Personally, I think all vehicles should have DRL's. I just don't understand what the big deal is about having your lights on on? They are annoying a couple weeks a year when I'm hunting, but other than that, I never even notice.

The facts on visibility and the accident statistics speak for themselves as support for DRL's.

Anyhoo, I guess that makes me a flaming Canadian metrosexual.

Waxy

 

The most widely argued visibility statistics on DRL's were produced during an early stage in DRL history when large busses, trucks, fleet cars, and select vehicles were just about the only ones running them. These vehicles were a minority at best in their use of headlights during the day. It is quite obvious that they would be much more visible -- they just plain stand out compared to the majority. Now make DRL the "norm" and tell me how the data changes when people become desensitized to it. Without updated statistics pointing out the exact sources, method of data collection, and all criteria used in preparing such data I am quite hesitant to accept the validity of said analysis.

Needless to say, I've also seen several vehicles at night in which the driver failed to turn on their actual lights, running with DRL's only. If DRLs are to be truly efffective, a system must be designed to make sure mistakes like this are not made.

Besides, I just plain don't like 'em. But that's my choice, and I won't strong-arm it on anyone else. But I will call you metrosexual... flaming? -- I don't know you that well (and don't plan on it). Canadian? -- That's your choice. You baked that cake, so you can eat it.

 

I see people arounf here all the time running around at night with just their DRL's on and no tail lights. Maybe they'll think as soon as they rear-ended!