THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HAVE BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY AND THEN MOVED TO BOTH LIGHTS AND NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD MY TAIL LIGHT FLICKERS ALSO. I CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY BY TURNING THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BUT IF I MAKE ANY TURNS THEY FAIL AGAIN. THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT (10/24/09) AT 10 PM WHILE ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD I WAS VEERING RIGHT AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND I HEARD A SMACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I FLIPPED MY LIGHTS BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED AT THE SAME TIME. I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND FOUND A WOMAN STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE SAID SHE WAS FINE, BUT MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR HIT HER ELBOW/ARM. SHE SAID SHE WAS NOT REALLY INJURED AND DIDN'T WANT TO CALL AUTHORITIES OR CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. SHE ASKED WHY I TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF WHEN I ROUNDED THE CORNER. I TOLD HER I DIDN'T, I HAD A SHORT IN MY LIGHTING SYSTEM. SHE SAID I WON'T PRESS CHARGES, BUT YOU NEED TO GET THOSE LIGHTS FIXED. *TR