Mandatory headlight use on US-50 between US-13 and MD-90...

daggo66 · Feb 22, 2016

How exactly does having headlights on during the day keep you from not seeing a 2000 lb object on the road? I know some idiot will say "It can't hurt", so why don't we attach a mast with a long streamer on every vehicle. That certainly couldn't hurt. Just because it doesn't hurt doesn't mean it helps.

K31 · Feb 22, 2016

frogman68 said:
Just like conceal carry would stop some of the mass shootings you don't see Maryland forcing everyone to carry.

Not everyone who would be forced to carry would be likely to, or knowledgeable about, stopping a mass shooting. It's very likely that most in the driver seat of a car know how and want to, to operate it to avoid a crash.

yes that was mostly sarcasm

I thought it was mostly a bad analogy.

Mr. Ed · Feb 22, 2016

One possible scenario that I haven't seen brought up is something that happened to me many years ago (don't all good stories start like that?) Once upon a time...

Anyway, I was passing a slow car on a two lane road, with nobody in the oncoming lane and a very long straightaway. Legal passing zone. Some douchebag pulled out from his driveway into the oncoming lane without checking to see if anybody was coming towards him in his lane. I think that if I had my headlights on back then he might have seen me. I drove onto the shoulder on his side of the road, he passed between me and the guy I was passing, and I finished my pass and pulled in front of the car I intended to pass in the first place. Not ideal, but nobody got hurt and it would have been great video for you tube. Or America's dumbest drivers (I'm talking about both me and the guy who pulled out).

Ever since then, I ALWAYS have my headlights on when I'm on a two lane road. Doesn't cost anything, and there's no downside that I know of. I don't like being told that I have to do it, but I choose to do it for my own comfort level. YMMV.

Vile Shadow · Feb 22, 2016

daggo66 said:
How exactly does having headlights on during the day keep you from not seeing a 2000 lb object on the road? I know some idiot will say "It can't hurt", so why don't we attach a mast with a long streamer on every vehicle. That certainly couldn't hurt. Just because it doesn't hurt doesn't mean it helps.

That's how libtards justify everything, kinda like "if we can save just ONE life...." :rolleyes:

HeatSeeker · Feb 23, 2016

Doesn't bother me...lights on lights off, whatever. My truck has auto headlights and daytime driving lights, I'm pretty sure there on in daylight when I am behind the wheel. If not that's OK too. I sometimes see them reflecting in the bumper of the car in front of me other times I don't really pay attention so they might not really be on. At least I know they are on at night.

DC-W · Feb 23, 2016

The human eye first catches that which moves.
Next is that which is brightest.

I guess if you don't like it, contact the representatives of that area to express your disdain and have it changed, or just don't drive there... Sounds like something the locals thought was needed.

Frankly, I don't see the BFD here, especially since most modern cars have daytime running lights.

Vile Shadow · Feb 23, 2016

DC-W said:
The human eye first catches that which moves.
Next is that which is brightest.

I guess if you don't like it, contact the representatives of that area to express your disdain and have it changed, or just don't drive there... Sounds like something the locals thought was needed.

Frankly, I don't see the BFD here, especially since most modern cars have daytime running lights.

The issue here is the idea of bein' dictated to because those of here in MD are too stupid to think fer ourselves.

I seriously doubt local input had anything to do with it.

mdram · Feb 23, 2016

maybe if everyone would stay on thier own side of the bay, we wouldnt need this

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