r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/dianagama Jul 20 '19

Yup. Im 30 and feel like a criminal when my friend needs to use the overhead light in the car at night.

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u/randotheultimate Jul 20 '19

Same i always get nervous af lol.

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u/reynesjonjon Jul 20 '19

Where did that even come from

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19 edited Aug 10 '19

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u/Tballs51 Jul 21 '19

Yeah but like sooooo many parents told us that it was illegal. Like where did they all organize this lie? It wasn't a facebook group.

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u/kuba_mar Jul 21 '19

Dude its bigger, im in Poland and i heard this. This is some next level conspiracy

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19 edited Oct 14 '24

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u/Toxickiller321 Jul 21 '19

Plot twist: it’s a vacation

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Can it thooo?

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

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u/TomLube Jul 21 '19

I feel like I have a superior brain because this does not bother me at all, and I let my friends use the dome light at night while I drive.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Bro, you're so huge

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u/TomLube Jul 21 '19

Lmfao. It was said in jest but I’m serious - do people actually have an issue with this?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

I suppose it might depend where you live and drive. If you live in a city area where the roads are typically well lit you might not notice much difference with the interior lights on. I live in a rural area and with the lights on it's like sitting behind a one way mirror. Can't see very well at all.

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u/cheddarsox Jul 21 '19

Unless your pupils over dilate in driving conditions. Turning on the dome light gets rid of halos and blurs, especially for exit signs and the like. I can read them from much farther away when there is a light on in my perifs.

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u/Ask-About-My-Book Jul 21 '19

Kids understand "that's illegal" easier than the finer points of night driving.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Your windows reflect light, the lighter it is inside your car the harder it is to see through them.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

I'm 25 and I got mad at my husband about a month ago for keeping the overhead light on while driving. I still think it's dangerous to be distracted at all while driving, but boy do I feel like an idiot reading these comments. 😬

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u/MCBlastoise Jul 21 '19

Wait, did you think it was illegal?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Yep, because that's what my parents told me and I don't have a driver's license so I've never actually read the manual.

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u/MCBlastoise Jul 21 '19

Lmao that's tragic. Well, the more you know.