CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoWhat did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?message-squaremessage-square364fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down15
arrow-up1212arrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square364fedilink
minus-squareAquaTofana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45·8 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-squareJoBo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·8 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-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 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.
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.