Quote Originally Posted by gilly View Post
cars have their's ON all the time. this law is just another outdated rule that has caused many accidents. i'd rather be blinded a few seconds that dead forever.
cars have their headlights on yeah and your eyes are adjusted to it and used to seeing it.... suppose i top a hill with my brights on and there is a good possibility that your going to be blinded by my lights same as a boat when u are out on the water at night your pupils constrict in your eyes to gather light so u can focus and see in the dark then someone puts 1million candle power in them and then you wont be able to see at all for a bit.. like turning the bathroom light on at 3 am after u have been asleep it takes a bit for your eyes to adjust..... and its not outdated and i dont think it will ever change because the lights are bitter sweet... handy to have at night and pain when some yahoo shines u in the eyes while u are running down the lake or fishing down a bank even though u have your navigation lights on..... people can get on here and wine and gripe about how they got a ticket well if the law says dont do this and u do and u get caught pay up....its simple logic.... i have a bow light on my boat and use it in short burst to locate a bouy or something like that but i would never turn it on and run down the lake or anything like that........ yall ever try turning a spot light on when the dew is falling or its raining... it is completely useless..... best lights i have found are them cheap plastic 6 volt or whatever they are lights that cost about 6 bucks at walmart and come with that big battery.....