Loads of cars with no lights

TheUsual · 15-11-2011 06:03AM #1

With the evenings getting dark earlier, I have noticed way more cars with one of the following problems with their lights :

(a) one headlight not working so they turn the other onto full-beam to compensate. Or use fog-lights instead. Either way it's annoying.

(b) crashed cars that were badly repaired, so one headlight is normal and the other points weirdly upwards so you are still blinded by the feckers.

(c) a bulb is gone and you think its ok to drive on dark roads with one headlight ... no it's not, and you can't see anything.
Buy a bulb and check the internet on how to change it .... very cheap.
In fact carry some spare bulbs, it is required in France to be on the road legally.

OldmanMondeo · 15-11-2011 07:58AM

While I agree with you on the headlights, we're not in France, they eat snails and frogs legs, should we?

TheUsual · 15-11-2011 08:03AM

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

While I agree with you on the headlights, we're not in France, they eat snails and frogs legs, should we?

And an emergency medical pack is the other thing you should carry in France. By law.

Outside of Paris, the French are some of the most well mannered drivers I have seen.
We should copy them.

robbie_998 · 15-11-2011 08:26AM

I dont know what lights to be using on this big car/jeep thing

headlights go on but are too high up so go right in the faces of on coming drivers so i dont want to use them.

im thinking dipped lights with the 2 bottom front lights on ? (i dont know what they are)

it seems if its not dipped on this thing its too bright.

any suggestions ?

cyclopath2001 · 15-11-2011 08:42AM

robbie_998 wrote: »

it seems if its not dipped on this thing its too bright.

any suggestions ?

Is there a dial to adjust the pitch of the lights according to the load of the car? Mine has one on the panel near the fog light switch.

robbie_998 · 15-11-2011 08:54AM

cyclopath2001 wrote: »

robbie_998 wrote: »

it seems if its not dipped on this thing its too bright.

any suggestions ?

Is there a dial to adjust the pitch of the lights according to the load of the car? Mine has one on the panel near the fog light switch.

0 - 4 but not very effective ... Have it on 4 at the moment

Really noticble when you come up behind a mini or the likes.

cyclopath2001 · 15-11-2011 09:18AM

robbie_998 wrote: »

0 - 4 but not very effective ... Have it on 4 at the moment

Really noticble when you come up behind a mini or the likes.

On mine, '0' is the correct setting for minimum load. Make sure your fog lamps are off if it's not foggy and maybe go to a garage and have the dips adjusted? Alternatively, check your manual in case it describes more adjustments.

biko · 15-11-2011 11:48AM

I'm thinking of getting a roadhawk just to show what eejits are doing in Galway.
Fogs only, cock-eyed lights, full beams, one lamp, parking lights only. You name it - some eejit will do it.
The other night I had a person trailing me without turning their lights on at all. Because they could see me they were too stupid to consider whether I could see them...

dharn · 15-11-2011 12:23PM

you have to remember they ar savin the bathery;)

johnayo · 15-11-2011 12:27PM

robbie_998 wrote: »

I dont know what lights to be using on this big car/jeep thing

headlights go on but are too high up so go right in the faces of on coming drivers so i dont want to use them.

im thinking dipped lights with the 2 bottom front lights on ? (i dont know what they are)

it seems if its not dipped on this thing its too bright.

any suggestions ?

If the dipped beams are too high, then you should have them focused. They will fail an NCT test.

robbie_998 · 15-11-2011 04:36PM

johnayo wrote: »

robbie_998 wrote: »

I dont know what lights to be using on this big car/jeep thing

headlights go on but are too high up so go right in the faces of on coming drivers so i dont want to use them.

im thinking dipped lights with the 2 bottom front lights on ? (i dont know what they are)

it seems if its not dipped on this thing its too bright.

any suggestions ?

If the dipped beams are too high, then you should have them focused. They will fail an NCT test.

I didn't mean brightness ... Its 2011 jeep ... It's high up off road is hat I meant !

I'm starting to think after driving a bit there is no way around this.......

Kintarō Hattori · 15-11-2011 04:52PM

I have notice a huge amount of veh-hic-els driving around lately with just one headlight working which is nuts.

15-11-2011 04:54PM

Yep i find i get blinded from Vans and jeeps behind me. Their beams reflect off my wing mirrors into my eyes.

At least i now have electric mirrors so i can deflect the light away temporarily, in my old car i just had to sit there and take it

Berty · 15-11-2011 05:35PM

People with incorrectly aligned headlights, no headlights on and/or bulbs missing.

The problem is they do not know. Why? Because it does not affect them. As long as they can see where they are going they don't understand why people are flashing them.

I've said this before. My old boss, a terrible arsehole, had a bulb missing and I said "I'll fix that, I have loads in the boot". "Nah, getting the car serviced next week and they can change it then"....................................1.5 weeks of driving with only one headlight in January.

They're out there folks and they are all over the place.

pcardin · 15-11-2011 05:59PM

biko wrote: »

I'm thinking of getting a roadhawk just to show what eejits are doing in Galway.
Fogs only, cock-eyed lights, full beams, one lamp, parking lights only. You name it - some eejit will do it.
The other night I had a person trailing me without turning their lights on at all. Because they could see me they were too stupid to consider whether I could see them...

That's the thing. Eejits driving with fcuked up lights are still better than eejits driving without any lights at all. And they are by far more. They are mostly people from age 40 upwards when driving licence could be obtained by signing the paper that he/she wants to be a driver now. :mad:

Mc Love · 15-11-2011 06:15PM

Glad I am not the only one noticing the SUV's blinding everyone!

robbie_998 · 15-11-2011 06:29PM

Mc Love wrote: »

Glad I am not the only one noticing the SUV's blinding everyone!

the thing is ... theres nothing that can be done about it unless we drive around with just dipped lights only and nothing else...

its just the height issue from what i see soo far in the jeep i have.

i'll take some pics and i'll get your opinions from both sides !

qz · 15-11-2011 06:35PM

Re: SUV's blinding you due to their road height, if they are behind you just flick the dimmer on your rearview temporarily until they turn off or pass you. Nothing to be done if they are oncoming but grin and bear it.

Stark · 15-11-2011 06:41PM

robbie_998 wrote: »

the thing is ... theres nothing that can be done about it unless we drive around with just dipped lights only and nothing else...

Isn't that what you're supposed to do when you've oncoming traffic or following closely behind other traffic?

Danbo! · 15-11-2011 06:57PM

Stark wrote: »

Isn't that what you're supposed to do when you've oncoming traffic or following closely behind other traffic?

Yes, but the issue is with the name "dipped" and the amount of names for different settings.

As I understand it there is:
Lights off - obviously off
Parking lights - the first setting. Some people think this is dipped. Not to be used when driving, tho lots do.. This is what you see when a headlight is blown.
Dipped headlights - the second setting. To be used in well lit areas, roads with lights basically around towns and on lit motorways.
Headlights - aka full lights, used on unlit roads in rural areas, and should be 'dipped' for oncoming traffic or if there's someone visible in front of you (even a mile ahead as it will blind them)

And of course fog lights, sometimes 1 or 2 on the back, sometimes 1 or 2 on the front. To be used only when necessary. iMO there is still fog that doesn't neccesitiate fog lights as its not heavy enough.

Have I got it right?

robbie_998 · 15-11-2011 06:58PM

Stark wrote: »

robbie_998 wrote: »

the thing is ... theres nothing that can be done about it unless we drive around with just dipped lights only and nothing else...

Isn't that what you're supposed to do when you've oncoming traffic or following closely behind other traffic?

I'm sorry I might be phrasing that wrong.

I mean the very first setting for lights ... The very dim lights that do not light up the road in anyway.

And I have never seen that done in ireland.

Mint Sauce · 15-11-2011 07:04PM

Not allot worse than driving down a country lane at night, thinking its a motor bike approaching you, only to find out at short notice its a car with only its passenger side lights working.

flyingsnail · 15-11-2011 07:13PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Not allot worse than driving down a country lane at night, thinking its a motor bike approaching you, only to find out at short notice its a car with only its passenger side lights working.

At this stage I just assume that anything with one light is a car until I can see otherwise.

ofcork · 15-11-2011 07:55PM

Is it not the case you can drive on parking lights in well lit up areas.

muckwarrior · 15-11-2011 08:07PM

People complain about the NCT, but given the amount of gob****es already driving around with one or more bulbs blown, can you imagine what things would be like without it?

ofcork wrote: »

Is it not the case you can drive on parking lights in well lit up areas.

No. The parking lights on many cars are virtually invisible from a distance. They also won't highlight road signs or people wearing reflective clothing.

jaffa20 · 15-11-2011 08:22PM

Blinding lights are pretty annoying but i just flip my rear view mirror and drive on.

15-11-2011 08:30PM

ofcork wrote: »

Is it not the case you can drive on parking lights in well lit up areas.

:eek:

NO!

15-11-2011 08:31PM

jaffa20 wrote: »

Blinding lights are pretty annoying but i just flip my rear view mirror and drive on.

Doesn't work so well if you need to see behind to overtake, or make a right hand turn safely, or if the car is coming towards you!

exaisle · 15-11-2011 08:33PM

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

While I agree with you on the headlights, we're not in France, they eat snails and frogs legs, should we?

Obviously you've never tasted either....

Mmmm....Kermit! ;-)

shar01 · 15-11-2011 08:36PM

Based on the amount of wonkily-lit cars out there, I reckon there's a fair few folks who are clueless about their cars. Probably never throw their eye over the manual. And don't get me started on fog lights.

It only takes a few seconds to check all lights (including indicators) are working.

Cantona's Collars · 15-11-2011 09:15PM

It's crazy the amount of women with kids on school runs these dark mornings driving with no lights on,even last week there was heavy fog on parts of the road and the amount of cars appearing out of the gloom with no lights while it was also still pretty dark was scary-especially the morons overtaking while visibility was nearly zero at times.
The sheer numbers of cars with lights missing is crazy,had one guy on a back road the other evening with one headlight working but misaligned and one light working on the back,bulbs aren't expensive-even Lidl are selling full sets for less than €7.

Loads of cars with no lights

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