed he was a cyclops at the front whilst also non chalantly smoking and practically hanging out the side window!

colm_mcm

Common enough fault on the 206.

morritty

9935452 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXCZ2v-nIF4

Seen that before, I should have got a golf :pac:

the_pen_turner

9935452 wrote: »

I was told that a lot of bulbs will give up within a week of each other.
One went in the golf and within a day the second went .

happened on my berlingo. guy in auto factors was waiting for me . laughed and said it happens everyday.
why don't they sell them in 2 packs

CJhaughey

the_pen_turner wrote: »

happened on my berlingo. guy in auto factors was waiting for me . laughed and said it happens everyday.
why don't they sell them in 2 packs

The good quality ones do come in twin packs.

Alun

9935452 wrote: »

I was told that a lot of bulbs will give up within a week of each other.

On the powerbulbs website, where I get all my bulbs, they suggest changing both bulbs if one blows.

http://www.powerbulbs.com/blog/2013/07/should-i-change-one-bulb-at-a-time-or-both-bulbs-together

corks finest

biko wrote: »

I was a passenger in a car and one of the headlights were out.
I forced driver to pass a Halfords and we went inside, bought replacement bulbs (may as well change both at same time) and changed them then and there.

Don't let family and friends drive one-eyed

Quite agree, when I lived n of the border,cops will pull,and fine,no pissing about.