Do you drive with your headlights on or off all of the time?

[syl77dar]

How many people drive with their truck headlights on during the daytime? How many drive with their truck headlights off?

[Ironturkey]

The only times I drove with my headlights on during the day was when it was required, when raining, overcast, or snowing.

[Rev.Vassago]

HEADLIGHTS ON OR OFF AT NIGHT?

I always drive with my headlights off at night. It makes it more interesting. :P

[Useless]

HEADLIGHTS ON OR OFF AT NIGHT?

I always drive with my headlights off at night. It makes it more interesting. :P

Mewas wonderin' about that myself, Rev!! :shock:

[Mackman]

i run with them off. why wear the blubs out. So when you do them at night they will be burn out. plus i like the look of the parkin lights on only when its just gettin dark. I drove a truck one time with day time runnin light couldnt not shut them off. I pulled the fuse.

[wepwawet]

100% always on when the truck is moving

[madpuppy]

8) First thang I do when I get a new truck, is pop out the fuse. :twisted:

[Mr. Ford95]

I drive with them on all the time. If I'm ever in a crash, the other party can't claim they didn't see me because my lights were off. Doesn't use any extra battery power that can't be replaced.

[madpuppy]

:roll: If them 4 wheelers can`t see an 18 wheeler, they shouldn't be driving. :x

[geeshock]

:roll: If them 4 wheelers can`t see an 18 wheeler, they shouldn't be driving. :x
well, i guess they need to pull a lot of licences then

[Fredog]

:roll: If them 4 wheelers can`t see an 18 wheeler, they shouldn't be driving. :x

A lot of people shouldnt be driving, but they are.

[line_transporter]

Just a reminder to new drivers.. if you turn off your headlights going into a scalehouse (leaving just the parking lights on)... dont forget to turn'em back on once through. :idea: 8)

[BanditsCousin]

I have daytime running lights.

[BlooMoose]

My headlights are always on

[Twilight Flyer]

I run with mine off all the time, even at night. I try to turn every day activities into challenges.

:D

[Syncrosonix]

i drive throughout the night time, so my lights are on during the day, because i like being seen by others. even during the daytime, the halogen headlights on the volvo trucks are difficult to miss! if only i could change them to red during the day. they'd look like a terminater's infrared eyes.

[BigWheels]

Always on.

Reasons:
1. Inattentive drivers. (talking, texting, etc.)
2. Weary drivers. (needing more rest/sleep)
3. Older drivers. (greying of America)

If I could figure out how to do it, I'd hardwire the headlights to turn on when I'm in a forward gear. That way the tail lights, etc., would last longer.

Bottom line: I want to make sure I'm doing everything I can think of so that other drivers can see me heading their way.

[K1W1TankaYanka]

Always on.
If I could figure out how to do it, I'd hardwire the headlights to turn on when I'm in a forward gear. That way the tail lights, etc., would last longer.

I run 'day runners' on my tanker. They are on all the time with the key. You can possibly have a sparkie wire a set of day runners, Hella have a good set available which are gaining more acceptance and are very bright.

[BanditsCousin]

I have daytime running lights, so if the poll was open, I'd say "yes"

[Jimbpard]

Company policy is lights on all the time, and 4 ways on when pull into a parking lot. I follow all company policy. The job is too good to lose over lights.

K1W1TankaYanka, what the heIl happened to your trailer?!?!?

[K1W1TankaYanka]

K1W1TankaYanka, what the heIl happened to your trailer?!?!?

Dude, don't be to concerned..... its a 'B' train curtainsider with curtains pulled to the front whilst unloading groceries in supermarket carpark at last job. Great rig just loved it. I'd post a picture but that's beyond me at the moment.....LOL

[Rev.Vassago]

I run 'day runners' on my tanker. They are on all the time with the key. You can possibly have a sparkie wire a set of day runners, Hella have a good set available which are gaining more acceptance and are very bright.

I was about to ask you what kind of freaky deaky language you were writing with, and then I saw your location, so you get a free pass (and a bit of jealousy).

NZ is a great place. I went to Prom with a foreign exchange student from NZ. She was friggin hot. I miss her. She taught me the proper way to say New Zealand. More like "NuhZehland". If I were to live in a foreign country, it would either be New Zealand or Albania. But I'd only live in Albania for the women. I'd live in New Zealand for the country. And the women. :wink:


Sorry for the hijack. Carry on.

[K1W1TankaYanka]

I was about to ask you what kind of freaky deaky language you were writing with, and then I saw your location, so you get a free pass (and a bit of jealousy).

NZ is a great place. I went to Prom with a foreign exchange student from NZ. She was friggin hot. I miss her. She taught me the proper way to say New Zealand. More like "NuhZehland". If I were to live in a foreign country, it would either be New Zealand or Albania. But I'd only live in Albania for the women. I'd live in New Zealand for the country. And the women. :wink:


Sorry for the hijack. Carry on.

I think I'll brush over that freaky deaky language malarkey....LOL
Yeah the land of the long white cloud or the land of the wrong white crowd is a great place if it weren't for the politicians............
She taught you proper speak....as long as that's all she taught ya LOL.
Never been to Albania but Austrian (not Australian) woman sure aren't hard to look at.....
Spent a little time in your fine country for a previous employer and loved driving our rental there.
Ultimately would like to drive OTR or maybe O/O if the opportunity came up.
We had a driver trainer type rooster here from Chevron San Ramone, I had to take out for a shift for an observation. He commented that if I had a work permit he'd be happy to take me on, so when the dollar goes the right way I may just take him up.

Anyway Rev feel free to hijack when ever it suits ya Big Fella

Hoo Roo

[K1W1TankaYanka]

K1W1TankaYanka, what the heIl happened to your trailer?!?!?

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[belpre122]

You can possibly have a sparkie wire a set of day runners, Hella have a good set available which are gaining more acceptance and are very bright.

Sparkie=Electrician :lol:

I worked with a group of British blokes for a couple of years. I always loved that particular moniker. :lol:

[Fredog]

Always on.

Reasons:
1. Inattentive drivers. (talking, texting, etc.)
2. Weary drivers. (needing more rest/sleep)
3. Older drivers. (greying of America)

If I could figure out how to do it, I'd hardwire the headlights to turn on when I'm in a forward gear. That way the tail lights, etc., would last longer.

Bottom line: I want to make sure I'm doing everything I can think of so that other drivers can see me heading their way.

go to walmart, they have a thing that you plug in the fuse box and it turns just the headlights on whenever the key is on, it costs about 10 bucks. all you do is locate a fuse that is hot when the lights are on and plug it onto that fuse.

[eighteenspdjammer]

Ten years ago I had a guy turn left in front of my car with his pickup. Classic "he looked right at me but did not see me" wreck resulted. I had my right leg straightlegged and my right foot kinda blew apart. Had to have it fused.

Since then I run with my headlights on no matter what I drive. Before DRL's became popular some people would holler hay your lights are on or blink their lights... well, they noticed me, didn't they?

[Mack2]

It depends if I'm running a dump truck they are off all the time except at night with the lowboy they are on when I have a wide load.

[wildkat]

I also have daytime running lights, it's against the law to disconnect them. I remember getting hell from a few of the DOT down south...UNTIL they realize I be a Canuck...then they left me alone!

[boneebone]

I have DRL's, so they are bright enough to use even at night.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

I don't even use head lights at night...that's what instinct is for,ya can't teach that.

[belpre122]

I don't even use head lights at night...that's what instinct is for,ya can't teach that.

Yeah, but does it make your balls tingle? :D

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Yeah, but does it make your balls tingle? :D



depends on the view .

[rgordon212]

I run with my markers on during the day becasue in my truck it's easier to give a courtsey flash that way (high beams dont flash) and I ALWAYS drive with my headlights off at night, that way the bears dont see me :cool:

[Blacksheep]

I always drive with my headlights off at night. It makes it more interesting. :P

me to......small world isn't it.

[NE Xpress]

With the "encouragment" of my company's safety/complience boss we run with highbeams on during the day.

[belpre122]

I run headlights/fog lights 24/7.

Occasionally a BBR will say something to me about that. Well BBR doesn't run the country/city routes that I do, so it is absolutely none of his business.

About 6 weeks ago, an owner-op fuel hauler friend of mine had an accident on Indiana 26 outside of Kokomo in the cornfields. A car pulled out right in front of him. The driver's response "I didn't see you." (my friend, driving a white Freightliner, did not have headlights or fog lights on, and this was smack in the middle of Indiana corn fields. (straight out of Children of the Corn:lol:)

My bet? If he would have had these lights on, this accident might well not have happened.

So, to the next BBR running a "hot load" of generic paper table napkins to some DC in the middle of nowhere. I offer this..........Drive your own truck and I will do the same. When you have 8500 gallons of gasoline rolling back and forth behind you like I do every day............then we will discuss it.

Until then.............let's just all be safe..............