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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
- Thread starter Richland123
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Anyone else remember giving a small wave to a driver who let you in traffic. It was a simple gesture that said “Thanks!”
When did that go away?
When did that go away?
I still give them (always), but rarely receive them nowadays...
...although a couple days ago, I got a point and a thumbs-up from a very attractive young lady for letting her in.
And who puts gloves in a glove compartment?
That's still practised in the UK.
The thing I haven't seen though, on any modern car that I've driven in at least the last 5 years, is a headlight lever that has a momentary switch for the high-beams.
It's always been the case, after dark, when you can't see those waves / gestures, to flash the high-beams to give way to someone, and to thank someone for giving way to you.
It's also damned handy, if you're in a situation where you are using dipped headlights, to momentarily use high-beams, in a particularly tricky section of unlit road at night.
It was always a case of pulling back on the lever for momentary high-beams, and release for dipped headlights. Push the lever forwards to latch the high-beams on.
Nowadays, the momentary switch is gone, and you pull back on the lever to latch the high-beams on.
Inevitably, you go to flash the lights at someone, to thank them for letting you in, and end up blinding them instead, as you fumble to re-dip the lights.
Just last night, I'm driving this crappy Citroen through mountains in France, at night - obviously there's no lighting, so it's high-beams for the most part :
First car I pass in the opposite direction, I dazzle the driver multiple times, as the useless lever fails to react as quickly as my hands, so I reflexively double tap it, and the high-beams go off & on several times, before I successfully dip the lights.
Second oncoming car, I successfully dip the lights, but the car starts indicating that it's going to turn across their lane (that must have alarmed them).
Third oncoming car, same thing, but my car indicates in the opposite direction (that must have confused them).
Fourth oncoming car, I dip the headlights without indicating, but the over sensitive twist top on the lever brushes against my hand, and all the lights go out.
I don't know if it's reassuring driving a right hand drive car, on the "wrong" side of the road, when you can see over the edge of a sheer drop off a cliff, in the pitch blackness.
Bring back the old style 4-way levers!
