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Lights ON

Discussion in 'Licence - Rego - Insurance - Law - Rider Training' started by bradwatts, May 17, 2011.

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    bradwatts Member Premium Member

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    Ok - I'm probably being a bit of a Nanna here, but why isn't it law that if you're driving a car you must at least have your park or running lights on.

    There's so many vehicle colours around that just blend into the road, metallic grey especially. And where I am (Ballarat) it's mostly overcast from now until October. I can't believe how dark it gets around here and you'll see countless drivers without lights on - nuts I tells ya!

    If a car has it's lights turned on the visibility ambiguity ceases to be an issue - all cars look much the same with lights on - and more importantly, you can see them a mile off.

    If the states wanted to raise revenue it's a no-brainer.

    Thoughts? Am I missing something here?  :-\
     
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    It is a good point and that must be why people keep running into my work ute (Grey) I though it was just jinxed!!

    You can see the cars with lights on a lot easier. I do put them on in poor light and bad conditions but not all the time.

    The only negative is bikes with lights on will not stand out as much if everyone has them on.

    NRMA ect may not be too happy with all the people with older cars and no light on indicators that will have flat battries after work when they leave there lights on all day. But I bet they get a lot of new members out of it!!
     
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    I agree with Phil, lots of flat car batteries
     
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    Hey Brad
    You raise an interesting issue with lights on vehicles. must say I don't share your vision on this one. To date I have not found a need as I see cars very clearly without there lights on.
    Having said that, on dusk it can be an issue, I guess?
    Many vehicles being produced today come with auto sensors for lights and come on when light fades, a good thing in general.
    The one redeeming factor in all this is, lights on motorcycles, that is what separates us from them and I would not like to see that changed.

    As for another money grabbing exercise by governments, please say it isn't so!!
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    Ahh yes - I din't consider people forgetting to turn their lights off and draining their batteries. My car warns me if the lights are left on, but there are plenty of vehicles on the road that don't give any warning.

    And I agree Phil - I don't agree with further revenue raising tactics, there's a speed camera on just about every corner in Victoria, and they don't put up warning signs like I remember happening when I lived in Brisbane during 2006-2008.

    So yeah - the saving grace is bikes do have to have lights on.
     
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