Driving in the rain

Hope you're not heading to Perth.....In the last few months with the rain...most drivers here speed up and at least 50% dont turn the lights on in those shocking visibility conditions. Then you should hear the insults and chatter on the UHF when there is an accident and the traffic is banked up for hours!

Common sense isn't all that common anymore is it!

Good luck and stay safe on your drive.

Mat.

I just don't understand why people don't. I used to always drive cars that were a bit dodgy, batteries on the way out, alternator barely able to charge the battery with no load etc.
But these days, I see most of the new cars, silver and white especially, not using headlights in poor conditions. These cars almost always have beepers or auto shut offs for headlight protection, but yet they are kings of the road as far as attitude goes.
They fail to realize that whilst they can see, others such as myself can easily miss them. I don't have A/C to clear the screen or other such niceties but I always use lights whenever the conditions are not clear just so some poor bugger doesn't clean me up.
I am sure it is a respect thing, as most people seem to be losing respect for other road users.
For me it is almost always silver and white that fail to use headlights. As for parkers, they are only useful if you are following and then you have more chance to see them and brake, but on coming, they are useless.
Glad to have that whinge.

Cheers Cam

I find when it starts raining or in fog people seem to drive faster.
The old rule is drive to the conditions.



all the best
Eric

Hi Matt
Only went to Gero for the day Quick trip I'm back in Carnarvon left at 0530 easy today clear weather. Lots of vans on the road magority were Easternstaters must of had enough of the North dont know why to cold down your way.

The rain on a brighter note has helped the crops North of Northampton which has been in drought for 2 years have some magnificent looking crops and most of the creeks are running.
The wildflowers will also be fantastic up this way.

Putting headlights on during bright daylight is good too - see oncoming vehicles a lot further away.

new boy
Yep....always the dark car usually has no lights on, Parking lights are for parking, I guess that's why we call them as such, light greys are same color as a dry road, the dark grey is same as a wet road, 2 colors that should be banned and yet if you take notice there everywhere,

I was watching my wife come down the driveway from work yesterday..with her lights on. I smiled.

When we were first going out (in the days before one simply shacked up with a stranger :) we were driving along when she noticed that I had my lights on. "Don't do that," she said. "People will look at us!"
She wasn't impressed when I explained that was the idea !

How times have changed.

What I hate is those daytime drivers who have their headlights on BUT on high beam....Can't get them to dip their lights....they don't know...or probably don't care.

If you have a dark vehicle PLEASE put your lights on as soon as you turn the key regardless of weather conditions.
Nearly had a head on once, the sun had set 15 mins earlier, I pulled out to pass a truck only to discover this idiot in a dark sedan coming towards me with no lights on. I wonder did he learn a lesson .
Cheers pete