Bright light abusers
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From: Virginia Beach
Originally Posted by gomersinner
But blinding me is okay then? Two wrongs don't make a right, but if I can't see the lines because the guy in oncoming traffic or behind me has his highs on, then that wrong could end up killing someone. My truck is edging on 5k lbs and I'll sometimes have another thousand in the back. Imagine hitting a family in a minivan in that thing. Are you, as a truck owner, going to tell me I can choose not to drive a truck? I can chose to drive something else to make my living? So you have the secret to transporting goods and making a living without using vehicles that weigh more than everyone else's?
I can suffer in silence, but I must endure someone's thoughtlessness and run the risk others are put through when this guy doesn't dim his lights? That's got as good a chance of happening as Dono and Carl splitting a malt at the soda fountain one summer evening. That's why people get ticketed for failure to dim. That's why people in NY get ticketed for flashing. So I just don't dim until the other guy does. They do have dimmer switches for a reason. If he won't use his, why should I use mine? Turn about is fair play, right? This is why I almost advocate semiannual driving tests.
I can suffer in silence, but I must endure someone's thoughtlessness and run the risk others are put through when this guy doesn't dim his lights? That's got as good a chance of happening as Dono and Carl splitting a malt at the soda fountain one summer evening. That's why people get ticketed for failure to dim. That's why people in NY get ticketed for flashing. So I just don't dim until the other guy does. They do have dimmer switches for a reason. If he won't use his, why should I use mine? Turn about is fair play, right? This is why I almost advocate semiannual driving tests.
Dan
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From: Cut & Shoot, Texas
I have dummies that flip their lights at me all the time thinking that my highs are on. They don't realize I guess that with a 4" lift I am up high and they are down low. I installed a Brite Box just for them so when I flip mine to show them I am in low they get the message, brite and clear.
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From: North west La
I have many people think I have my brights on since I added the L projectors heads to my truck with silverstars in them. I have them set right but I still get flashed at a lot. All it usually takes is a flash from my brights to stop them. I never keep my brights on even if the other guy does. No need to have 2 blind drivers on the road.
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Originally Posted by tdister
It's pretty rare to see a new mustang without it's fogs on around here. I don't believe it's generally considered very rude (or illegal) in these parts. Usually if cars have them, they are on. Is it illegal to run them during fair weather driving in NV?
Honestly it's pretty rare that an OE foglight annoys me. The Mustangs have never bothered me personally. ~'05 chevy trucks is another story...
Honestly it's pretty rare that an OE foglight annoys me. The Mustangs have never bothered me personally. ~'05 chevy trucks is another story...
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From: Bethany, WV
Originally Posted by King Triton
Are you one of them?You know,the guy who refuses to dim his brights after you flash yours at him?I dont know what it is,but it seems that more and more people refuse to turn off their bright lights.I am thinking of inventing a new weapon,,The Turd slinger!Then every time some moron blinds me with his lights I can sling a cow,horse,mule turd at his grille as he passes by.I was thinking about having it land dead center of his viewing area of the windshield but,knowing my luck he would lose control and hurt some innocent bystander and he would walk away without a scratch.Ok,Im done ranting! 
P.S. If you chose to purchase my Turd Slinger,feel free to use any type of turd
that you prefer.
P.S. If you chose to purchase my Turd Slinger,feel free to use any type of turd
that you prefer.I like the Turdheads that finally dim their lights after a friendly flip of the hi-beams .... then their fog/driving lights come on & I gotta look at 4 freekin headlights in my face ! That's when my driving lights ( two 4" aircraft seal-beams under the bumper) come on to help them see .... then their hi-beams come back on .... then the second set of aircafts in my grill come on. If ya got dimmer switches & driving lights ... have enough brains to know how to use them !!!!
One of my pet peeves too King T !
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From: Buckeye Country
I hate it when you have to remind an oncoming driver to dim his lights by flashing your brights a second time and as he draws near, he blasts you with his brights. People like that should spontaneously combust.
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i'll admit, after driving a couple hours sometimes i'll forget about the highbeams, if someone gives me a friendly flash i'll shut the brights off.
with that said i expect nothing less from anyone else if i give them a flash. i dont start flashing when their still a mile away but if they're getting close enough then i give them a single click of the dimmer switch. if i get no respones then i'll give them another click.
i dont put up with crap around here, if they want to be a jackass then i will return the favor. if they're closing in with their brights still burning then i lose it. i'll click on my fog lights, 55wat HIDs aimed very high and wide on purpose. then i sway back and forth in my lane stomping the floor mounted dimmer madly. usally they get a big middle finger out the window as they drive by.
if worse comes to worse then i reach for my so called secret weapon, a magnet base 200,000 candle power spot light, it stays pluged into my lighter at all times. i'll stick it to the dash and blast it through my windshield all over their car.
if i cant see then their not gonna see, nothing would make my day like seeing a bright light abuser going into a ditch.
with that said i expect nothing less from anyone else if i give them a flash. i dont start flashing when their still a mile away but if they're getting close enough then i give them a single click of the dimmer switch. if i get no respones then i'll give them another click.
i dont put up with crap around here, if they want to be a jackass then i will return the favor. if they're closing in with their brights still burning then i lose it. i'll click on my fog lights, 55wat HIDs aimed very high and wide on purpose. then i sway back and forth in my lane stomping the floor mounted dimmer madly. usally they get a big middle finger out the window as they drive by.
if worse comes to worse then i reach for my so called secret weapon, a magnet base 200,000 candle power spot light, it stays pluged into my lighter at all times. i'll stick it to the dash and blast it through my windshield all over their car.
if i cant see then their not gonna see, nothing would make my day like seeing a bright light abuser going into a ditch.
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From: Lancaster County PA
I try to let them know with a quick tap of my HB's.
If they don't respond, oh well. It is not killing me. it is not blinding me. I can see the edge of the road fine and that keeps me on the road.
They are past in a few seconds and life goes on.
I'd get frustrated in a hurry if I tried to cure rudeness one stranger at a time. I am sure not going to spend money on exra lights on my rig just so I can teach someone a lesson that they should have learned long ago from other drivers, if they are in the habit of not dimming for oncoming traffic.
Sheesh.
edit: and don't let the little "motto" in my sig fool you. It is there because I think it is funny, not because it is a way of life.
If they don't respond, oh well. It is not killing me. it is not blinding me. I can see the edge of the road fine and that keeps me on the road.
They are past in a few seconds and life goes on.
I'd get frustrated in a hurry if I tried to cure rudeness one stranger at a time. I am sure not going to spend money on exra lights on my rig just so I can teach someone a lesson that they should have learned long ago from other drivers, if they are in the habit of not dimming for oncoming traffic.
Sheesh.
edit: and don't let the little "motto" in my sig fool you. It is there because I think it is funny, not because it is a way of life.
Last edited by ckal704; Jan 27, 2007 at 10:19 PM.
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From: charlotte nc
Originally Posted by Joelski
I hate it when you have to remind an oncoming driver to dim his lights by flashing your brights a second time and as he draws near, he blasts you with his brights. People like that should spontaneously combust.
Last edited by thefarelaneman; Jan 28, 2007 at 01:05 AM.
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From: wichita kansas
Several years ago I had a long haul trucker friend and he said he had a aircraft landing light on his truck for when he was out in the middle of nowhere and wanted to light the country up for things like deer and as a attention getter when people wouldn't turn their aftermarket roll bar lights off.
I have a problem with some of these motorcycles that believe that they should drive with their brights on so that they can be seen. A friend of mine does with his Gold Wing and uses it as an excuse.
I have a problem with some of these motorcycles that believe that they should drive with their brights on so that they can be seen. A friend of mine does with his Gold Wing and uses it as an excuse.
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We have all read about road rage incidents, some of the posts here might indicate why such things occur. Fact is, that car coming at you with bright lights is displaying ignorance and discourtesy, but he/she is not challenging your manhood or inviting you to demonstrate that you can match his ignorance.