By I.J. Hudson
Okay, I'm all for technology. But I'm also for responsibility. While I really like the car commercial that shows the "smart" car braking before the driver can brake....that does take something out of the driver's control. He/she doesn't have to think - doesn't have to be quite as vigilant. I can be persuaded either way.
But, I have little tolerance for automatic lights. Whoaa! Yep. Set the car lights on automatic and it gets you what a sensor decides. In many states, the law requires you to turn on your lights if you turn on the wiper blades (it's raining, less visibility). However, if the lights are set on automatic, a rain shower may not trigger full lights: perhaps driving lights if they are not disabled (easily done).
On a rainy trip back from from NC today on I-77 and I-81, I saw dozens of late-model cars with no lights on whatsoever. Some cars were grey and were tough to see.
My concern is that people with "automatic" lights assume that the sensor in their car knows best - no additional lights on until visibility (measured by the car) really drops. Until then, it's okay to drive along in an almost invisible car. I'm not responsible ---- the car is.
Please - plug yourself into the equation!
Before automatic lights - you turned your lights on - using your own brain, your own judgement. Save some lives. Turn the lights on yourself. Don't wait for the car.
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