Troll or not, the answer is yes.
Case in point: when I was younger, poorer, and less wise, I was riding in twilight with no lights, on a rural road. From out of nowhere, an ATV with no lights on came blasting across the road without slowing, let alone stopping to check for traffic. Missed my rear wheel by an inch or two I'd guess. If I had a headlight, the kid might have seen me and stopped before crossing the road.