Can Thais really see in the dark?

[Clutch]

Turning on headlights after it's well and truly dark.

Sometimes not turning on headlights at all.

Dim street lights, almost mood lighting.

Reading under very low light.

Brightness on iPhone/iPad at Max low.

Just curious.

[beachproperty]

Nah!....they can't see any better than anyone else...

They just think their saving on the energy bill And maybe they are (but not much) ...except for the not turning on car lights at night, that's just plain dumb!

[David48]

All the better to see Ghosts with?

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[krisb]

Dead Yoda is not.

Alive and well on the Degabar system is he.

[David48]

Dead Yoda is not.

Alive and well on the Degabar system is he.

Pull my finger you do.

May, with you, the force be.

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[neverdie]

You save fuel when the headlights are turned off and you won't wear the globes out either.

[NoshowJones]

Nah!....they can't see any better than anyone else...

They just think their saving on the energy bill And maybe they are (but not much) ...except for the not turning on car lights at night, that's just plain dumb!

You can't expect them to keep their lights on when all they are doing is trying to save petrol.

[ATF]

Yes they can see in the dark and also see your bank balance too.

[xen]

Because you have your headlights on they can see you and they can then plot your position and estimate the time of arrival or when you are going to collide with them.

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Edited November 22, 2014 by xen

[geronimo]

Yet another Thai bashing thread. Tedious.

[AyG]

What bothers me is the large number of motorcyclists who don't turn on their lights after dark in rural areas. If I were accidentally to hit one, no doubt I'd be held to be at fault.

I've asked friends why they don't turn the lights on, and the consensus seems to be that it's for the thrill of the experience. Lunacy.

[mrtoad]

Yes they can see in the dark and also see your bank balance too.

Of course they are all out to get farangs.

[pgrahmm]

What bothers me is the large number of motorcyclists who don't turn on their lights after dark in rural areas. If I were accidentally to hit one, no doubt I'd be held to be at fault.

I've asked friends why they don't turn the lights on, and the consensus seems to be that it's for the thrill of the experience. Lunacy.

Some believe it takes away "power" saves voltage.......

When I lived in the sticks it was a scary drive with these riders on the road......no tail lights.....

Then there's the ones that have their headlight on but can't see the light because their groceries are stacked in the basket blocking the light.......can't see them coming at you.......

[ryanhull]

I have always wondered why bikes on the roads have no headlights on but rear-lights on or vice vurser, I don't think its because the lights have blown I think they do it on purpose to look cool! especially madness when they are riding on the wrong side of the road! but hey this is Thailand and who would change it

[SoiBiker]

What bothers me is the large number of motorcyclists who don't turn on their lights after dark in rural areas. If I were accidentally to hit one, no doubt I'd be held to be at fault.

I've asked friends why they don't turn the lights on, and the consensus seems to be that it's for the thrill of the experience. Lunacy.

Some believe it takes away "power" saves voltage.......

Of course the lights use power. You don't get energy for free.

Whether it actually makes an appreciable difference to your fuel consumption is another matter, though.

[apetley]

You save fuel when the headlights are turned off and you won't wear the globes out either.

Years ago I worked at a large govt agency in the UK. It had a very big floodlit carpark. One of the old guys in my office used to arrive early in the morning and as soon as he pulled into the compound would turn off his headlights whilst still driving to his regular parking space. He insisted it prolonged the life of his cars bulbs.

[Arwon]

On one of my first visits to my wife's village, we found a dead teenager on the side of the road, he had been riding his bicycle at night without lights, a truck got him. All our bicycles now have lights, front and back.

[arunsakda]

What bothers me is the large number of motorcyclists who don't turn on their lights after dark in rural areas. If I were accidentally to hit one, no doubt I'd be held to be at fault.

I've asked friends why they don't turn the lights on, and the consensus seems to be that it's for the thrill of the experience. Lunacy.

Of course you are a Ferengi. It would be your fault regardless.