Why?
 

Why do lots villagers drive with headlights on brights and fog lights on, on clear nights/ Or drive with lights on brights all the time? When you blind oncoming traffic you’re creating safety hazard. If you’re (one’s that doing it) that blind you might consider staying home after dark? Another villager only trait I have observed. :popcorn: now can have dog poop thread rival.

Its called cataracts, i have had mine since my 20s, and they slowly get worse each year. . . so slow that you don't realize that one needs extra light when not in daylight. . .

I notice it because its obvious when the colors are different in each eye, and I need more light to perform activities i used to see very clearly. .

but it also goes along with the forever turn signal. . .

Hence bad eye site, a good reason to not be driving at night:duck::)

If we actually had law enforcement around here.

Google reference.

annoyance, this is actually against the law (Florida State Statute 316.238) and carries a hefty $179.00 fine as a “Moving Infraction”. High beam headlights, from oncoming traffic, or rear approaching traffic virtually blinds fellow motorists. ...Mar

If one has cataracts that are bad enough to require brights to drive at night DEAR LORD get them removed. It is a simple, painless procedure. Some people believe that cataracts have to be super thick before insurance or Medicare will pay for the surgery. This is NOT true. If they are interfering with daily living then insurance will pay.

I love Florida but there are some laws down here that I just don't understand, like you can be in your 80's and not need to renew your license (and get your eyes checked) for six years. It is obvious that a great many Villagers have no business behind the wheel of a car. If the renewal period was one or two years after a certain age, many of these folks would have their licenses revoked (and we would all be safer for it).

kathy

Sorry for the duplicate post. System hiccup!

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Do off road lights need to be covered in Florida?
When on public roadways, off-road lights must be off and covered with an opaque cover. Auxiliary lights are limited to two, and the beams must be directed to the left side less than 100 feet away from the vehicle


Why don’t this apply to golf carts traveling on streets?

Most people leave driving or fog lights on all the time as they should shine downward. Hi beams should only be on when you are basically the only one on the road, if you see other cars they should be off. Unfortunately many regular headlights are extra bright now thus they look like hi beams.

Did see something that I have only seen in Florida and it is trucks that are jacked up in the front and down in the back, I am sure there headlights are aimed high.

I will sway off topic a bit......I go to work at 6am when it's dark and can't tell you how many times I see NO lights on going down Morse Blvd, cars and golf carts alike. :shocked:

I find motor cyclist are amongst the worst offender for lights on main beam.
Day or night in many cases.

Motorcycle lights
 

Motorcycle lights are on for safety and the motorcyclist is not able to turn the headlight off due to factory settings. ie: as are most newer autos. Just saying.

Yup. That’s the answer. More tickets, fund-raising for county. We are slow to realize when we need to adjust our life for ourselves and others. Like giving up car keys, night driving, etc. if you are one of the chosen who does not have these issues, be part of the solution

I have no recollection of people driving with high beams on here in TV. Certainly not “lots.” I’ve heard that cataracts can cause halos around lights. Have you had your eyes checked?

My car lights are also on for safety, and are adjusted to not dazzle oncoming vehicles.
Many motor cycles seem to have their lights set to dazzle low flyiny aircraft.
Lights are not hard to readjust.

Motorcyclists must follow the same rules vis a vis headlight rules at night (low beam when meeting or following) that automobile drivers must follow. However during the day, Florida gives motorcyclists the option of keeping their high beam on all the time. Most states allow this. It is to make motorcycles more visible and enhance safety.

I don’t know “why”.

We own a Cadillac SRX with sucky, poorly designed headlight assemblies so I use brights at night. I try to switch when encountering oncoming cars, but if it’s on a totally dark road, doing so is hazardous. We’re currently trying to get them replaced but have recently experienced unexpected expenditures, and try to not drive it after dark.

But you're assuming they would stop driving if their license was revoked.

Many “fog lights” aren’t fog lights, they are driving lights that provide increased illumination near the vehicle.

High beams provide increased visibility so you aren’t over driving your lights (can’t stop within the distance your lights illuminate).

Nothing wrong with using either correctly, showing some courtesy which seems to be lacking.

auto setting
 

auto setting will do that until it "sees" another car

Driving with bright lights on isn't limited to the older people. Many of the new vehicles have LED headlights that are very bright white lights that blind oncoming traffic and many younger drivers retrofit the LED bulbs to their cars. The LED bulbs are very sensitive to correct headlight aiming and will blind oncoming drivers on low beam if not aimed correctly. Pickup trucks are especially prone to doing this because of the headlights being so high off the ground.

The World may never know.
But, Christmas is just around the corner. :MOJE_whot:

LED headlights should not be allowed they are installed improperly and blind oncoming traffic

I see you don’t like following laws. Typical, and you resort to name calling. Now who fits the Karen.

For some of us. :welcome:

I don’t drive at night. I find it difficult to see after dark so I avoid going out unless my husband drives.

No, you the Karen, Karen’s don’t know they are Karen’s.

Let’s bash old timers, no wait let’s bash motorcycle riders um let’s name call people Karen ….. some people never leave high school

you want to explain "dazzle"??? motorcycle lights aren't highbeams so I'd really like to get down to your point.

Not always hi beams, My Toyota truck has very bright headlights, and I get hi-beamed a lot....not my fault.

Every vehicle I've owned would automatically shut off my fog lights if I turned on my bright lights. If you're seeing both on I'm guessing they do not have their bright lights on.

Villagers
 

All Villagers? We all come from different parts of the country so everybody here can’t be doing this same thing. You might have said the Villagers I have observed do (whatever). Then the rest of us that do not do it will feel more open to taking all the criticisms we get from so many people that don’t know us at all.

chilout

If you don't have a load in your rear, you may want to have your alignment checked.

I have driving lights (which might be labeled as "fogs" by some) come on with my brights.

I use my fog lights at night because they illuminate the sides of the road, that way I can see little critter eyes in hopes of not hitting little critters.

The opposite of mine. I can either use high beams or fog lights, but not at all at once. If my high beams are on and I pull the fog light dial, the high beams turn off.

Fog lights require a seperate switch to turn on and off. That's what I was referring to. Not sure what the original poster was referring to whether fog or driving lights.

My car has LED headlights
 

The LED headlights in my car are brighter and whiter and sometimes I can get a flash for high beams even though I do not have my high beams on. I like fog lights because it lights up the front on the car much better than just the headlights.

If you have a load in your rear, you have a bigger problem than alignment:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: