Useful feature I have never seen in a car
08-05-18, 12:48 PM
#61
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08-05-18, 02:47 PM
#62
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Originally Posted by Bitkahuna
I thought drl's are required by law?
As I understand it, they are legally required in Canada and some Northern Europe countries, but not in the U.S. They were first required in far northern locations like that, because proximity to the Arctic Circle means long hours of twilight in the summer, and long hours of complete darkness in the winter, necessitating near-constant headlight use for safety. Alaska, though....a U.S. state, may require them, though.....I'm not sure.
Last edited by mmarshall; 08-05-18 at 02:50 PM.
08-05-18, 02:49 PM
#63
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08-05-18, 07:56 PM
#64
Those comparisons are disproportional in terms of effort.
08-05-18, 08:01 PM
#65
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I would venture to say most cars turn the headlights on when the wipers are on nowadays. Every car I've had since the mid 90s that was NOT a Toyota/Lexus product turned the lights on when the wipers are on.
Its one of the things that really bugs me about Lexus actually, that their products don't turn the headlights on when the wipers come on. My 17 LS460L turns off my adaptive cruise when the auto wipers go to high speed, but it cant turn the headlights on when the wipers come on? Silly..
Its one of the things that really bugs me about Lexus actually, that their products don't turn the headlights on when the wipers come on. My 17 LS460L turns off my adaptive cruise when the auto wipers go to high speed, but it cant turn the headlights on when the wipers come on? Silly..
08-05-18, 08:02 PM
#66
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while drl's may not be legally required in the u.s. (i stand corrected although i just asked the question, not made a statement), it's pretty irrelevant since i'd say almost all new vehicles at this point have 'em.
08-05-18, 08:06 PM
#67
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Yeah. I can’t imagine the rationale for not having them. I think at this point, auto head lights should a federally mandated feature.
08-06-18, 04:23 AM
#68
Like I said, headlights are better to be switched on manually.
08-06-18, 04:53 AM
#69
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That will never happen. First of all, it states in my drivers book(Missouri) that you must turn on headlights at dawn. But dawn can have so many different meanings for other folks. Also, if your'e depending on your headlights to turn on when its dark outside, that may not be a good idea since people have different levels of light thresholds.
Like I said, headlights are better to be switched on manually.
Like I said, headlights are better to be switched on manually.
08-06-18, 05:02 AM
#70
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That will never happen. First of all, it states in my drivers book(Missouri) that you must turn on headlights at dawn. But dawn can have so many different meanings for other folks. Also, if your'e depending on your headlights to turn on when its dark outside, that may not be a good idea since people have different levels of light thresholds.
Like I said, headlights are better to be switched on manually.
Like I said, headlights are better to be switched on manually.
08-06-18, 05:27 AM
#71
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As I understand it, they are legally required in Canada and some Northern Europe countries, but not in the U.S. They were first required in far northern locations like that, because proximity to the Arctic Circle means long hours of twilight in the summer, and long hours of complete darkness in the winter, necessitating near-constant headlight use for safety. Alaska, though....a U.S. state, may require them, though.....I'm not sure.
DRLs are the same concept as motorcycles being required to have headlights on all the time--studies show that the headlight/DRLs make the car more visible to other drivers, even in daylight hours.
08-06-18, 05:49 AM
#72
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In most cases, I agree. Some states define "dawn" as one-half hour before official sunrise, and "dusk" as one half hour after sunset, but that is not necessarily universal. Plus, most of us don't keep track of the official predicted sunrise or sunset that day....nor necessarily of crossing a time zone boundary.
That will never happen. First of all, it states in my drivers book(Missouri) that you must turn on headlights at dawn. But dawn can have so many different meanings for other folks. Also, if your'e depending on your headlights to turn on when its dark outside, that may not be a good idea since people have different levels of light thresholds.
Like I said, headlights are better to be switched on manually.
Like I said, headlights are better to be switched on manually.
08-06-18, 06:09 AM
#73
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I'm not sure what one thing has to do with another. They are called "daytime" running lights for a reason--not "many hours of darkness even during the day running lights". DRLs are essentially useless for the driver in twilight or darkness. Sure--it allows oncoming drivers to see the idiot coming at them without their headlights on.
DRLs are the same concept as motorcycles being required to have headlights on all the time--studies show that the headlight/DRLs make the car more visible to other drivers, even in daylight hours.
DRLs are the same concept as motorcycles being required to have headlights on all the time--studies show that the headlight/DRLs make the car more visible to other drivers, even in daylight hours.
http://www.usroads.com/journals/rmej/9912/rm991203.htm
08-06-18, 10:01 AM
#74
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