A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads

Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by usrusr on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:11AM (#17908128)

Definitely not all of them, Austria even rolled back because it removed the visibility advantage of motorcycles and because daytime running lights are an arms race that some legal road users cannot keep up with. It makes those with no light (or with significantly weaker lights) practically invisible because drivers will inevitably reduce attention to the common case.

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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by pc86 on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @08:46AM (#17908636)

If your car cannot be operated legally, it should not be operated. You don't need automatic DRLs, you can always just turn your lights on.

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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by taejo on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @08:49AM (#17908659)

I think usrusr is referring to non-car road users. Bicycles and motorbikes need to stand out from cars, but can't keep up with them in a lighting arms race due to power and weight.

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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by usrusr on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @12:34PM (#17910305)

And ox-carts. And walkers. And all kinds of other long tail surprises. The distinction between limited access roads and the regular kind exists for a reason.

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