Anyone actually use the high beams as you would IRL?

[Miles Vorkosigan (Histori]

I use them as I would in real life. Ever since I was issued a citation for driving with my high beams on (I was 19 and coming home from a second shift job) I have always been careful to dim my lights when there is other traffic; this includes traffic waiting at a stop perpendicular to my lane of travel. 

 

Of course, I always drive in game like I would in real life. I stop at all stop signs/lights, I slow down for intersections, and roundabouts, I wait for traffic to clear before entering a parking lot, obey speed limits, etc. For me it is WAY more challenging to drive like it is real. And challenging is fun.

 

Anyone that wants to do some realistic driving let me know.

[NoTime4name]

I try not to use my high beams at all nowadays to make it more challenging, except when I'm driving through the troll zones, then I only turn them off if the oncoming truck also turns them off

 

btw where I live IRL almost no one turns off their high beams 

[.StεvƐ.]

I swear its a international pass-time to drive at night with trucks that are lit up like xmas trees and not bother dipping lights, I did a count today of how many oncoming trucks did/ didn't dip their lights, out of 169 trucks I saw on my run (when it got dark) only about 10-20 even tried to dip their lights, the rest either had no lights or full beams on.

[McDodge34 [FR QC]]

I have to run on high beams most of the time while outside of a city, the roads aren't visible enough with regular beams at night (or maybe that's because of my shitty monitor or my eyes that are only at 70% right eye and 30% left eye.)

[Guest]

I do this every time I pass someone not on a highway when it's night time, so do a lot of other people too.

[Miles!]

I normally leave them off. I get enough visibility with them off and it's too much effort reaching across the keybaord to turn them off when another truck comes so I just stick to lowbeams 

[SprinterFS]

Nope, he didn't mean that. He meant that he switches off the high beams when there are oncoming traffic, but other drivers think that he just flashed his high beams (off-on-off) to greet them. Read more carefully. You're not in a hurry, right?

 

lol I see. The topic was "as you would IRL" so I answered it like that.

[DerAmpelmann]

^ now you're making even less sense. So you mean you would flash lights at oncoming vehicles and keep them on when following vehicles in real life? xD

[.StεvƐ.]

^^that makes no sense, if you drive realistically, you would dip to low beams whenever theres oncoming traffic, when the road is sufficiently lit by streetlights as well as dip when following or passing traffic, that's realistic use.

 

as a sidenote, wwhat is it with people using high beams and having beacons on all the time at night when theyre hauling just a normal refer. or curtainside trailer?

[KjayCopper]

I sometimes do it. It all just depends on what mood im in

 

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[Synplex]

I like to, but with the combination of the Winter mods white balance with lights + my SweetFX on top of that, I tend to avoid my high-beams entirely unless it's to signal someone

[DannyUK]

Well it is different in real life, you have your high beams on and it really does blind you but when they are on in this game it does nothing, maybe if they made it so your screen is brighter or something I might be more worried about it but yes people shouldn't have high beams on if people are in front of you or traffic coming towards you.

[Exx]

I drive using the 360 controller which gives me limited buttons. To toggle the high beams I had to lean up to my keyboard and back just for something which doesn't actually "hurt" the other player. I noticed a lot of people actually turning it off however so now I've reconfigured the buttons to include the high beams as well so they'll all be happy

 

But to be honest I don't really care about it as it has no consequences. I'll do it if someone else does it.

[DerAmpelmann]

^ I'm using Xbox One Controller and I have high beam toggle in one button. I don't feel like my button settings are missing anything important.  

[TizzyTam]

^

I use keyboard feel my pain.

[KnoxVegas]

I almost always use my high beams for sure.  Depends on what is going on, if I see a accident on the other side I will try to warn drivers by "flashing them".  I also almost always try to turn them on when on 2 lane roads.

[ClassySwede]

I use keyboard feel my pain.

If you got some extra buttons on your mouse you could map some functions there. I for example got high beams on one of the two extra buttons. Helps a lot instead of having to let go of your mouse and press a button on the far end of your keyboard! ^^

[Djinsomnia]

I use them when driving where there are no streetlights and such, I also turn them off when another driver is approaching and also flash to say thanks or Hi and so on 

[TizzyTam]

I also feel the need to use them as it can get very dark in game and hard to see. But like in reality I do turn them off when on coming trucks

[Chimera_254]

I try and drive as if was in RL indicate when turning and changing lanes, keep to the speed limit (too a lot of peoples distaste a lot of honking behind me), drop main beam for oncoming traffic nice to know I am not the only one

 

keep on trucking guy chimera

[swd_danurb25 [PL/ENG]]

I try to dont use it, or try to use it like in real driving, exactly when i need to switch it on, for example to looks next turn or to warn drivers in front of me

[Subtle [HKG]]

i knew that using high beams all the time will let others think that it's too shiny, but for some reason once i turned off the high beams, the road will becomes very dark, nearly cant see anything at all.

[sgpch1983]

i use them as in real life - for communications only. trucker light language.. its quite easy, long flash after been overtaken to say "clear, you may marge in", rapid flashing oncoming to say "danger ahead of you, slow down".

 

i never use them to say hi or to see more.. there is no need, the game is way to bright at night in my opinion.. and no its not my monitor gamma - my monitor is calibrated.

 

edit: oh and i hate been blinded by others.. it happens all the time. my eyes are very sensitive to light.

[Subtle [HKG]]

^Sadly, i think some players in MP don't really knows how to use the high beams for communication. Last time when i flashed my lights to a truck on the other side, that guy thinks that i was saying hello to him, so he flashed and honked back.But then in fact i was warning him that there's a truck blocking the road, and at last that guy crashed into the truck.....

[KAPl]

I swear its a international pass-time to drive at night with trucks that are lit up like xmas trees and not bother dipping lights, I did a count today of how many oncoming trucks did/ didn't dip their lights, out of 169 trucks I saw on my run (when it got dark) only about 10-20 even tried to dip their lights, the rest either had no lights or full beams on.

I try and drive as if was in RL indicate when turning and changing lanes, keep to the speed limit (too a lot of peoples distaste a lot of honking behind me), drop main beam for oncoming traffic nice to know I am not the only one

 

keep on trucking guy chimera

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