For Pete’s sake…turn your lights on!

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  1. Adam Olivero says:

    Hopefully one day we will all have LED lights on our cars and full headlights will be on all the time.

  2. Shirley Reinders says:

    The same goes for driving in fog or heavy rain. I was on the 400 today and would really have appreciated tail lights on the cars ahead of me. At a distance they disappeared in the rainy spray off the road.

  3. Don says:

    Many cars turn the dash lights on automatically as well making the driver think their lights are on. Technology is disconnecting people and making us mindless vehicle occupants.

  4. Jason says:

    Why not just drive with full lights all the time? Sure, it may be unnecessary at time, but is it going to hurt anything?

  5. Mike says:

    Hey Scott, I get what you are saying, and agree with you, as I even use my full lighting system as soon as I see the weather changes. However, being in the car business for almost 34 years, the auto setting, is supposed to turn on your entire lighting systems as it gets dark. Hence why they call it “auto”. GM, FORD, LINCOLN, JLR, & INFINITI all work as described. If that Toyota, or other manufactures don’t do that, then there is a problem with the car IMO. OR the salesman didn’t tell the customer how it functions 🙄😔. Know your car is my best advice. If you travel into dusk, take 2 minutes, pull over, get out while car is running, and make sure your tail lights are on! Not rocket science! If they are not on…take it into the dealer and have it fixed!

    • Scott Marshall says:

      The problem is the driver/consumer believes all lights will go on, which we know is not true. They have dashboard lights which come on with headlights so they are under the impression tail lights will also. With that being said, Transport Canada has said the following; As of September 2021 the Canadian Vehicle Lighting Regulation will require that all new vehicles sold in Canada have one of the following:

      As of September 2021 the Canadian Vehicle Lighting Regulation will require that all new vehicles sold in Canada have one of the following:

      tail lights that come on automatically with daytime running lights
      headlights, tail lights, and side marker lights that turn on automatically in the dark
      a dashboard that stays dark to alert the driver to turn on the lights

      This standard will apply to all new vehicles (cars, trucks, SUVs, 3-wheeled vehicles, motorcycles and heavy trucks).

  6. Sharon Richards says:

    Daytime Running Lights (DRL) don’t exist on the ‘older’ vehicles. I find that doing that ‘left-center-right’ check twice, will allow you to see that guy without any headlights in the grey, dirty vehicle approaching just in front of that guy WITH DRL. Younger drivers have grown up with DRL and may not be aware of this.

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