Can Anyone Answer This With Certainty?

[Mavster Mechanic]

Don't know if it's still this way, but it used to be in PA, under 40MPH on the highway 4-way flashers were required. At the same time, in MD it was illegal to use flashers at any speed.

I'd like to see the MD law.
But more importantly it's a good bet no one is ever cited for using flashers for any just cause.

In most areas you are expected or requires to use flashers if you are traveling less than 25 MPH of the posted speed limit.
Example: you are going 50 mph in a 75 zone.

Plus it is just good practice.
Good practice is to warn of any unusual condition. Snow. Hail. Fog. Animals on roadway. Potential of rapid braking. Vehicle is in "limp mode" and so on.

When in doubt, use the safest route.
When in doubt, use flashers.
Doing so will cost you nothing in most states; and maybe $50 in MD. (Dumb)

Not doing so may = death or dismemberment.

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[Richie La.]

Off the subject. Why do they call this orange?

My 2002 F150 is orange:

Hey Hump, you have a RED truck. As in RED.

 

[Richie La.]

I'd like to see the MD law.
But more importantly it's a good bet no one is ever cited for using flashers for any just cause.

In most areas you are expected or requires to use flashers if you are traveling less than 25 MPH of the posted speed limit.
Example: you are going 50 mph in a 75 zone.

Plus it is just good practice.
Good practice is to warn of any unusual condition. Snow. Hail. Fog. Animals on roadway. Potential of rapid braking. Vehicle is in "limp mode" and so on.

When in doubt, use the safest route.
When in doubt, use flashers.
Doing so will cost you nothing in most states; and maybe $50 in MD. (Dumb)

Not doing so may = death or dismemberment.

I appreciate your level headed input. I actually thought this was going to be like a brotherhood/sisterhood experience on MTC. Like, we found the absolute best, all around truck that man has ever created, and the rest of society is on the outside looking in with envy. Whew. The vitriol is excessive here. I did post, as you know, about running my high beams during the day. I honestly have never once thought of flashing a vehicle for lights in my entire driving life of 52 years, during the daylight. So, yeah, I posted looking for input from my fellow Mavers. Now I am being attacked for the color of my Maverick and the fact that when I see traffic slowing on the interstate, I go to my four way flashers. Being rear ended by a tri-ax dump truck, in a construction zone, on the interstate, can do that to a fellow.
I do understand now, that high beams during the day can actually bother some folks. I appreciate most of the postings on this thread. I am and always was a very cautious driver. How many people driving for 52 years can say they never caused an accident? Never killed a deer. I’m proud of that. Seems that society is just getting less civil. A keyboard is an easy place to spew mean spiritedness. No Facebook, No X, No Instagram for me. Just thought Maverick Truck Club would be different. Again, you are factual, caring and very helpful. You are what I hoped to find here. Thank you.

 

[Edge Haley]

Don't have exact answers but is it possible that having high beams even during day time, if the light hit the person across at the right angle, could still cause discomfort? Something similar to holding a flashlight in your eyes even during day can be annoying?

Honestly I don't see your point about using high beams as a visibility improvement aid. At that point light is light, high beam or low beam. I would never use high beams to catch someone else's attention - I firmly believe they are meant only to improve your own vision. To each his own.

Some drivers seeing your high beams on during daylight, may flash their lights at you to let you know your "high beams" are ON.

I too don't see a need for high beams during daylight!

 

[Richie La.]

Off the subject. Why do they call this orange?

My 2002 F150 is orange:

Because that is an orange. And your truck is not an orange!

 

[mwelby]

I am really at a loss to square the following in my head. We all have read the gamut of experiences concerning the headlamps on Mavericks and the reaction to them from oncoming drivers. Some said, even when their high beams are on, they never get ‘flashed.’ I have experienced the opposite. My low beams are always getting blasted like they are on high. Kinda confused about the different reactions occuring during nighttime driving, but I guess I can write that off to varying angles of the light housings.
So, now to my ‘deeper confusion.’ I have a Cyber Orange Mav because I do love the color and I also want to be seen. I have never been charged with an accident in my 52 years of driving, but I have been hit by others 3 or 4 times. To possibly corral the attention of oncoming drivers, I was running my high beams during the day. And I was getting ‘flashed’ a lot!!! Isn’t the flashing after dark because the oncoming drivers are having a hard time visually? Am I really affecting their ability to see the road?? Are they angry when they see I have my high beams on? Are they trying to tell me they are on, to save me from wasting battery power? Do lense implant drivers see halos?? Do cataract sufferers have a hard time seeing the road because of distorted lenses?
All these possibilities cycle through my head, but I have no idea which, if any are the real reason. It truly baffles me that a few can drive at night with highs on and not illicit a reaction. I cannot even drive on a sunny day with my high lamps on and not get flashed.
I hope there will be a consenus here on MTC to my dilemma. On the other hand, my ‘plan’ to be noticed by distracted drivers was definitely working to some degree, because the reaction I was getting was pretty stark. I would say that 5 to 10% of oncomers were ‘flashing’ me. I will tally your opinions and go with whatever the vote says! Thanks to all you lucky Maverick owners!!!

Don’t use high beams in the daytime. Very annoying.

 

[BK007]

 

[MaverickDragon]

There is no certainty other than following the edicts of the Universal Feline Consortium:
You will feed the cat... Feed it now... You must obey... (Don't make me scratch you! )

 

[ricwan]

Thanks for all your replies. I would really be hesitant about lowering my headlamps. The wildlife around here is a constant threat to my Maverick’s good looks. I see all the deer on the roadsides and in ditches, lifeless. How many make it just out of sight and die? A deer ‘kill’ would have to cause, at minimum, $2,000 in insurance costs to body shops. Are deer credited for keeping a lot of repair shops profitable. Around here, definitely. I see a new carcass almost every day.

yep in VA also. deer are a menace .

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Hmmmm??? if getting flashed with low beams perhaps Hi beams will miss their eyes???

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

Off the subject. Why do they call this orange?

My 2002 F150 is orange:

Which came first?

The color?
Or the fruit?

 

[Richie La.]

How can it be “potentially” illegal?? It
either is or isn’t.

Which came first?

The color?
Or the fruit?

or ?

 

[James K]

I am really at a loss to square the following in my head. We all have read the gamut of experiences concerning the headlamps on Mavericks and the reaction to them from oncoming drivers. Some said, even when their high beams are on, they never get ‘flashed.’ I have experienced the opposite. My low beams are always getting blasted like they are on high. Kinda confused about the different reactions occuring during nighttime driving, but I guess I can write that off to varying angles of the light housings.
So, now to my ‘deeper confusion.’ I have a Cyber Orange Mav because I do love the color and I also want to be seen. I have never been charged with an accident in my 52 years of driving, but I have been hit by others 3 or 4 times. To possibly corral the attention of oncoming drivers, I was running my high beams during the day. And I was getting ‘flashed’ a lot!!! Isn’t the flashing after dark because the oncoming drivers are having a hard time visually? Am I really affecting their ability to see the road?? Are they angry when they see I have my high beams on? Are they trying to tell me they are on, to save me from wasting battery power? Do lense implant drivers see halos?? Do cataract sufferers have a hard time seeing the road because of distorted lenses?
All these possibilities cycle through my head, but I have no idea which, if any are the real reason. It truly baffles me that a few can drive at night with highs on and not illicit a reaction. I cannot even drive on a sunny day with my high lamps on and not get flashed.
I hope there will be a consenus here on MTC to my dilemma. On the other hand, my ‘plan’ to be noticed by distracted drivers was definitely working to some degree, because the reaction I was getting was pretty stark. I would say that 5 to 10% of oncomers were ‘flashing’ me. I will tally your opinions and go with whatever the vote says! Thanks to all you lucky Maverick owners!!!

I'd be willing to bet that none of those who flashed you were texting on their phones, which kind of negates your premise for running with your brights.

 

[Fcnrwy]

I am really at a loss to square the following in my head. We all have read the gamut of experiences concerning the headlamps on Mavericks and the reaction to them from oncoming drivers.
I hope there will be a consensus here on MTC to my dilemma. On the other hand, my ‘plan’ to be noticed by distracted drivers was definitely working to some degree, because the reaction I was getting was pretty stark. I would say that 5 to 10% of on comers were ‘flashing’ me. I will tally your opinions and go with whatever the vote says! Thanks to all you lucky Maverick owners!!!

So... after #88 posts..
Was is your consensus on your usage of "high-beams"...

Jerry

 

[Fcnrwy]

Because "school bus yellow" didn't make it through marketing?

Jerry

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