• XiaCobolt [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    I think dark colored cars should be illegal. It’s just not safe. A dark blue or gray that blends with the road, headlights off takes whole moments more to perceive.

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      I’ve never thought to myself that I couldn’t see a car well because of its color, maybe at night I guess but if the lights work it doesn’t matter.

      Now those hyper polished cyber trucks you’ve probably seen pictures of, that’s crazy

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        IMO it’s more of a problem in busy traffic. If 95% of cars have lights on, your brain will subtly look only for lights. Especially dangerous in countries like USA where there are so many unprotected left turns and where right on red is allowed.

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        Might be a country related thing. In Australia our country roads are blue black. There’s a popular colour for cars that is almost camouflage. You see the car but slower.

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      it should be impossible for people to turn off their headlights, even in more visible paint colors the risk is fucking ludicrous for no discernable benefit.

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        I’m a strong believer of this too. It’s a myth it uses more fuel. It helps with visibility. I have my headlights on and I’ve had other drivers or pedestrians tell me they’re on and it’s “of course they are it’s safer!”

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        For some reason I thought that Daytime Running Lights were required in the US, but apparently they’re not (they should be!). I feel like most newer cars I see have them, but I can’t say I’ve been taking a careful inventory.

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          even on cars that have them, it can be a setting rather than what automatically happens. one car i drove had a normal daytime setting but i thought it was the highbeams since an even lower ‘running light’ existed.

          there is no reason for normal people to have the option to turn them off, a film crew or photographer can get technical and under the hood if they need to