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That's the parking light symbol, so no.
As most reasonable, logical people would, especially since there is a dipped beam symbol, and an auto-dipped beam symbol on the same switch.
It won't, in the sense that the switch is the setpoint only, and the dashboard is the indicator. If the switch was set to Auto, how are you to know which lights are illuminated?
Yes there are stupid drivers, but both of those are total cop out answers for an utterly confusing design, especially for something as basic as lights. And it's not just this example, every manufacturer have different behavior.
Perhaps we could have some junctions where Amber means go, and I can tell anyone who points out that this just might lead to confusion, that drivers should have read the road design plans on the council website before setting out on their journey.
Those same manufacturers provide a manual with the car that very clearly explains this, along with every single other feature in the car.
The better ones even have the equivalent of a quick start guide to cover the essential driving & safety features of the car that can be read in a few minutes. But most people never bother to reach into the glove compartment....
If people can't manage to operate the controls of the equipment that they've paid a lot of money for, then driving isn't for them.
On the basis that the switch is OFF then no they aren't on.
The light on the switch itself will show you what lights are on, not the dashboard symbol.
I would say no. That is not the dipped beam symbol.
It's the fault of manufacturers in many cases IMO.
My light control shows these four options.
My dashboard displays this symbol ONLY.
Are my dipped beams on?
I don't understand why light sensors aren't mandatory on cars. You don't even need auto lights as I understand some cars aren't good at them and people don't use them. At least the light sensor will ping at you if your lights are off.
Whatever about some auto lights not coming on when they should at least a light sensor would beep at night time. Passed an older black Golf without DRLs on the N4 the other night. You genuinely wouldn't see it in your side mirrors if it came up alongside you. They were headed to the M4 where there's no road lights...
Is there no settings to change the sensitivity? Some manufacturers have sliding scales or settings such as early, normal, late etc.
Toyota sensors are not sensitive enough for low light
But do the lights not come on automatically on the CHR when ambient light falls? Or you are saying the sensors are not sensitive enough to the fall in ambient light?
I was behind a BMW this evening in the same situation….
We really should have mandatory training for drivers when they take possession of cars like this. If you can't operate the controls, you really shouldn't be on the road at all. I see one or two of these geniuses with no back lights on pretty much every winter commute. Generally they are completely surprised and incredulous when I tell them.
Wife's CHR is exactly the same. DRL's give quite a lot of light and you would convince yourself the main lights are on. Must be a Toyota thing as I see a lot of various models like this daily.
My Hilux's auto lights annoy the crap out of me. I have them on, but sometimes drive through the shadow of a building or even a tree then they come on, and go off again a few seconds later, looks like im flashing people. Or even driving with the sun behind me in late afternoon, they come on, even though its quite bright out.
Other times when I think its dark enough to have lights on, they arent on yet.
There's been a shocking number of cars without lights on recently including those without DRLs who have zero excuses. I'm not seeing people flashing them either which is what I don't understand.
Last week on the N4 I saw someone move in behind an unlit car making no attempt to flash which was strange as before that they sat in the outside lane for miles before going behind this unit car.
I wouldn't mind but it's obvious that your headlights aren't on when DRLs are on. The beam pattern is completely different as headlights go straight out and down whereas DRLs light up everything around it but don't go far at all. Not to mention for most cars on the roads with halogen lights they're a completely different colour too.
Light sensors should be mandatory on all cars. You don't even need auto lights, just something to ping at you when it's pitch black outside.
Obviously the responsibility is on the driver but manufacturers have failed here. Front and rear lights should be on the same switch and just be on at all times. See it so often and with most cars not differentiating DLR between dips leads to most drivers being fully unaware.
Interestingly enough, there seems to be a big tolerance for this in Ireland with only a few people flashing and beeping at such drivers to get them to cop on.
...And driving in the middle lane! 🙄
Far too much of this lately.
Just go tullamore and look at the idiots coming off the ardan road onto the n52.
They ran out of brakes at the yield sign and said "screw it, on to the main road we go"
Gardai can make a demand of the registered owner to ID the driver. It's a separate offence if the owner refuses.
Phew,a close one all right.Really dangerous people on our roads all over Ireland.
Fair enough, wasn't sure looking at the video... The number plates of oncoming traffic do reflect the light from the headlights a bit but otherwise hard to tell
Running lights and dipped beams were on.
While it's inexcusable potentially not having lights on during that type of weather its still the other drivers responsibility at the end of the day.
I think he was just getting flashed by the driver due to going into oncoming traffic lane.
I'll put that down 30+ years on motorbikes, lol, you're always trying to give yourself a little extra room just in case, that said it was very much automatic.
OP's car is bright white. Lights on or off the offending motorist doesn't have a leg to stand on.
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