Edit: to clarify: the message in the ad is actually ironic/satirical, mocking the advice for cyclists to wear high-viz at night.

It uses the same logic but inverts the parts and responsabilities, by suggesting to motorists (not cyclists) to apply bright paint on their cars.

So this ad is not pro or against high-viz, it’s against victim blaming

Cross-posted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/113544508246569296

  • @EmeraldEnglish
    6•3 days ago

    They just disappear without any kind of lights on

    My area has a law where you must have lights on when raining

      • @EmeraldEnglish
        3•3 days ago

        The funny part is that it is actually “headlights on when wipers required”, which is quite strange. When I am in heavy rain and I have a freshly rainx’ed winshield, I don’t even need wipers. But I still need lights

        • Fushuan [he/him]English
          4•3 days ago

          Here in Spain is much simpler, if it’s cloudy lights go on. Anything besides a blue sky basically means lights on. Its way easier since you just always have them on and that’s basically it.

          • @Dozzi92English
            1•3 days ago

            Yeah, that’s what I want. Car manufacturers should just have them be always on, and that turning them off uses some mechanic where you have to be in park or something. I’ve just seen too many people who don’t use them in the rain, and of course the folks who think their daytime lights are their headlights at night.

    • @[email protected]English
      -1•3 days ago

      Anyone who isnt a fucking dumbass that turns off auto mode will have a vehicle that does so automatically. Sometimes rain sensors, sometimes light, sometimes just turning on the wipers, but they all have it.

      Some drivers are dumbasses and refuse to use auto mode that’s been around for 30 years, and those people should have their license taken away.

      • @EmeraldEnglish
        1•2 days ago

        My car is not even 20 years old, it does not have automatic wipers or lights. Lol. Also if someone turns them on manually, why is it bad that they don’t use auto mode?

        • @[email protected]English
          1•23 hours ago

          They forget, obviously.

          I don’t know what kind of car you have but I assume not one in north America?

          • @EmeraldEnglish
            1•23 hours ago

            Yes, one in North America. The USA specifically. You are tripping if you think 30 year old cars commonly feature automatic headlights