Birdman330
Full Access Member
I completely, positively, 110% agree!
And what about at dusk? dawn? fog? at what point are people to turn on their lights? so many times I see vehicles without their lights on when they should be. With DRL's, or having the habbit of turning your lights on all the time(which I do as well) is just safer overall. No I do not have documented proof, I have what is called common sense!
Bert
I don't know all the motoring laws for Canada but the US has a time period which idiotically changes throughout the year due to the changing hours of day light. Usually headlights are to be turned on MANDATORY 5pm to 7:30 AM in the winter and 630PM to 7:30 AM during the summer time. Dusk to Dawn if the requirement for headlights to be on that includes all running lights. Thirdly have you ever driven on an ''interstate highway'' through the whole night, dusk to dawn You won't believe how many people do not turn their headlights on and just run at night on their DRL's because they think their running lights came on automatically. Second pretty much all states have law that ALL RUNNING LIGHTS are to be on in the Fog, most states have laws that state ALL RUNNING LIGHTS must be on when in Rain which has caused most new vehicles with rain sensing wipers to turn on all lights automatically. So therefore if you can't flip a switch to fully comply with law but rely on a feature that is now doing more harm than good because if you run with DRL's in Fog, at dusk, at dawn, and in the rain, you're missing certain critical things LIKE TAIL LIGHTS. DRL's are just lit up head lights no other lights come on unless its early GM then its parking lights which in most states are illegal to have on while in motion without head lights on. Now wheres your common sense in thinking DRL's are fine for Dusk, Dawn, and Fog?
Read your local automotive state laws, you'd be surprised at whats illegal most of it is a ''secondary offense'' which means you can not technically be pulled over for it but you can get wrote up for it if you are for a primary offense. Just like here in Iowa texting and driving is a secondary offense so if you're texting and driving you can't get pulled over even though it is against the law. The officer has to find a primary offense like speeding to pull you over.