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Old 02-12-2008, 01:48 AM
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Default What is with everybody driving with one headlight?

I have noticed something increasingly annoying in the last week...

People who drive with one headlight?

I mean, seriously, I tallied thirteen in under twenty minutes driving in Pittsburgh this past weekend. For the whole day? Over 30 easily.

I mean, I have never noticed such a high rate of people riding with only one light. Maybe its because I just noticed it and start paying attention, but dang... Never noticed it so bad before, they are everywhere!

Haha, just thought id share an observation!
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cause ppl don't really notice that they have one headlight burnt out...
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Old 02-15-2008, 06:42 AM
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Most of them are too lazy to fix it till they get pulled over and warned.
Personally I tired of the people that are too lazy to turn on their headlights. They just drive around with the daytime lights on blinding everyone. I feel those daytime running lights should be outlawed. That should be reserved for only Motorcycles!
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daylights are brighter than reg headlights?
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DRLs tend to be the high beams rather than the low beams from what i've noticed. but that's not always the case. my mom's volvo s60 has DRLs that are just the low beams
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What's more annoying is when people ONLY have one brakelight on!
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Old 02-15-2008, 11:30 PM
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My Celie has a night sensor. The lights come on auto at night. :D
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^^ here in LA, I've driven behind a few SUVs that have NO brake lights. And to add to it, their tails are blacked out. Nearly rear ended a guy like that
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People who leave their blinker on forever annoy me. Is it me or does it seem to predominately a problem of domestic car drivers? Does the blinker tick inside a domestic?
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Old 02-15-2008, 11:46 PM
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or how bout the lovely idiots that drive with their parking lights on at night, or no lights at all. nearly hit two cars in this last week cause they were damn near invisible
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My other pet peave is people that drag trailers around with zero lights or reflectors on them. We have alot of 4 way stops so at night you must be prepared for those trailers with no side lights. I've almost taken a few of them out.
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Haha I live in Pittsburgh and only have one headlight in my Tercel... you probably saw me! LOL I keep forgetting to buy some when I'm at the store. I swear I'll do it today.
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Haha, thats funny, lol.

Yeah man get it replaced! ;)

I also agree with people who drive with parking lights when it's dark, its stupid. I usually use them at dusk or in rain, but once headlights become useful, they are on (or in bad snow, rain, etc).

I must of saw another twenty people this weekend without a headlight... *shrugs* haha
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(pssst invertalon, shes a girl )

i would hit someone if they ahd no lights on... just so i could sue them
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The turning signal is the worst.....it annoys the **** outta me....
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Old 02-19-2008, 02:23 PM
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true that!
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last month there were so many people driving around my town with no lights on at night that I started to wonder if it was organized... One night I saw four cars like that within a mile of each other.
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Espically when i'm waiting at a stop sign or whatever to turn and a bastard waits to the last mintue ( while truning ) to put their freaking singal on.....
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what bugs me is when people turn their turn signal to switch lanes then shuts it off waits for a minute and then swerves into the lane i'm in with no signal
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or when they have their signal on going to the right but go to the left....or vice versa...lol.....idiots
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