Have you driven at night and noticed a fellow road user forgot to turn on their vehicle light, endangering the driver and others on the road due to the lack of visibility?
Well, such a situation is more common than you think so a Malaysian content creator specialising in giving driving tips took to TikTok to share the proper and safe way to get the attention of the driver and make them realise their lights are off.
How to safely and properly tell a driver that they forgot to turn on their car lights at night
Going viral on the platform, the video by the aptly named TikTok account @driving4dummies has been viewed over 312,000 times and garnered more than 26,500 likes as of the time of writing.
In the video, @driving4dummies shared his personal encounter with a Proton Saga driver who forgot to turn on their lights while driving at night and showed off how he safely got the driver’s attention.
@driving4dummies then shared that when you’re at the back of the car, flash your high-beam headlights twice.
Afterwards, turn off our own vehicle’s lights for around 3 seconds before turning them back on.
As for the situation he was in, the Saga driver still hadn’t noticed that their lights were off, as the lights emitting from the back of the car were only their brake lights.
He then advised people not to be disheartened when trying to help others and tried the same manoeuvre again.
This time around, the Saga driver finally understood what @driving4dummies was trying to do and accordingly, turned on their lights.
Not only that, the Saga driver even turned on their emergency lights for a few seconds as a ‘thank you’ to @driving4dummies for informing them that their lights were off.
Watch the video here:
@driving4dummies Hello! Perasan tak kadang kadang kita ternampak drivers lupa nak pasang lampu pada waktu malam?! Jom belajar cara untuk tegur driver untuk pasangkan lampu, demi keselamatan pengguna jalanrayan semua! Let’s watch out for each other. Drive safe & be kind! #roadeducation #malaysiandrivers #roadsafety #driving4dummies #drummies ♬ original sound – driving4dummies
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