Is driving with your headlights off a new 'cool' trend?

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

I know this might seem like a weird question, but I have noticed lately literally 1 in every 10 cars at night is being driven around with the headlights off. It's mostly Asian import 'ricer' type cars, I've noticed, so I'm guessing it's mostly young people.

Is this a cool new trend among young people or are young people just even dumber than I had imagined and they don't know how to turn them on?

Apparently I'm not the only person to notice.

Phantom Vehicles: Putting your family in danger

Atlanta News First Investigates found out why there are suddenly more cars driving at night with their headlights or tail lights off.

www.atlantanewsfirst.com

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

OK some quick googling and apparently this is a widespread issue. Weird.

 

[mb23100]

It's apparently in fashion to do 20 below the speed limit too

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

It's apparently in fashion to do 20 below the speed limit too

I've noticed that too!

 

[Cole train]

No its the new retarded thing to do

 

[kimocomplex]

Side effects of the auto feature?

My car has it, but I'm old so I rather manually do it

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Side effects of the auto feature?

My car has it, but I'm old so I rather manually do it

The articles I've read suggest it's because the dash lights up now even if your headlights are off, so people just don't realize they don't have their lights on. I find that hard to believe.

 

[TheTickG]

I know this might seem like a weird question, but I have noticed lately literally 1 in every 10 cars at night is being driven around with the headlights off. It's mostly Asian import 'ricer' type cars, I've noticed, so I'm guessing it's mostly young people.

Is this a cool new trend among young people or are young people just even dumber than I had imagined and they don't know how to turn them on?

Apparently I'm not the only person to notice.

Phantom Vehicles: Putting your family in danger

Atlanta News First Investigates found out why there are suddenly more cars driving at night with their headlights or tail lights off.

www.atlantanewsfirst.com

I thought that was the trend for people planning to murder you. I forget if was gang bangers or serial murderers though. I'm forgetting my urban legends.

 

[TheNinja]

I thought that was the trend for people planning to murder you. I forget if was gang bangers or serial murderers though. I'm forgetting my urban legends.

Yup. One time in college I met a car with its headlights off. I flashed my lights at it. The car turned around and followed me and eventually caught me and murdered me. True story.

 

[lsa]

Yup. One time in college I met a car with its headlights off. I flashed my lights at it. The car turned around and followed me and eventually caught me and murdered me. True story.

I hate when that happens

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

I tried it once, at 11pm after an evening shift, up a rural road close to my flat, just to see what it was like.

Turned them off and went "woooooooooo", then switched them back on.

It was tricky but not pitch black, plus there are cats eyes.

 

[Thai Domi]

I thought that was the trend for people planning to murder you. I forget if was gang bangers or serial murderers though. I'm forgetting my urban legends.

Gang initiation; they'd drive with their lights off until someone flashed them, then they would pop a cap in that person.

 

[usernamee]

It's apparently in fashion to do 20 below the speed limit too

they need to go slower because the headlights are off

 

[ssBaldy]

Drivers who do that need to get their asses beat

 

[El Chimpo]

It's morons who think they're too cool

Same as assholes who don't use their turn signal and suddenly slam their brakes to take a turn

 

[Slobodan]

Yup. One time in college I met a car with its headlights off. I flashed my lights at it. The car turned around and followed me and eventually caught me and murdered me. True story.

Sorry to hear that bud.

 

[Zer]

Yup. One time in college I met a car with its headlights off. I flashed my lights at it. The car turned around and followed me and eventually caught me and murdered me. True story.

Well at least you helped a guy pass his gang initiation, he must have been so nervous. If he had to stay out driving with no lights for longer he could've had a nasty accident

 

[DragRacer]

That was me in the car with no lights.
I apologize for killing you.
That was the wrong thing to do.

Yup. One time in college I met a car with its headlights off. I flashed my lights at it. The car turned around and followed me and eventually caught me and murdered me. True story.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Dickheads are going to kill someone or family

 

[Slobodan]

That was me in the car with no lights.
I apologize for killing you.
That was the wrong thing to do.

Hopefully you changed your ways and stopped killing people and started turning your lights on.