• AtmaJnana@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’ve always wondered this. Why are the on just when it’s raining? Why not all the time? What is the justification for operating a car on the road without lights on?

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      1 year ago

      In Slovakia and AFAIK nearby countries you will get pulled over and ticketed if you don’t have your headlights on at all times

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      1 year ago

      saving a few bucks on the bulbs I guess. No real reason not to have them, owning a car is already expensive, the added cost from headlight bulbs being replaced more frequently is a rounding error.

      Really the main reason is gonna be that that’s how things are done and so there is no political will to change it.

      • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        I think I’ve had to change bulb once every ten years and I live somewhere they’re turned on during the day. It’s probably the cheapest part of car ownership.