XPost: comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad
From: YourName@YourISP.com
In article , Brent
wrote:
> On 2014-03-11, Your Name wrote:
> > In article , Brent
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 2014-03-10, Your Name wrote:
> >>
> >> > The ONLY thing you should be doing while driving the car is DRIVING THE
> >> > CAR, which includes things like using the indicators, but does not
> >> > include fiddling with unnecessary bits like the radio, GPS system,
> >> > cellphone, airconditioning, etc.
> >>
> >> Some people even keep their hands off the defroster, probably because it
> >> shares controls with the AC. :)
> >
> > Hmmm ... so you get in the car and find it all frosted up, they ignore
> > that and drive off. Then X blocks down the road they suddenly realise
> > they can't see anything and start fiddling with the defroster while
> > still driving ... nope, the sensible version is to turn on the
> > defroster before you drive off. If you must turn it off again later,
> > then wait until you're at least stopped at a red trtaffic light, or
> > even better pull over and stop somehwere safe ... you DO NOT fiddle
> > with it while driving along.
>
> And don't turn on the headlights without pulling over first!
>
> Can't tbe too safe!
Headlights are part of driving, if it's dark or low-visibility. Many
cars these days now come with automatic headlights anyway (and a damn
nuisance they are when driving through short tunnels or under
over-bridges).
Personally I don't turn the headlights on while moving ... it's far too
easy for some dimbulb to think you're flashing your lights as a signal
to let them turn across the road in front of you. I either put the
headlights on before I start driving, or if it's still daylight then
I'll turn them on at a convenient traffic light stop. Apart from some
mid-winter nights coming home, I'm not really ever out in the dark
anyway.
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