if i cannot see the road because of a child being naughty who turned on the interior lights and that causes me to have a accident. I’m going to yell at that child.
Interferes with our on-board “night vision”. Driving is dangerous enough without the kids doing that , or other distractive behavior while driving. , especially at night.
I recently asked my brother about this, I don’t drive and he was taking me and the kids somewhere and one of the kids turned the light on. I parroted my dad and told him to turn it off because was was illegal. Brother pipes up that not only is it not illegal but it has noe effect on his ability to drive at all! Totally gobsmacked.
When it is dark the light will reflect off the windscreen and dashboard, and be visible out of the corner of your eye – which distract you and can affect your night vision when driving.
It isn’t the end of the world, and most drivers will still be able to drive perfectly safely, but it does have some affect (which will be more or less severe depending on the driver).
Not a father, but I got pulled over when a friend in the backseat turned it on and a cop was behind me. He thought it was funny. The cop didn’t. And 17 year old me was scared to death when the sirens came on. Not cool or safe.
I’m a mom but the main driver in our family. I tell my kid once, calmly, and it gets turned off.
If it didn’t, I’d yell, because I can’t be dealing with non-driving issues while driving unless they’re preplanned (snack distribution, sunglasses, giving a book, etc). I’m not sure men are able to multitask like that though
The light in our backseat has that stupid three option button where the interior lights can be always off (even when the doors are opened), on when the door is opened then turn off automatically a few seconds after the door closes, or always on. And if you pick “always on” when you think you’ve picked the “on until the door closes” you get to wake up to a dead battery on Monday morning.
So that’s why I told you not to turn on the friggin light back there for crying out loud!
And it also explains why my obsessive need to stand there and watch the light turn off every single time now.
Because we can’t fucking see outside the car with the dome light on.
I’m a navigation rally co-driver and for night sections we actually use special lights that very specifically illuminate my roadbook (so I can tell the driver where we need to go) and as little else as possible. Because having a lot of light inside the car makes it a lot harder to see what’s happening outside the car. Not good when you’re barreling down small unlit country roads and trying to navigate a puzzle of a road book full of traps at the same time.
Parents just driving around is similar, you turn the light on, vision to outside the car worsens drastically.
Because your dad was transporting his most precious people and wanted to do so safely without them being injured or killed.
Turning on the light at night in the car makes it difficult to see the road and around the car, he did it because he was afraid he’d kill you in an accident, one of the worst nightmares any father could have.
Watching my husband do this with our kids now is hilarious because I remember getting the same treatment. It’s basically impossible to see anything outside when that light is on learned that real quick when I started driving myself.
Was my dad the only one who did turn on the light so I could play my pokemon on my Gameboy? He might have told me to wait a moment, but rarely said no and never said it was illegal.
Was always told that it meant you were doing something in the car you shouldn’t be so it gave the police a reason to pull you over. It doesn’t really mess with my night vision or makes it difficult to see. This is the first I’m hearing that
Back in the day my dad would act like I was committing a capital offense whenever I hit that dome light. One time I did it while he was driving on the highway and thought he was gonna pull over and make me walk home.
I wonder if lights today are more focused and have less glare than when I was a kid? Because the lights in our cars haven’t really bothered me as much as they seemed to bother my dad.
I have great night vision, but an inside light turned on potentially causes:
heightened internal reflectivity (mirror effect) on the windshield and windows.
brighter ambient lighting leads to decreased pupil dilation which reduces night vision effectiveness.
an interior light, and any movement in the lit area, distracts from watching the road and mirrors.
All of the above reduce the safety of all occupants.
With regards to the yelling, I can tell you about times I yelled about it:
it was the bazillionth time on the same drive.
it was rainy/foggy/icy/death-traffic-y and I had zero time to negotiate or explain and needed it off NOW.
it was a long road trip with clear and unambiguous rules against interior lights (without advanced permission each time, or in dire emergencies, and not being able to find an earbud is not an emergency).
kid was just being bratty on purpose.
Most/all kids cannot understand risk management. It’s not that the light being in instantly causes death, it’s that it increases the risk of harm to a carful of loved ones. In the moment, it is not possible to try to turn it into a Socratic life lesson, because that light needs to BE OFF NOW, then, if you want, we can discuss why.
It’s funny was just talking about this the other day. How it’s such a common experience. As a father myself now I can see how having it on it can be slightly annoying. But I have no issues having it on every now and then if my kids want to read something. So I may have broken the cycle of fear with my kids.
Because don’t touch anything. If you’re not sitting in the drivers seat don’t touch a fucking thing. Literally that. If you’re in the passenger seat and don’t have copilot permission to fuck with the radio or the ac/heat settings don’t touch anything. You’re not operating the vehicle, so don’t touch anything that operates the vehicle. Simple as that.
Because it’s a stupid thing to do. The driver is trying to see stuff outside, in the dark. If you turn on the inside light, their vision adjusts to the bright condition inside and their view is obscured by reflections in the windscreen. Using a phone in the front passenger seat will have the same effect.
I never shouted at you, in fact, neither did my father when I read in the car at night. He never had an issue with it so I’m not sure what the problem is.
For me it’s mainly because the little angels never turn it off again so if for whatever reason I don’t notice it’s on I’ll end up with a flat battery by the morning. I like them to be afraid of it just to be safe.
The light makes it hard to see out of the back window, or see approaching headlights from vehicles behind you.
It kills your night vision when the car suddenly lights up.
It can also make it impossible to see out of the car through the other windows as they now try to be mirrors reflecting the internal light around.
You’ve probably had to move around (not very safe) to do it, or at least temporarily blocked the view from the rear mirror.
It’s usually then followed by you doing something *else* that’ll distract the driver.
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Because it makes it hard to see when car head lights approachs behind.
But also.
Having the light on puts your mindset inside the car, not outside where it needs to be when you’re driving.
Because it messes with the driver’s vision because of the reflection in the rearview mirror. This puts everyone in the car at risk.
Wastes electricity
Idk, nobody shouted at me for it, and I don’t shout at anybody either for it.
Three reasons: distracting; reduces visibility of vehicles behind; your parent / driver was an AH.
Was anybody else told that it was illegal as a child?
My dad said it would cause him to get a ticket.
Messes with rear view mirror vision, putting everyone at danger
Because I am concentrating on poor roads, high beams, and erratic drivers, and you, the little shit, keep on distracting me by turning on the lights.
if i cannot see the road because of a child being naughty who turned on the interior lights and that causes me to have a accident. I’m going to yell at that child.
Interferes with our on-board “night vision”. Driving is dangerous enough without the kids doing that , or other distractive behavior while driving. , especially at night.
I recently asked my brother about this, I don’t drive and he was taking me and the kids somewhere and one of the kids turned the light on. I parroted my dad and told him to turn it off because was was illegal. Brother pipes up that not only is it not illegal but it has noe effect on his ability to drive at all! Totally gobsmacked.
When it’s dark outside you can get a reflection on the windows if the interior light is on. Some cars are worse than others.
Because it distracts the driver.
When it is dark the light will reflect off the windscreen and dashboard, and be visible out of the corner of your eye – which distract you and can affect your night vision when driving.
It isn’t the end of the world, and most drivers will still be able to drive perfectly safely, but it does have some affect (which will be more or less severe depending on the driver).
because it can make the front window become a mirror some and that makes it hard to drive.
Because dad has one DUI and you’re fixin to make it two.
Not a father, but I got pulled over when a friend in the backseat turned it on and a cop was behind me. He thought it was funny. The cop didn’t. And 17 year old me was scared to death when the sirens came on. Not cool or safe.
The light impacts your night vision. And then it makes it impossible to see out of the rearview mirror
Because I can’t see
Which is kind of crucial when driving a car
I don’t want you to die. But mostly, I don’t want me to die
Hope this helps
It’s a distraction and makes vision out the rear view mirror more difficult
The trauma so big that, till this day I am scared to turn on the light when my husband is driving.
I’m a mom but the main driver in our family. I tell my kid once, calmly, and it gets turned off.
If it didn’t, I’d yell, because I can’t be dealing with non-driving issues while driving unless they’re preplanned (snack distribution, sunglasses, giving a book, etc). I’m not sure men are able to multitask like that though
The light in our backseat has that stupid three option button where the interior lights can be always off (even when the doors are opened), on when the door is opened then turn off automatically a few seconds after the door closes, or always on. And if you pick “always on” when you think you’ve picked the “on until the door closes” you get to wake up to a dead battery on Monday morning.
So that’s why I told you not to turn on the friggin light back there for crying out loud!
And it also explains why my obsessive need to stand there and watch the light turn off every single time now.
Because we can’t fucking see outside the car with the dome light on.
I’m a navigation rally co-driver and for night sections we actually use special lights that very specifically illuminate my roadbook (so I can tell the driver where we need to go) and as little else as possible. Because having a lot of light inside the car makes it a lot harder to see what’s happening outside the car. Not good when you’re barreling down small unlit country roads and trying to navigate a puzzle of a road book full of traps at the same time.
Parents just driving around is similar, you turn the light on, vision to outside the car worsens drastically.
Night blindness
Probably mostly because just for that few seconds you had control.
Because it is ILLEGAL 😂
Possibly because being a parent means being constantly slightly overstimulated and that just put dad over the edge
Are “mothers of Reddit” allowed to respond?
Your Dad was pissed off because your mom was sleeping with the milkman
Because I said so. This isn’t a democracy.
When I was a kid, It was because it would drain the car’s battery. And because it might break it and instantly halve the car’s resale value.
Because it means I can’t see out.
It reflects right into the rearview mirror and burns out your night vision.
Because your dad was transporting his most precious people and wanted to do so safely without them being injured or killed.
Turning on the light at night in the car makes it difficult to see the road and around the car, he did it because he was afraid he’d kill you in an accident, one of the worst nightmares any father could have.
Now, stop jumping about and be quiet in the back!
Having the light on in the car for more than 2 minutes is illegal and the cops will pull us over lol
Watching my husband do this with our kids now is hilarious because I remember getting the same treatment. It’s basically impossible to see anything outside when that light is on learned that real quick when I started driving myself.
Are you TRYING to cause an accident, you MANIAC?!?!
Was my dad the only one who did turn on the light so I could play my pokemon on my Gameboy? He might have told me to wait a moment, but rarely said no and never said it was illegal.
BECAUSE WE CANT SEE! TURN IT OFF!!
Was always told that it meant you were doing something in the car you shouldn’t be so it gave the police a reason to pull you over. It doesn’t really mess with my night vision or makes it difficult to see. This is the first I’m hearing that
Back in the day my dad would act like I was committing a capital offense whenever I hit that dome light. One time I did it while he was driving on the highway and thought he was gonna pull over and make me walk home.
Doesnt bother me personally. My dad hated it.
I wonder if lights today are more focused and have less glare than when I was a kid? Because the lights in our cars haven’t really bothered me as much as they seemed to bother my dad.
I have great night vision, but an inside light turned on potentially causes:
All of the above reduce the safety of all occupants.
With regards to the yelling, I can tell you about times I yelled about it:
Most/all kids cannot understand risk management. It’s not that the light being in instantly causes death, it’s that it increases the risk of harm to a carful of loved ones. In the moment, it is not possible to try to turn it into a Socratic life lesson, because that light needs to BE OFF NOW, then, if you want, we can discuss why.
Internet going nuts with “IT’S NOT ILLEGAL” without considering “DRIVER CAN’T SEE”
It’s funny was just talking about this the other day. How it’s such a common experience. As a father myself now I can see how having it on it can be slightly annoying. But I have no issues having it on every now and then if my kids want to read something. So I may have broken the cycle of fear with my kids.
Because don’t touch anything. If you’re not sitting in the drivers seat don’t touch a fucking thing. Literally that. If you’re in the passenger seat and don’t have copilot permission to fuck with the radio or the ac/heat settings don’t touch anything. You’re not operating the vehicle, so don’t touch anything that operates the vehicle. Simple as that.
Mess with my night vision (not a father)
Because your dad was a dick
Because it’s a stupid thing to do. The driver is trying to see stuff outside, in the dark. If you turn on the inside light, their vision adjusts to the bright condition inside and their view is obscured by reflections in the windscreen. Using a phone in the front passenger seat will have the same effect.
Are we nearly there yet, etc..
I never shouted at you, in fact, neither did my father when I read in the car at night. He never had an issue with it so I’m not sure what the problem is.
It messes with the driver’s view outside the car at night.
For me it’s mainly because the little angels never turn it off again so if for whatever reason I don’t notice it’s on I’ll end up with a flat battery by the morning. I like them to be afraid of it just to be safe.
Makes it hard to see out of the windshield while driving at night…makes a glare, so dangerous.
From what I remember :
The light makes it hard to see out of the back window, or see approaching headlights from vehicles behind you.
It kills your night vision when the car suddenly lights up.
It can also make it impossible to see out of the car through the other windows as they now try to be mirrors reflecting the internal light around.
You’ve probably had to move around (not very safe) to do it, or at least temporarily blocked the view from the rear mirror.
It’s usually then followed by you doing something *else* that’ll distract the driver.
It destroys the drivers night vision
For the same reason my kids get shouted at when they do it
Your father doesn’t know how to control his temper and use it as a teachable moment
I even turn off my info screen at night
Because all parents secretly believe it summons a cop swarm
Because it was a felony, and would likely lead to several fatal accidents.
In addition to the safety issue, they know for a fact you’re going to forget to turn it off and by the next morning the battery will be flat.
As a driver it can be quite distracting and makes it very hard to see in the rear view mirror.
Cos I’ve already fuckin told you a thousand times not to turn that fuckin light on, turn it fuckin off right now!
It is distracting to the person operating the 2500 lbs of steel filled with fragile meat hurtling down the hi-way at 65 mph.