People Leaving Car Headlights On During Daytime!?

When I rode a motorcycle, I often had the headlights on all the time. In some states (not the one where I live), it's required by law for motorcycles. This, in theory, makes you more visible to oncoming cars. There are other goofy laws, though. For example, in California, if you run your windshield wipers, you have to have your headlights on. Yeah, go figure. There are areas of road where you have to have your headlights on. Some cars are manufactures to have day runners—not headlights, but a second set of lights nearer the ground—on at all times. And so on.

This is considered good practice and is even a legal requirement in some European countries - e.g. Sweden. In fact, some cars are designed to have their lights on at all times.

They surely did not notice it. My husband is sometimes guilty of that.

I'm sure people already told you that the lights are supposed to be on in daylight - it's automatic. Maybe not where you live. I would worry if ours were out.

I have noticed this and wondered the same thing. Unless it's raining during the day, I don't have my lights on.

My car has automatic lights that come on when it starts getting dark (I think they are called running lights)

They required them here for awhile, but stopped, I guess, because people don't do it any more (at least not so much). The idea was so they would be more visible on our flat, long highways, but I think the human mind gets used to anything and doesn't respond to it as well after awhile.

I've had a bunch of Volvos over the years, and you couldn't turn the lights off on those if you wanted to.

I rented a car one time that the lights automatically came on. I think some new models may just come on. Drivers probably don't even know that the lights are on. I sure didn't.

I drive with my headlights on during the day - its a safe option to be seen on the roads at all time and its also recommended by the traffic ordinance

There are some states that require headlights on during the daylight hours. Also, you need to turn them on during rain. If the wipers are on, the light also needs to be on. My car has running lights that are on all the time unless I turn on the main lights.

Lots of cars and most motorbikes have lights on permanently. On a new bike there is no off switch for the lights. It doesn't use the battery as such when driving as the alternator charges the battery when driving.

Many newer cars these days have day running lights. They go on automatically and there is no way to turn them off.

I believe some of the new cars headlights come on when you start the car. I see lots of car lights on.

In PA and NY in construction areas you have to have headlights on during the day or you get a fine. Some vehicles have all day running lights that turn on as soon as you start your vehicle and can't be turned off.

I really don't know why people would do this. It makes absolutely no sense.

I usually take it as a sign that they've driven through some bad weather, even though it's fine now.

The lights on our car aren't on all the time, but do come on automatically whenever the car thinks they need to be on {tunnels, grey skies, lots of rain, plus nighttime obviously!}

In some countries, it is necessary to keep the headlights on at all times

Most newer models cars have running daylight headlights. If you don't want to run them it tells in the manual how to turn them off. Mike turned them off on our van and car. Have a blessed day