Saturday, March 27, 2010

Saturday Rant

I'm not sure why people drive with their headlights on full beam even in town? Surely this cannot be because they don't realize what a pain this is to oncoming traffic. They have oncoming traffic that is coming right at them! And the first thing they ought to notice is that they cannot see anything because of the headlights of others! And that ought to be their cue to dim their own lights.
But this just does not happen.
So I can only conclude that people have NO idea that there even are two levels for their headlights.
So in public interest, let me inform all of you who drive cars that your lovely automobile comes with the option of selecting between not just one, but TWO levels, for your headlights when driving. There's "High" and then there's "Low". And when you are driving in areas where there are street lights and other sources of surrounding illumination, you do NOT need the "High". Yes, this may come as a complete shock to you, but it is possible to see quite well without it!
When you drive on "High", you are not only signaling to the rest of the world that you are an A$$hole but are also likely to be the cause of trouble to someone else who cannot even see the freaking road because you have blinded them and drives straight into some idiot who just happens to be cycling right in the middle of the street. (For the record, this did NOT happen to me.)
Of course, it is quite possible that people actually know that they have the option of the dimmer, but don't give a rat's a$$ either way about anyone else. (Maybe live on the Southside?) These people definitely exist, and they're the same kinds that push in line ahead of you or yell on their cell phones in public places. But I would like to believe that ignorance is the reason behind this particular failure of humanity rather than sheer apathy. The first can possibly be cured, the second, unlikely.

1 comment:

Bob G. said...

MSN:
Yeah, those in FUNERALS don't even do THAT!

I ONLY use the "brights" when I am on a NON-LIT road...AT NIGHT and there are few (if any other) cars. When I approach them, I tap 'em down then back up AFTER they've passed.

A lot of headlights TODAY are high-intensity in nature, and they're a good deal BRIGHTER than standard bulbs we're used to...up to SIX times brighter (especially the "blue-white" ones).
Guess someone wants us to be BLIND...as well as DEAF (with those boomcars)...LOL.

And yes, I suppose some folks don't KNOW what that "blue headlight bumb" on their dashboard MEANS.

I'm thinking many others just suffer from what I'm now calling AIA syndrome:
Arrogance, Ignorance, and Apathy.
(all of the above)
Unfortunately, the only "cure" at the moment (other than shooting them) is to cop a bigger attitude a lor faster than they do...see how THEY like it.

But hey, I'm just a peaceable guy...wouldn't harm a hair on anyone's head...bwahahahaha.

Well, not THAT many, anyway.

:)

Have a great weekend.