Headlight during the day

[likot]

no..i dont agree na dapat mandatory ang headlight on...unless bike ang gamit which is mandatory talaga.

i dont use my hazard too during poor visibility. it should only be used during emergencies.

NO no no!!! hazard ka dapat kapag sobra lakas ulan tapos super dilim you kno why??? katulad ng na encounter ko sa marcos highway halos lahat naka hazard na tapos merong isang di naka hazard di cya masyadong mapansin ng ibang sasakyan chaka kapag naka hazard malayo pa lang nakikita na ng asa likod mo na may sasakyan sa unahan nya at nakakapaghanda cya madulas po ang daan di pede biglang tapak sa preno chaka, emergency kung umuulan eh di rin naman cya makakahataw ng sobrang bilis kasi ang dilim dilim at madulas pa daan!!! SORRY po di po ako galit para sa akin lang naman po... na try mo na ba magdrive ng bumabagyo at super dilim talga at wala kang makita kundi patak lang ng ulan kahit park light di mo masyado mapansin DON po papasok ang hazard light na mapapansin mo agad malayo pa lang ang asa unahan mo.....

[seung]

Binubuksan ko rin ang hazard lights ko kapag sobrang lakas ng ulan at wala na akong makita. Tungkol naman sa headlights kapag may araw, hindi ko ito ginagawa kasi hindi ko kailangan.

[falken]

IMO lang po, correct me if I'm wrong. I don't use my hazard lights during heavy downpours because, I might forget about it when I'm about to make a turn, I'll switch on the signal light but the other drivers won't know my intentions because both of the lights are blinking. I always make sure that all my lights are working before driving. I've driven through all kinds of weather, be it typhoons, fog or heavy rains, nakikita ko pa naman ang tail lights of the vehicle in front of me, except of course when their lights are busted.

[Shadetree MKNX]

"Headlight During the Day", aka, D.R.L., or Daytime Running Lights, standard on all Canadian-built cars (which perhaps is also standard practice in some parts of Europe).

Ever driven with the sunlight just above the horizon, shining directly at your eyes? That's what DRL is for. Nevertheless, regardless of the time of day, a car with its headlights turned on (low beams only) is much more easier to spot from one's rearview or side mirror than one with its lights off.

In my part of town, people are always quick to let you know that you have "accidently" turned on your headlights. They either flash their own headlights or they wave at you and "flash" their hands to let you know about your headlights. I figure, they're just being friendly and wanted you to stretch the lifespan of your bulbs because anyone with a working alternator or magneto isn't really using up any of the battery's power.

In Europe, they also have what's called a "Rear Fog Light" which is nothing but a red light hanging on the lower left hand side of the car's rear end. (In LSD, or left-side drive, countries, it's on the lower right hand side.) It's designed to burn as bright as the brake lights and are usually operated together with the DRL headlamps, i.e., they are operated by a switch in the transmission. Other designs, however, give the driver the option of turning them on only during foggy conditions, thus using separate switch to operate them together with the front foglamps.

Using the hazard flashers during a downpour is a "no-no". Like one guy already said, you disable your car's ability to signal a turn with the hazard lights on. The most efficient/practical/wise alternative is to use for such low visibility driving are front and rear foglamps, like they do in Europe. The only time the hazard flashers are properly used is if the car is DISABLED and poses a traffic HAZARD (hence the name, "hazard flashing lights") regardless of weather or time of day. Furthermore, they (hazard lights) are meant to be used together with EWD's (Early Warning Device), or traffic flares.

Back in the late 70's, it was common among the younger set who modded their cars to hang a square red light under the left hand side of the car's rearend. This was however meant for making the car look "cool" and "sporty", and the light intensity was just like that of the regular tailights. Using a higher wattage bulb on such a lamp today would best approximate the European-style rear fog lamp.

[Shadetree MKNX]

Binubuksan ko rin ang hazard lights ko kapag sobrang lakas ng ulan at wala na akong makita. Tungkol naman sa headlights kapag may araw, hindi ko ito ginagawa kasi hindi ko kailangan.

DRLs are not for the driver to see the road, but rather for the other driver to be able to spot him much more easily. All in all, it's for public safety, not driving convenience.

[likot]

IMO lang po, correct me if I'm wrong. I don't use my hazard lights during heavy downpours because, I might forget about it when I'm about to make a turn, I'll switch on the signal light but the other drivers won't know my intentions because both of the lights are blinking. I always make sure that all my lights are working before driving. I've driven through all kinds of weather, be it typhoons, fog or heavy rains, nakikita ko pa naman ang tail lights of the vehicle in front of me, except of course when their lights are busted.

Ako po kapg making a turn OFF ko yung hazard ko chaka ako signal pero sa highway di ka naman siguro swerve ng swerve kasi nga malakas ang ulan di ba?? di po lahat 20 20 vision na kita agad nila tail light kapag malakas ulan..... opinion ko lang po