Originally posted by bk4293:
..... it seemed like a cool thing to do at the time. ..


Actually it's a safe thing to do. Proven (in Sweden, IIRC) to reduce chances of having oncoming drivers from having head-on collisions with you. Of course driving with headlights on in daylight, when you remember, accomplishes the same thing.

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