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Originally Posted by RedLdr1
Mike,
I suspect you are correct in your analysis but you never know...stranger things have happened...
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Are you going to take your car to the dealer and have them turn the DRLs off? You would then be able to test right there by switching to DRL off then back to AUTO.
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Originally Posted by RedLdr1
All,
As for the added safety DRLs might provide I personally do not buy in to that argument for a couple reasons.
On my daily commute at 0545 in the morning I see vehicles almost every week driving around on just DRLs in the dark around sunrise. The owner is lulled in to believing their lights are on and off they go... No running lights, no tail lights, and reduced wattage head lights.
The "Lights On When Raining" rule is also consistently ignored by drivers with DRLs. They blissfully drive along with no lights and can't understand when someone comes roaring up on their tail since the have no rear lighting on....
Lastly the government required motorcycles to run with "lights on" in the 80s. And I mean "lights on" at full wattage not some wimpy 20-30W light. Even so the majority of motorcycle accidents still occur when some stupid driver fails to yeild or turns left in front of the motorcycle.... What makes you think DRLs will be seen when 65W high beams aren't?
If it is dark enough to warrant lights or safety concerns require it or it is raining just turn on your lights and get 360 degree coverage instead of dim headlights...  |
Well I would argue the fact that the lights are on is more thing to catch your eye when you look for other cars. I know I have come across gray cars that blend right in without lights one. But, in the end, it is not a 100% promise you will or will not see a car with DRLs or any other kind of light.
I too see people who do not turn their lights on because they think they are already on. But, that said, if these people used AUTO then they would probably be OK[ U]most[/u] of the time.
I confess...I have falled victim to that in the past when I drove a car that
did not have DRLs! It was just the fact that the street lights were so bright you felt it was day. Oye!
The "Lights on when raining (in NYS it is when your wipers are on)" law does not require tail lights. I know that bothers some people on this forum. Someone mentioned having the tail lights on at a reduced wattage and I think that would be a great idea. That way if the DRLs are on so are the "taillight DRLs."
But with all of this, I have to ask myself how we ever survived in the past when there were no DRLs? Sometimes I feel like these safety features are to make up for operator failures. The problem is, we probably wont be at the point where the operator is longer responsible for quite some time.
Honestly, I worry more about the people running stop lights/signs than having lights on during the day.
Oh well, end of my random thoughts on the subject.
Over and out RedLdr
