Pros and Cons of DRLs
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Pros and Cons of DRLs
Pros (the ones I've heard):
*They make it easier to see cars in low light situations, especially oncoming vehicles. [what's the problem here? Get the hell out of the oncoming lane!]
*It is easier to spot cars in glare, shade, dusk, etc. with them. [wear sunglasses for glare; at dusk, I turn on my headlights--that also lets drivers behind you see your tailights]
*They grab your attention faster than a car without DRL's, and thus you have a few split seconds more to react, adjust, etc., in case of a potential accident situation [and I have a few chances to win the lottery--again, get out of the oncoming lane, stupid!]
*People don't have to remember to turn on their headlights every time it gets dark. [dumb people]
Cons:
*They are annoying. When DRL-equipped cars are behind a motorist on the highway, they turn the rear-view mirror into a constant distraction.
*If rear center brake lights didn't help much, daytime driving lights probably don't either. The gov't and the IIHS predicted a 50% drop in rear-end accidents with the center brake lights. 5+ years after they mandated them, the real drop was more like 5%. It will be much lower for DRLs.
*Some drivers forget to turn on low beams at night. As a result, they run the risk of being rear-ended because the majority of DRL systems do not illuminate other lights besides the headlights.
*When having headlights on is a good idea, one can simply turn on their headlights.
*Unnecessary, cars can be seen during the day.
*Useful In Canada due to long periods of darkness and twilight and clouds but not in the US.
*Running lights are a way for auto manufacturers and auto light manufacturers to hit the public for more money (this is the only reason the auto industry supports them).
*No evidence that DRLs have reduced accidents or traffic deaths. None. Zilch.
No one has explained how DRLs on a car behind you cause YOU to be safer. At night you've got headlights in your rear view. During the day, you can see the vehicle behind you, big as a barn. If you can't, you need a vision check. And DRLs on the car in FRONT of you are completely useless to you because DRLs are not coupled with rear lights.
Think for yourselves. Why copy the Canadians or the Swedes? What's next? Outlawing guns because that's what they do in places like Canada and Sweden? I'm a conservative, proud member of the USA's right wing. I don't need a babysitter to force me to drive with low power headlights in broad daylight. Big government types love more regulation like mandated DRLs. I don't need them. They add nothing. Then again, as a capitalist, I suppose if I owned stock in auto suppliers that make DRLs, I'd be in favor of them. LOL.
*They make it easier to see cars in low light situations, especially oncoming vehicles. [what's the problem here? Get the hell out of the oncoming lane!]
*It is easier to spot cars in glare, shade, dusk, etc. with them. [wear sunglasses for glare; at dusk, I turn on my headlights--that also lets drivers behind you see your tailights]
*They grab your attention faster than a car without DRL's, and thus you have a few split seconds more to react, adjust, etc., in case of a potential accident situation [and I have a few chances to win the lottery--again, get out of the oncoming lane, stupid!]
*People don't have to remember to turn on their headlights every time it gets dark. [dumb people]
Cons:
*They are annoying. When DRL-equipped cars are behind a motorist on the highway, they turn the rear-view mirror into a constant distraction.
*If rear center brake lights didn't help much, daytime driving lights probably don't either. The gov't and the IIHS predicted a 50% drop in rear-end accidents with the center brake lights. 5+ years after they mandated them, the real drop was more like 5%. It will be much lower for DRLs.
*Some drivers forget to turn on low beams at night. As a result, they run the risk of being rear-ended because the majority of DRL systems do not illuminate other lights besides the headlights.
*When having headlights on is a good idea, one can simply turn on their headlights.
*Unnecessary, cars can be seen during the day.
*Useful In Canada due to long periods of darkness and twilight and clouds but not in the US.
*Running lights are a way for auto manufacturers and auto light manufacturers to hit the public for more money (this is the only reason the auto industry supports them).
*No evidence that DRLs have reduced accidents or traffic deaths. None. Zilch.
No one has explained how DRLs on a car behind you cause YOU to be safer. At night you've got headlights in your rear view. During the day, you can see the vehicle behind you, big as a barn. If you can't, you need a vision check. And DRLs on the car in FRONT of you are completely useless to you because DRLs are not coupled with rear lights.
Think for yourselves. Why copy the Canadians or the Swedes? What's next? Outlawing guns because that's what they do in places like Canada and Sweden? I'm a conservative, proud member of the USA's right wing. I don't need a babysitter to force me to drive with low power headlights in broad daylight. Big government types love more regulation like mandated DRLs. I don't need them. They add nothing. Then again, as a capitalist, I suppose if I owned stock in auto suppliers that make DRLs, I'd be in favor of them. LOL.
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LOL at your continued link between DRL's and communism.
Like wiring high beams for low wattage is some sort of lobby that twists the governments arms for profit and many places in the US have extended dark periods in winter. They are not "made".
Good job making up your <5% stat out of the blue as well. Rock solid.
If they didn't mandate DRL's, they would mandate headlights on 1 hour post sunrise and 1 hour post sunset and lights on during periods of poor weather. Completely subjective and tough to enforce.
Like wiring high beams for low wattage is some sort of lobby that twists the governments arms for profit and many places in the US have extended dark periods in winter. They are not "made".
Good job making up your <5% stat out of the blue as well. Rock solid.
If they didn't mandate DRL's, they would mandate headlights on 1 hour post sunrise and 1 hour post sunset and lights on during periods of poor weather. Completely subjective and tough to enforce.
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Haven't we talked about this enough? There has to be at least a hundred threads about this in various parts of this forum.
I, for one, believe in DRL's. Every day I leave my building in a downtown district parking garage and must pull out onto a one-way street where oncoming traffic is passing underneath a railway line (low light area). Those cars with DRL's or their headlights on are easily seen. Those with no lights on...well, let's say I've seen several accidents in that area.
I know for a fact DRL's make it easier to see those vehicles and I see that as a safety feature.
I, for one, believe in DRL's. Every day I leave my building in a downtown district parking garage and must pull out onto a one-way street where oncoming traffic is passing underneath a railway line (low light area). Those cars with DRL's or their headlights on are easily seen. Those with no lights on...well, let's say I've seen several accidents in that area.
I know for a fact DRL's make it easier to see those vehicles and I see that as a safety feature.
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From: South Jersey
Originally Posted by ThePlainsman
Pros (the ones I've heard):
*They make it easier to see cars in low light situations, especially oncoming vehicles. [what's the problem here? Get the hell out of the oncoming lane!]
*It is easier to spot cars in glare, shade, dusk, etc. with them. [wear sunglasses for glare; at dusk, I turn on my headlights--that also lets drivers behind you see your tailights]
*They grab your attention faster than a car without DRL's, and thus you have a few split seconds more to react, adjust, etc., in case of a potential accident situation [and I have a few chances to win the lottery--again, get out of the oncoming lane, stupid!]
*People don't have to remember to turn on their headlights every time it gets dark. [dumb people]
Cons:
*They are annoying. When DRL-equipped cars are behind a motorist on the highway, they turn the rear-view mirror into a constant distraction.
*If rear center brake lights didn't help much, daytime driving lights probably don't either. The gov't and the IIHS predicted a 50% drop in rear-end accidents with the center brake lights. 5+ years after they mandated them, the real drop was more like 5%. It will be much lower for DRLs.
*Some drivers forget to turn on low beams at night. As a result, they run the risk of being rear-ended because the majority of DRL systems do not illuminate other lights besides the headlights.
*When having headlights on is a good idea, one can simply turn on their headlights.
*Unnecessary, cars can be seen during the day.
*Useful In Canada due to long periods of darkness and twilight and clouds but not in the US.
*Running lights are a way for auto manufacturers and auto light manufacturers to hit the public for more money (this is the only reason the auto industry supports them).
*No evidence that DRLs have reduced accidents or traffic deaths. None. Zilch.
No one has explained how DRLs on a car behind you cause YOU to be safer. At night you've got headlights in your rear view. During the day, you can see the vehicle behind you, big as a barn. If you can't, you need a vision check. And DRLs on the car in FRONT of you are completely useless to you because DRLs are not coupled with rear lights.
Think for yourselves. Why copy the Canadians or the Swedes? What's next? Outlawing guns because that's what they do in places like Canada and Sweden? I'm a conservative, proud member of the USA's right wing. I don't need a babysitter to force me to drive with low power headlights in broad daylight. Big government types love more regulation like mandated DRLs. I don't need them. They add nothing. Then again, as a capitalist, I suppose if I owned stock in auto suppliers that make DRLs, I'd be in favor of them. LOL.
*They make it easier to see cars in low light situations, especially oncoming vehicles. [what's the problem here? Get the hell out of the oncoming lane!]
*It is easier to spot cars in glare, shade, dusk, etc. with them. [wear sunglasses for glare; at dusk, I turn on my headlights--that also lets drivers behind you see your tailights]
*They grab your attention faster than a car without DRL's, and thus you have a few split seconds more to react, adjust, etc., in case of a potential accident situation [and I have a few chances to win the lottery--again, get out of the oncoming lane, stupid!]
*People don't have to remember to turn on their headlights every time it gets dark. [dumb people]
Cons:
*They are annoying. When DRL-equipped cars are behind a motorist on the highway, they turn the rear-view mirror into a constant distraction.
*If rear center brake lights didn't help much, daytime driving lights probably don't either. The gov't and the IIHS predicted a 50% drop in rear-end accidents with the center brake lights. 5+ years after they mandated them, the real drop was more like 5%. It will be much lower for DRLs.
*Some drivers forget to turn on low beams at night. As a result, they run the risk of being rear-ended because the majority of DRL systems do not illuminate other lights besides the headlights.
*When having headlights on is a good idea, one can simply turn on their headlights.
*Unnecessary, cars can be seen during the day.
*Useful In Canada due to long periods of darkness and twilight and clouds but not in the US.
*Running lights are a way for auto manufacturers and auto light manufacturers to hit the public for more money (this is the only reason the auto industry supports them).
*No evidence that DRLs have reduced accidents or traffic deaths. None. Zilch.
No one has explained how DRLs on a car behind you cause YOU to be safer. At night you've got headlights in your rear view. During the day, you can see the vehicle behind you, big as a barn. If you can't, you need a vision check. And DRLs on the car in FRONT of you are completely useless to you because DRLs are not coupled with rear lights.
Think for yourselves. Why copy the Canadians or the Swedes? What's next? Outlawing guns because that's what they do in places like Canada and Sweden? I'm a conservative, proud member of the USA's right wing. I don't need a babysitter to force me to drive with low power headlights in broad daylight. Big government types love more regulation like mandated DRLs. I don't need them. They add nothing. Then again, as a capitalist, I suppose if I owned stock in auto suppliers that make DRLs, I'd be in favor of them. LOL.
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