You have to make sure your lights are in the “auto” position. If someone is driving behind you flashing their lights at you, they’re probably trying to let you know that your lights are off. Check to ensure your seat belt, mirrors and light switch are in the correct position. Local 4 crime and safety expert, and former police officer, Darnell Blackburn recommends a pre-drive check like an airline pilot. If our lights weren’t on, we would immediately know it because our dashboard lights wouldn’t be on,” Hamilton said.
“Back in the day, in the mid-90s, we didn’t have to worry about that. Add to the complex light switches the false sense of security your dashboard offers. It’s all very confusing, and this is where the problem begins. Today in a 2022 Ford Expedition work truck, the light switch has no less than seven positions and options. Not too many years ago, car lights had a simple on-and-off switch.
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“There are not many drivers out there that this hasn’t happened to,” Hamilton said. Speeding is bad, of course, but driving without your headlights is so dangerous.ĭeputy Chief Archie Hamilton of the Wyandotte Police Department started noticing the increasing numbers of “no light drivers” over the last couple of years, and said his department is now committed to an education campaign. We’re talking about lights off and danger on: an alarming trend on the streets of Metro Detroit that has local law enforcement officials concerned.
State police tell us it’s one of the most dangerous infractions we can commit as drivers. It’s a safety risk, those drivers who are failing to turn their vehicle’s lights on while driving in the dark. We’ve all seen it: cars on the highway without lights.
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