Why do so many motorists fail to turn on their headlights on foggy days? Surely they notice that other vehicles without their lights on are more difficult to see, so they themselves must also be more difficult to see. What are they trying to gain or save at a high risk of causing an accident? Mia Opiah
The flip side of that question is “what might they lose if they don’t turn on their lights?” The answer is, of course, their lives! To some people, that is quite a compelling factor. But empirical evidence suggests that does not apply to quite a lot of motorists, who make their decisions on the basis that 99 per cent of the time it will be okay, and don’t worry about the 1per cent of the time it won’t.
