Ask a Cop: Make sure the lights are on in the fog – Austin Daily Herald

Troy by Sergeant Christianson

Query: Might somebody please inform sellers or those that their auto lights do not work throughout daytime? Or are you going to place it on these digital indicators of the interstate? I did not know that once I received my 05 vibe and somebody instructed me this. So whereas there are these storms and fogs, there are individuals driving with no lights or taillights, and it makes the state of affairs worse when it is a white or silver coloured car.

Reply: We’ve got been preventing this battle for a few years and I hear it from individuals on a regular basis. I’ve taught drivers to all the time hold their headlights on, even throughout the day, to allow them to keep away from the trouble of when to activate the headlights. Even should you assume your headlights are on on a regular basis, you might not be. Open them manually; then you’ll know for positive.

Daytime operating lights can’t be used rather than actual headlights throughout hours when the precise headlights should be on. Throughout these obligatory headlight intervals, all different lights are additionally required (eg tail lights, marker lights, and so forth.). When the so-called “auto” lights are additionally on, the opposite lights usually are not all the time on.

You may keep away from a ticket and an accident should you fasten your seat belt, drive at protected speeds, watch out and all the time drive sober. Assist Us Drive Minnesota In direction of Zero Deaths. When you’ve got any questions on legal guidelines or points associated to site visitors in Minnesota, ship your inquiries to Sergeant. Troy Christianson – Minnesota State Patrol, 2900 forty eighth Road NW, Rochester MN 55901-5848. (Or attain him at Troy.Christianson@state.mn.us)