"31ModelA" (car)
06/01/2014 at 09:32 • Filed to: None
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"31ModelA" (car)
06/01/2014 at 09:32 • Filed to: None | 0
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Advertising people - this one's for free: I was driving yesterday and realized I had no idea if my lights were on or off (new-to-me car, I'm learning), and so as I drove I looked for cars with dark paint and nothing on the back (bike racks, etc) so that I could see the reflection.
Then it hit me! (Not the car behind me wondering about my erratic tailgating. This brilliant idea!) Auto Zone/O'Reilley/Napa - they should make the rear bumpers (or whatever) on their semis reflective (chrome or whatever) and put a sign on the back about checking your lights.
Pull up behind, check your lights, check your brights and blinkers. All good? Keep driving. Got a light out? Bet you'll got to Whatever Truck store. (Not to mention the exposure time of the brand's name to the driver checking in.) It would have to be reflective enough to be functional from a reasonable distance and not too harsh to make driving East at sunset a hazard, but you get the idea.
Less brilliant: reflective front bumpers on a semi for checking taillights through your rear view. I can see that being a problem.
TheBaron2112
> 31ModelA
06/01/2014 at 09:38 |
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ive been behind these many times. And more often than not we are heading away from the direction the sun is pointing. And if the sun is low enough, the reflection hits my eyes. It sucks.
Mikeado
> 31ModelA
06/01/2014 at 09:42 |
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It's fun because it dazzles other motorists and is potentially hazardous!
If I were you I'd learn my new car's controls before I needed them. Just sit there and have a play.
Pitchblende
> 31ModelA
06/01/2014 at 11:54 |
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Manufacturers should think about putting a light on the dashboard to show you your lights are on...
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31ModelA
> 31ModelA
06/02/2014 at 10:22 |
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- deleted - accidentally responded to myself. Who doesn't know how to use their own kinja!? Gah!
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31ModelA
> Mikeado
06/02/2014 at 10:23 |
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Ha. This was intended tongue in cheek. I just picked up a used car and realized while I was driving that the light switch had, like, four different settings, all of which could be further adjusted on the stalk (brights, adaptive, fogs, driving, etc.). It made me feel like a complete idiot - seriously, who does not know how to work their freaking headlights!? This guy, apparently.
I did, however, pull up behind cars and test my lights just to see. I'm sure it was a little unsettling - a fact I concluded after a couple of the cars I "tested" on moved over a lane as a result. What I eventually found was a semi that would have no idea I was flashing my lights. While doing so I started wondering how terrible it must be to be behind a truck like that at dawn or dusk and going the "wrong way". Also, I could totally see some ad pitch where the above was presented in all seriousness and some folks thinking "hmm, yeah. let's do that!"
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31ModelA
> Pitchblende
06/02/2014 at 10:24 |
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Trust me - I felt like a complete moron as I realized I had no idea what the various functions were. As for a light - indeed that would have been convenient but alas, only one to indicate brights. See above - reflective semis for check your lights - tongue in cheek.
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Pitchblende
> 31ModelA
06/02/2014 at 18:16 |
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I'd be forever trying to check my headlights without a indicator on the dash, full beam? I can tell when I've got that on, its kind of obvious.. What is needed is something to tell you when one headlight doesn't work, I'm fed up with passing 'motorbikes' that turn out to have 4 wheels.