Phantom Vehicles: Putting your family in danger

- That driver in front of you with their headlights off probably doesn’t know why you’re flashing your high beams.

Before the dashboards went digital, analog gauges were illuminated only when the headlights were on. After sunset, a dark gauge cluster was glaringly obvious to drivers when they forgot to turn on their headlights. About half of all car crashes occur at night, even though there are three times more vehicles on the road during daylight hours, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Canada also noticed the always-on dashboard problem. A new regulation requires that all new cars sold in Canada after September 2021 must have one of the following safety features:Headlights, taillights and side marker lights that turn on automatically in the dark by default regardless of switch positionMany new cars currently sold in the United States were designed to meet the tougher Canadian standards.

Atlanta-based Porsche North America developed its own always-on headlight system seven years ago starting with the 2017 Panamera. It’s now installed on every new model that has an always-on gauge cluster. The Porsche system is designed to turn on the headlights and tail lights after dark — even if the switch is off — once the car hits six miles per hour or travels about 330 feet. The owner cannot deactivate the system. It lets you turn off the headlights only when stopped.Coming soon to a car near you

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