Over here we have to have our lights on outside of towns (day and night), between dusk and dawn, and in poor visability (snow/rain/fog), so I tend not to forget. Of course we don't have many street lights either, so its hard not to remember when suddenly you can't see more than a few feet and you're driving on roads that have more holes than Le Somme.

Ozzy

I detest people using the high beams inappropriately. It's like someone shining a flashlight right in your face. In Southern Cal where I live, most of the drivers having habits of leaving  their hi-beams on are mostly construction people driving pickups. Hi beams are ineffective during fog. They should only be used  to check out whats ahead such as in a deserted road. There is no reason I know why hi-beam should be used  on the freeways at all. Sometimes I cycle my hi-beam to show my intent when overtaking  another vehicle in a two lane rural road.

While on the subject of lights. Why do they still install "parking lights" in automobiles? If you are parked, why do you need lights?
If you are moving, and you need lights, use the head lights. My point is, there two plausible situations a vehicle can be, moving or stopped. Thus during darkness, and you are moving, use the headlights. If you are not moving such as in parked, then you do not need lights. I'd rather see the "parking lights" used as daytime running lights.

Zero Bubble