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sardonicus:
What about driving in the evening or early morning with the sun behind you?I always put my lights on especially on motorways when you are blinded by the sun in the rear view mirror,I wish others would.

muddyjames:
Forgot to say my bit about auto lights.

There is a short section of trees up a hill with a side road at the top. I have seen cars come up there with auto lights that turn on under the trees then off again as they come out the trees. It can easily be mistaken by them flashing you. I know the highway code says that flashing headlights says you are there but 90% of the country think that flashing headlights means you are letting them go. So many people turning right into the road have taken the lights as being flashed and puled accross with a few near misses!!!

Dangerous things these auto lights!  :? Is it really to much effort to turn a switch a notch further to on?

Highlander1:
Good point mate and for the foreing visitors to them it means get out of my way I'm comming through.!

CaptainColourful:

--- Quote from: "Thrasher" ---Sidelights on most vehicles illuminate the rear running lights - just as if you had the front main lights on. Are we saying we can't see cars on the other carriageway? Or cars in front of us? Or cars trying to pass us?

Bit confused now?
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Rear lights ( apart from the foglights ) weren't in the equation because you should always drive slowly enough to be able to stop within the distance you can see is clear. i.e. if you cant see where your going, you are going too fast !   If all you can see a rear foglight in front of you, don't follow it.  

What I was saying is that without headlights on a car approaching you from any direction is invisible in fog,rain or snow.....  silver and grey cars hide in the gloom better than other colours.
  The fact that its driver has noticed that visibility is poor and turned on  parking lights (sidelights, or whatever you want to call them) proves that he has taken a conscious decision that he needs lights.... and that should be dipped headlights not something the equivalent of a birthday cake candle.

The only time sidelights should be used on a moving vehicle are when they are in conjunction with front foglights.

The puggy having auto lights will switch on dipped headlights not sidelights..... On my Jag I also have an option for manual switching so that I can use foglights without dipped beam... I would imagine the puggy has a similar option.

On my truck I can put parking lights on, but once I hit the ignition switch the headlights come on at a reduced brightness..... not all truck manufacturers fit this, so some truckers can be seen driving along with parking lights on.
IMHO it should be law to have driving lights/ dipped beam on at all times similar to how it is in Canada.

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