@CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 7 months agoWhat did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?message-square316fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down15
arrow-up1215arrow-down1message-squareWhat did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?@CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 7 months agomessage-square316fedilink
minus-square@AquaTofana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink46•7 months agoThat turning on the light in the car at night was illegal because it would cause a glare on the windshield. I believed this into my mid-20s when my husband corrected me with a fuckton of teasing and incredulity.
minus-square@JoBo@feddit.uklinkfedilink19•7 months agoI don’t know which jurisdiction you’re in but, while it isn’t illegal in the UK, you’re absolutely right about it being a bad idea and you are correct about the reason. In the event of a crash, it could count against you (in the UK, at least).
minus-square@NigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilink6•7 months agoMy dad got pulled over and warned about the light being on. I suspect it was really to check her wasn’t drunk-driving though, as he was giving me a lift me from the pub.
minus-square@wahminglinkEnglish1•7 months agoWhile not illegal in and if itself, it can be justification for a ticket under other laws https://www.schaeferautobody.com/is-it-illegal-to-drive-with-interior-lights-on/
That turning on the light in the car at night was illegal because it would cause a glare on the windshield.
I believed this into my mid-20s when my husband corrected me with a fuckton of teasing and incredulity.
I don’t know which jurisdiction you’re in but, while it isn’t illegal in the UK, you’re absolutely right about it being a bad idea and you are correct about the reason. In the event of a crash, it could count against you (in the UK, at least).
My dad got pulled over and warned about the light being on. I suspect it was really to check her wasn’t drunk-driving though, as he was giving me a lift me from the pub.
While not illegal in and if itself, it can be justification for a ticket under other laws
https://www.schaeferautobody.com/is-it-illegal-to-drive-with-interior-lights-on/