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Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject: Turn on your lights when you're driving! |
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As the nights are drawing in now, dusk is arriving just after 5 - why wont (a large minority) of people turn on their (insert bad word) lights!?
Even when it is totally dark, I see cars and vans driving around with no lights on - why why why, dont the police pull them over and give them a ticket - 1 day of doing this + news reports and 95% of these people will turn on their lights! - oh yeah that's right, it would take a little effort from the police!
Oh and making drivers (and their kids) wear seatbelts would be good too!
Never seen any of these on K TV....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFX9kQweHZ4 |
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FDNY
Joined: 27 Sep 2010
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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I think the police are too busy protecting women from heinous attacks. Oh, wait. They don't do that either. |
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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009 Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Its the 110cc deliver scooters that annoy me. 10pm, dark, and you decide to ride along the side of the road with no headlights driving the wrong way. To made it worse, they have their giant steel box sticking another foot out into the road... |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009 Location: Shanghai
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:44 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, how can you not know that you are driving your car with your lights off? Either you are fooled by your dash lights, simply don't care, or are just plain stupid.
And for the scooter thing, there is the added danger here in Shanghai of most scooters being electric (ie you can't hear them coming unless they beep the horn) and riders not running their lights. It's weird though that I feel safer here traffic-wise than I did in Seoul. Shanghai planned and built many of the roadways with seperate bike/scooter lanes away from car lanes and sidewalks. Most stay in their designated areas, but not all. |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:46 am Post subject: |
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I've been told they think by turning off lights they save on their battery.... I can almost see the logic, warped as it is... Have I been here too long? |
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Location: Korea
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:21 am Post subject: |
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thrylos wrote: |
I've been told they think by turning off lights they save on their battery.... I can almost see the logic, warped as it is... Have I been here too long? |
I heard light uses electricity. Electricity is generated by gas engine so they save on gas. |
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decibalsrising
Joined: 12 Sep 2012 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:51 am Post subject: |
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newb wrote: |
thrylos wrote: |
I've been told they think by turning off lights they save on their battery.... I can almost see the logic, warped as it is... Have I been here too long? |
I heard light uses electricity. Electricity is generated by gas engine so they save on gas. |
For all the 10wons they thing they are saving they shouldnt be bothered. Idiots putting lives at risk all to "save" a few won. Real bright, pun intended |
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Hugo85
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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It's either all on like a christmas tree or all off. |
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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010 Location: Kyungbuk
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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They honk their horns all the time to let people know they are there but they won't turn on their lights for the same reason. I think it's because one causes noise while the other doesn't. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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You guys need to take breath and realize a lot of what baffles you is just cultural differences.
It's the driving culture. Drivers are expected to turn off their headlights when stopped at an intersection, so as not to blind the driver on the other-side. It's considered 'manner' to do so. However many forget to turn their lights back on when the light turns green. |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Then it is a design fault of car manufacturers. Headlights should automatically dim when stopped and come on again corresponding to the speed. |
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fustiancorduroy
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009 Location: Shanghai
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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fustiancorduroy wrote: |
As for not noticing the lights turned on in your dashboard, well, I think there is too much going on in the road to spend much time looking at your dashboard. |
Hahaha...that is totally bizarre if you are driving and don't notice your dash lights aren't on. At least if your dash lights are on you have a semi-excuse for not realizing your headlights aren't with "The streets in Seoul are so well lit that you don't really notice" and all. |
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Seoulman69
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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It's the driving culture. Drivers are expected to turn off their headlights when stopped at an intersection, so as not to blind the driver on the other-side. It's considered 'manner' to do so. However many forget to turn their lights back on when the light turns green. |
Car head lights are placed at an angle so the beam hits the road in front of the driver. If you stopped at an intersection the distance between the cars and the angle of the lights would prevent anyone being blinded. Unless the lights are on full beam, which intensifies the beam and raises the angle, there is no reason to turn the lights off at intersections. |
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Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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jvalmer wrote: |
You guys need to take breath and realize a lot of what baffles you is just cultural differences.
It's the driving culture. Drivers are expected to turn off their headlights when stopped at an intersection, so as not to blind the driver on the other-side. It's considered 'manner' to do so. However many forget to turn their lights back on when the light turns green. |
I've experienced differently the time I drove on Jeju. Taking the coastal roads at night I sometimes used the lights at full beam because the roads were unlit but immediately turned them off when a car was approaching on the other side or I got to the car in front. Of course, a lot of Korean drivers just kept them on when they approached me on the other side and just blinded me.
I had to keep flashing my lights at them to try and get them to realize that they were acting in a dangerous manner.
Sadly, common courtesy is missing in driving here. |
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