# Magical prius; baffling problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/magical-prius-baffling-problem/62629>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** prius, toyota\
**Created:** [March 15, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/magical-prius-baffling-problem/62629 "2011-03-15T05:15:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![denver\_barry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@denver\_barry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/denver_barry)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/magical-prius-baffling-problem/62629/1 "2011-03-15T05:15:18Z")

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I have a 2010 Toyota Prius. On numerous occasions, while driving at night in the right-hand traffic lane, IU have noticed that the street lights I approach go dark just as we are about to pass them. It’s ?mazing and totally baffling! I took my teen-age kids and a friend with me to confirm my story. All 4 of them were completely freaked out by it.  
  
  
  
 This has occurred a number of times, and we just cannot explain it. My headlamps are straight and not upward-facing. There is nothing we could come up with to explain this bizarre phenomenon.  
  
  
  
 Any ideas?