Turn on your lights!

I have been meaning to write this rant for years now. I think of it every time I'm driving in the rain, but never when I'm sitting--safe and snug with no oncoming traffic--in front of my computer.

When you turn on your wipers, turn on your lights.

Your lights are only secondarily on your vehicle to illuminate your path. They are there to make you visible to other drivers. When you are driving up Route 2 on a dark, rainy day without your lights on, you are as close to invisible as makes no nevermind. This is especially true for the very popular silver and taupe cars on the road, but I've nearly creamed more than one big black SUV that couldn't imagine how I might not have seen it. Visibility is low, people. Turn on your lights.

This applies to all conditions of precipitation, fog and twilight. It doesn't matter that you can see fine--if I can't see you, we're all doomed. Turn on your lights.

Turn on your lights!

I have been meaning to write this rant for years now. I think of it every time I'm driving in the rain, but never when I'm sitting--safe and snug with no oncoming traffic--in front of my computer.

When you turn on your wipers, turn on your lights.

Your lights are only secondarily on your vehicle to illuminate your path. They are there to make you visible to other drivers. When you are driving up Route 2 on a dark, rainy day without your lights on, you are as close to invisible as makes no nevermind. This is especially true for the very popular silver and taupe cars on the road, but I've nearly creamed more than one big black SUV that couldn't imagine how I might not have seen it. Visibility is low, people. Turn on your lights.

This applies to all conditions of precipitation, fog and twilight. It doesn't matter that you can see fine--if I can't see you, we're all doomed. Turn on your lights.