POLL: Do you drive with your lights on when its raining?

[mpitts]

My lights are always on.

 

[Kevin]

Originally posted by: Kemosabe1447
I never do, if people can't pay attention enough to see someone else on the road then they don't deserve to be driving.

Actually, you don't deserve to be driving. Tail-lights are important in heavy rain, especially on the highway. Most of the time the tires will spit the water up and cause a mist, reducing visibility...

 

[ndee]

I ALWAYS drive with lights on.

 

[pukemon]

Yes... except out here in the midwest we get some pretty crazy weather, like sunshowers. it'll be bright and sunny with blue skies, and then a single cloud pouring rain down on us. it's bizarre but if you live out here you know what i mean.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Kemosabe1447
I never do, if people can't pay attention enough to see someone else on the road then they don't deserve to be driving.

I need some body work done on my car... would you do me a favor and drive near me while it's raining out?

 

[gwlam12]

depends on how hard its raining for me. if its hard for me to see, then i turn on lights.

 

[Wolverine27]

Always on in the rain.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I don't understand all you people talking about your daytime running lights. Are you all stupid? Do you want to get rear ended?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: TallBill
In the Forester, the headlights are always left on. I like daytime running lights so much better. Never have to deal with lights.

OMG :disgust:

 

[YellowRose]

Rain? Whats that? Oh the wet stuff. Simply put if visibility is so bad while driving that you need lights then its time to get off the highway and
wait till the weather conditions improve.

BTW its not safe to drive here in the rain as it seldom does rain. People have little experience driving under these conditions out here so if
you are passing thru west texas and you encounter a rainstorm its best to find high ground and pull off the road..

 

[Kevin]

Originally posted by: YellowRose
Rain? Whats that? Oh the wet stuff. Simply put if visibility is so bad while driving that you need lights then its time to get off the highway and
wait till the weather conditions improve.

BTW its not safe to drive here in the rain as it seldom does rain. People have little experience driving under these conditions out here so if
you are passing thru west texas and you encounter a rainstorm its best to find high ground and pull off the road..

Its been raining on and off for a month now in NYC. Its not so much the rain but the mist the tires kick up. Also, I live near the water so there can be a faint fog around...

 

[Czar]

the law here is that if you are driving the lights must be on, no matter what time of the day it is

 

[Supermercado]

State law in SC, so yes, I do. But not just because it's the law.

 

[RossGr]

Originally posted by: Kemosabe1447
I never do, if people can't pay attention enough to see someone else on the road then they don't deserve to be driving.

Dead right
:disgust:

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: pyonir
Does anyone know of a state where it isn't the law?

Oregon. You only need to have them on from sunset to sunrise, or if poor light conditions make it difficult to see 1000 feet clearly. It rains here most of the year. You can see just fine in a drizzle.

Don't think California or Washington do either.

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: Kevin
Most states have a law that if your wipers are on, you're headlights must be on too. However, most people never follow.

Yesterday I saw a car almost rear-end a guy who was practically invisible because his lights were off...

I do, didn't know it was a law, maybe not in my state, but it's common courtesy to do so, so i do, even when foggy and such i'll do it, it doesn't help me see better in the least, it just makes me more visible.

 

[illusion88]

In case no one has said anything... bikes require lights, at night and in the rain. I got a ticket for not having a light on my bike at night (waste of time and of the states money bah)

 

I do drugs when I drive in the rain.

 

[amdskip]

Always because it's a law in either Iowa or Illinois or both and I live in Illinois but drive in Iowa about every day.