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Maraya wrote:

> Ron Miller wrote:
> >
> > Maraya (maraya@uswest.net) wrote:
> > : > One important thing to remember about daytime running lights, boys and girls:
> > : > They only improve your visibility FROM THE FRONT.  I suspect we're going to
> > : > see even fewer people turning on their headlights when it starts to rain
> > : > because they expect the DRL's to handle it for them.
> > : >
> >
> > : Now I'm *really* confused.  What, exactly, are DRL's?  I thought that meant
> > : your regular headlights (including rear lights) were on all day.  Are they
> > : similar to parking lights?  Front headlights only?
> >
> > He's right. DRLs are below-low-beam headlights and don't light the tail lights.
> > Look closely at most any Saturn vehicle during daytime.
> >
> > On parking lights - actually, that's wrong for most of the US. They
> > serve no function for a vehicle in motion. Running with parking lights on
> > is, to the law, the same as running without lights.
> >
> > I personally can't think of a reason why parking lights while in motion would
> > be better than low beams. (And convoying a bunch of Unimogs thru
> > hostile territory is NOT an acceptable answer Dan :-)
>
> I see you know your audience!! *LOL!*
>
> Thanks for the DRL lesson.  I can't imagine why those are necessary.  Low
> beams are better.

Actually headlights are more costly these days due to technology employed. In fact
those blue light Xenon models on the spendy euro-mobiles  have a 1500 hour life span
and cost up to 3k$ to replace, so running them all day isn't particularly thrifty.

DRL's - otoh - use a lower watt filament and don't impact the life span of the entire
light unit.

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> Maraya