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It’s no wonder why so many people in this town have difficulty with proper headlight use when our law enforcement officials either fail to uphold the law and cite offenders or fail to set a good example.  At the very least, you would hope that those whose responsibility is to uphold the public’s safety would be a bit more observant.  This is a submission from one of our regulars that was taken before sunrise:

“It’s 6 AM, do you know where your lights are? Coming home from work today, I almost slammed into this deputy ’cause he was going 20 mph on a 55 mph DARK road (n/b Sierra Hwy a few miles south of San Fernando) WITH NO LIGHTS ON. WTH was he thinking?  Stay to the side if you’re gonna do that crap, not right in the middle of the 2 lane road!!! I waited 2 miles till I got to the stop light to snap this pic. The license plate light is out, which is clear proof that he doesn’t get it. I could see inside and the dash was dark as well. You’re setting a real good example, dude….”

Again, don’t be fooled by the brake lights, but rather see how the license plate is unlit–a clear sign that this sheriff’s headlights were not in operation.  Now driving in the middle of a dark road at a velocity well below the posted speed limit is another issue altogether.  A few months after I started this blog, I posted about something similar that happened on 3rd St., just east of Fairfax.  It was about 9 or 10 at night, and a cop car was parked facing the wrong side of the road in the middle of one of the through lanes where there’s officially no stopping allowed.  His headlights weren’t on, nor were his emergency/cruiser lights on.  With the headlight glare of oncoming traffic, several vehicles (ours included) nearly missed hitting this police cruiser.  Other drivers changed lanes at the very last minute, nearly causing a collision in the #1 lane of westbound traffic.  And just think how the genius parking that cop car is allowed to carry a gun….

Filed under: car lights, clueless, observation