davidj54
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That's my number 2 pet peeve. I see fairly new vehicles all the time with 2 out of 3 brake lights out. I also see them with both tail lights out. I wonder if they ever look at the back of the vehicle. I've even told people that they have a brake light out and have been told, "oh yeah I know it but I still got one". How crazy is that?
And the number 1 pet peeve is................ Not using turn signals.
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ttstansfield
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We have a 2009 trailer that has a brake light that seems to constantly jiggle loose. We check it every time before we travel and it is always out. There may be a short or a defective light. DH takes off the cover and jiggles it and it works again. I'm sure the bumpy roads here in Oklahoma jiggle it loose again right away!
When DH gets home again from the sea, we will have to figure out the problem. So, please don't assume that those of us with non-working brake lights don't check them or don't care. In our case, it is a mechanical failure that we have yet to solve.
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Rangerdave
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portscanner wrote:Checking the lights are last items on my hitching checklist. DW gets in the truck and I hand signal which lights to test. I check every single one from the rear of the trailer to the clearance lights on the front of the trailer to the lights on the front of the truck.
Takes about two minutes to get it done.
another handy use for them waklie-talkies!
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Deen
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My MH NEVER gets moved without the lights being checked, same for the bus I drive for the retirement center.
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portscanner
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Rangerdave wrote:portscanner wrote:Checking the lights are last items on my hitching checklist. DW gets in the truck and I hand signal which lights to test. I check every single one from the rear of the trailer to the clearance lights on the front of the trailer to the lights on the front of the truck.
Takes about two minutes to get it done.
another handy use for them waklie-talkies!
That would mean I would have to talk to her!!! DH and DW talking to each other? Unpossible!
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NC Hauler
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Sig. TV is my daily driver, I'm in it before daylight, easy check for me. We(DW, with me), also check them once a week and always check them all(trailer and TV), before towing, my FIRST pet peeve though, is with people who don't use their turn signals when turning...this one beats out the "burned out lights" on TV's by quite a bit on my "pet peeve list".
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Rangerdave
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NC Hauler wrote:Sig. TV is my daily driver, I'm in it before daylight, easy check for me. We(DW, with me), also check them once a week and always check them all(trailer and TV), before towing, my FIRST pet peeve though, is with people who don't use their turn signals when turning...this one beats out the "burned out lights" on TV's by quite a bit on my "pet peeve list".
not using blinkers while turning-and staying in my blind spot while i have the blinker on..........gah!
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donee
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I was under the impression that most of the newer vehicles have a "light out"warning on the dash to advise when this occurs.
Stupid question, but are people really that blind they cant see it?
I aggree with Rangerdave, not using blinkers and staying in a blind spot when I have the blinker on is also one of my pet peeves.
Another one is speed up to pass me then cut in front and slow down because they almost missed their offramp.
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rondynowincomfort
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Before we ever leave the driveway we do a light check. We check all lights to make sure they are work, on tv and tt.
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siliconjunkie
Buckhannon, WV
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You don't need a helper to check trailer lights.
Turn on your headlights and your 4 ways. Since the brakes use the same element as the turn signals, you can check all of them like this.
None of my newer vehicles < 2000 have bulb out indicators. The third brake light in my truck has been out for a couple of years, but it is only used with the trailer, so I just haven't bothered looking into it.
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