Oppo PSA - When its snowing, TURN ON YOUR DAMN LIGHTS!!!!

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 11/19/2014 at 15:26 • Filed to: None

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It is amazing how many dumb mother @#&%ers you see driving around in shitty snowy conditions with no lights on. Seriously, don't be this asshole. Fuck him and I hope he crashes into some other asshole with no lights on and they total both of their fucking cars. It's not like people around here aren't used to snow, we got 300" last year and average almost 250".

BoulderZ > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:33

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Agreed. Baffles me when I see people do that.

Viggen9er3 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:33

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Get daytime running lights, problem solved...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:34

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this shit makes me so angry.

I was behind an E250 today over lunch, almost white out conditions

it's a white van

no lights

fuck him

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:34

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"up here" you must have lights on all the time, night or day. I think that's a good thing.

PatBateman > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:39

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I'll remember that next time we get flurries in Houston. :)

Mercedes Streeter > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:39

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This is one of those things where stupid luxuries like automatic headlamps and automatic wipers actually make sense...

Also: WHERE DO YOU LIVE THAT IT SNOWS 300" A YEAR!?!?!?!?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Viggen9er3 11/19/2014 at 15:39

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Problem not solved. Most daytime running lights are front only.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:40

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Its even worse when they dont wipe their headlight off. Like so much snow you cant even see them.

BJ > PatBateman 11/19/2014 at 15:52

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This tip also applies in a heavy rain. I've had people sneak up on me in broad daylight during rainstorms because they're driving a gray car on a gray day in gray conditions.

ACESandEIGHTS > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:52

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Even more shocking: that all cars do not have DRLs and automatic headlights now. I was driving around Santa Fe in a rental (the absolutely awful Xterra) and people kindly asked me why I was in stealth mode. Oh really? Because it's 2014 and I haven't had to turn on my headlights for literally 10 years. Sorry about that, Santas.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Viggen9er3 11/19/2014 at 15:54

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What sm70 said. Turn on your headlights when it is snowing. This also turns on your taillights, and usually generates enough heat to keep your tails melted free of snow. Or you can run around in DRL's and let your taillights get coated with snow so that the person behind you can't tell when you hit the brakes.

BJ > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:54

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It's for this reason that I always turn on my lights, day or night, as soon as the engine turns over. I NEVER drive without my headlights and taillights illuminated. I come from the land of daytime running lights, which are good, but it's not enough IMO.

Tina Corbett > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 15:56

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Peephole drivers can also all go die in a horrible fire.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Mercedes Streeter 11/19/2014 at 15:56

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Automatic headlights kind of suck because it can still be bright enough to keep them from turning on even when it is crappy visibility.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 11/19/2014 at 15:58

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Or the assholes who don't bother to clean off their windshields. Yesterday while it was snowing some stupid motherfucker was driving around in a grey/white SUV with no lights, no DRL's, snow and ice on the outside of the windshield and fogged up inside the windshield. Fuck him sideways with a ten foot pole covered in rabies, tetanus and ebola.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/19/2014 at 16:01

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I'm pretty against stupid nanny state laws, so part of me thinks don't make that a law but on the other hand there are so many stupid people it wouldn't be the worst law to have.

It kind of bugs me that one of my cars has always on headlights and taillights, but it is nice for winter driving. Especially since it is small and grey. I usually turn the lights on in my truck as soon as I hop in when it is crappy weather even though the truck is huge and red.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ACESandEIGHTS 11/19/2014 at 16:02

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I kind of don't like DRL's and automatic headlights because a lot of people don't realize that you still have to turn on the headlights in crappy weather. It is commonly too bright to kick on the auto headlights and still be very crappy visibility when snow is involved.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Tina Corbett 11/19/2014 at 16:04

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As long as it is because they hit a tree or bridge abutment while being alone in the vehicle.

MIATAAAA > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 16:05

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Where are you that it averages 250"??? Syracuse is the snowiest place in the states, averaging like 120" or something like that.

Canada???

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 16:07

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My thought is that cars with lights ON = easier to spot. So it won't be a stupid nanny law. but then again, I'm a pampered Norwegian with tons of "communist laws" :P So whata do I know :)

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > BJ 11/19/2014 at 16:07

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When there is good visibility I don't bother, but if it is raining, snowy, foggy or otherwise poor visibility the lights come on.

WhiskeyGolf > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 16:07

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What I don't understand when I see these people is that with outside darkness, the dash must be blanked out so how do they see their speed? At least in my car I can't read anything when it's dark out and I only have DRL

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > MIATAAAA 11/19/2014 at 16:09

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Syracuse is clearly not the snowiest place in the States. Maybe the snowiest big city, but I live in a county of <40,000 people.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > WhiskeyGolf 11/19/2014 at 16:24

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A lot of new cars have always lit dash lights. My truck is like that, the dash is always lit up regardless of the lights. To really screw with you, the dash brightness depends on a light sensor and doesn't necessarily dim when the headlights turn on. As an added bonus there is not an indicator light to tell you when the headlights turn on. The only way to know the headlights are on is if it is dark enough to tell or you physically move the switch to the on position.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/19/2014 at 16:26

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I'm 'Murican, laws are bad mmkay. :p

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 16:28

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Pffsshh. you love laws in 'murica, just not the ones about booze, cars or guns :P

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > PatBateman 11/19/2014 at 16:30

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The next time you get flurries in Houston you should just stay home for a day or two until it all melts. I wouldn't trust a Texan driving in the snow.

Semi-related, when I worked at Park City we knew we were screwed as soon as we heard a Texas drawl coming through the line. Every. Damn. Time. It turned into a total clusterfuck when they tried to get on a chairlift. That experience makes me believe that Texans are better off avoiding any contact with snow.

mattc993 > Viggen9er3 11/19/2014 at 16:37

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DRLs only is as big of an offense, and I hate this equally so.

At least turn on your corners so you have tails on too.

WhiskeyGolf > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 17:03

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That's a good point. My car's lights don't turn on automatically but the dash seems to dim based on ambient light so I can tell pretty quickly.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 17:52

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But under no circumstances , should you bother wiping off your tail lights. We'll all just GUESS when you slow down.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 18:09

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I'm never working lift operations ever again, for any mountain, for that reason. their slow children too. ...is it Finland?

Rico > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 18:16

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Same when it's raining, I counted 32 cars with no headlights on during a torrential downpour in NYC on Monday, 32 within 1 hour it's fucking ridiculous. And I didn't see a single cop stop any of them even though I saw them around and here's the kicker I even saw a cop driving with no headlights either.

But if you're Black or Spanish walking down the street minding your own business they sure as fuck will jump out of a moving vehicle just to interrogate you and touch your balls.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > banjo cat ghost of oppo past 11/19/2014 at 18:32

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Assuming you're asking me where I live, no it's not Finland. As for lift ops I actually really liked it. The guys I worked with were awesome and we got to ski a lot. We made it a challenge to see how long we could go between stops or slows. You had top hustle but we did surprisingly well considering it was an intermediate lift.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 18:47

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Well see I ski out west where I'm from but thought it would be cool to do it on the east coast. ..where it will never be cool. We also had the oldest chairlifts in the state procured from a chairlift scrap yard, I'm told. ..so probably the oldest in America. Glad I quit before people die. The people from out west I worked with were of course awesome, especially a bro-some tele-chick from AZ . ..All the locals were alcoholics who got their jobs through nepotism. Anyhoo....umm 40k people. ..Lichtenstein?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/19/2014 at 22:10

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My car is bright yellow, I don't need no damn lights to be visible.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/19/2014 at 23:45

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My truck is bright red. And when I run your yellow car over because I can't see it with the lights off I won't even feel bad.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > banjo cat ghost of oppo past 11/20/2014 at 08:54

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I live in the northern U.S. I have been to Lichtenstein and Finland if that counts for anything.

There were a lot of foreigners working at Park City and it was pretty cool. A lot of South Americans and British and their colonials. The mid season party was pretty boring until the Brazilians showed up dressed in shorts and carrying inflatable palm trees.

Word of advice, go skiing in Europe. Beg, borrow, steal, do whatever it takes to go. The skiing culture over there is just unreal and the Alps are mind blowing.

Viggen9er3 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/20/2014 at 11:47

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If you go to countries with DRL's as law, the vast majority of the cars have tail lights that are on like DRL's.

RandomHero83 > Viggen9er3 11/20/2014 at 11:51

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Automatic lights for the win. When my wipers are on, my lights are on.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Viggen9er3 11/20/2014 at 11:57

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In the U.S. DRL's aren't mandated and very few cars equipped with them include having the taillights on. If the visibility is shitty, turn on your low beams. Problem solved.

Viggen9er3 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/20/2014 at 11:57

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Sorry, I keep forgetting DRL's and Automatic headlights are not one in the same. Every car I have driven past 2001 has both. That's how they they all should be, DRL/Auto always on.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Viggen9er3 11/20/2014 at 12:00

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My truck has auto headlights and it has to be fairly dark to turn them on. A lot of times when it is snowing there can be crappy ground level visibility but it will be bright enough that auto headlights won't turn on.

Viggen9er3 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/20/2014 at 12:03

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Yeah, haha! I think in Ontario its slowly becoming a by-law/law, where the cops can ticket you if your vision is seriously blocked or you have "unsafe" amounts of snow and ice on the roof. Basically a judgement call by the officer.

Viggen9er3 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/23/2014 at 13:47

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look for the light sensor and toss a hat or something on it.