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In article <liehmbINN37h@deimos.cs.utexas.edu>, siddarth@cs.utexas.edu (Siddarth Subramanian) writes:
|> This brings me to one of my pet peeves about drivers in Austin - they
|> seem to have a phobia about turning their lights on. (Note: this is
|> not meant as a flame on Cathy - she was obviously trying to be careful
|> in a bad situation). Most people have their lights on at night, but in
|> dim twilight, at dawn or in rain, about half the drivers will turn
|> their lights off. Can anyone tell me why people do this?
|> 
|> Siddarth Subramanian          INTERNET: siddarth@cs.utexas.edu
|> Austin, Texas                 UUCP:     uunet!cs.utexas.edu!siddarth

I was a passenger in a car once at a time when *I* thought we should
have our lights on (early morning, fog, or twilight, I forget which), 
but the driver said, "Why should I?  I can see fine."  I tried to make 
the point that he should have his lights on so he could be seen by OTHER 
cars and, pointing at the oncoming cars, I tried to show him that the cars 
without their lights on were hard to see, but the cars WITH lights on were
easily seen, but he was unmoved.  [So if you see a car out there with no
lights on, it's probably my husband.]

Anyway, I think a lot of people only think to turn their lights on if 
THEY need them to see.

Jan