Posted by ScottyHOMEy on December 10, 2009 at 06:16:12 from (70.105.226.207):
In Reply to: Drivers Ed for Couyon posted by john in la on December 09, 2009 at 19:43:45:
I don't understand some of the objections to the idea of defensive driving being voiced here.
One of the biggest challenges to operating a vehicle safely is visibility. I have no objection to turning my lights on if it helps another driver, whether he/she is as attentive a driver as I or not, to see my vehicle. It's such a simple thing to do, and it's for my own protection. Why not? Like John, even with my mirrors and an over the shoulder check out the window, or even coming up behind them, I've been caught off guard by a vehicle in poor visibility. Think steel gray minivan in light fog.
Maine like a lot of other states has the rule about if your wipers are on, you have to have your headlights on. I dont have them on either of my vehicles, but have always wondered whether DRLs (you know the ones on Chevies, where one is always burned out) meet that requirement. They help with making the vehicle visible, but they aren't headlights. Hmmmmm.
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