A Deadly Time to Drive
I have no problem driving in whatever time. You know how some people won't drive after it is dark outside, I am not one of those people. But, there is a time that I usually get tense and get extra careful when driving. When the sun starts to set.
That is the worse time for a couple of reasons. When it starts to get dark outside, many will turn their headlights on which is a natural thing to do but the problem is, not everyone turns on their headlights at the same time. So keeping in mind that it is slightly dark outside and there are some headlights that are on, you sometimes miss the cars that don't.
I don't know if you ever face this same problem but I always do when driving at that time. And to make matters worse, we often face the problem of having the street lights turned on when it is already too dark. I don't know whether this is an attempt to save up power or simply a miscalculation but it gets pretty dark on the main roads before they turn on the lights.
(The picture that you see at your right is a picture that I took with my cellphone during my drive home yesterday).
At least at that time, I have my guards on and pay much attention to this detail and try to spot every car that passes by but what is worse is when you have 98% of the cars with their lights on and a couple of drivers who were driving since before sunset that have forgotten about the lights.
And now you combine the fact that not all cars turn their lights on at the same time and the street lights' delay and you are left with a lethal combination.
2 comments:
A major cause of accidents is more likely to be a driver taking photos with their camera phone than other drivers having lights on or off. Perhaps you are conducting an experiment to see how many times, out of x number, you or other drivers affected by your erratic behaviour while setting up your camera phone , have an accident. Let us all know the results of your insurance premium increase
I guess I deserve that...
Although you should know, the car was at a stop since there was traffic and it only takes one push of a button to set the camera on my phone up.
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