[HeyLaughingBoy]

I don't know what rural areas you're driving in, but on the roads to my house, flipping off the headlights would result in total darkness unless the moon's out. You won't see more in your periphery, you just won't see squat.

[seanmcdirmid]

The moon is usually out. I’m referring to eastern Washington scrub land. I’ve also done it when driving through the four corners in the middle of the night, and then it was because of deer.

[kgwgk]

> The moon is usually out.

Is it? Do you think that the sun is usually out as well? And note that often the moon is out during the day...

[seanmcdirmid]

For some definition of usually I guess. Whenever I tried this there was enough moon to make it work.

[kgwgk]

Probably you noticed that sometimes it was too dark to try :-)