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   From: twsherman@REMOVE_THISsouthslope.net   
      
   On 3/15/2014 6:58 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   > In article , T0m $herman   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 3/11/2014 11:08 AM, nospam wrote:   
   >>> the only advantage of drls is that in some cases (not all) it's easier   
   >>> to notice another vehicle because it stands out when its lights are on   
   >>> while the lights on other vehicles are off.   
   >>>   
   >>> once you require all vehicles to have drls, that advantage is lost.   
   >>   
   >> This is why street legal motorcycles in the US have had headlights on   
   >> all the time for almost 4 decades now, so the physically much smaller   
   >> vehicle would have a better chance of being seen - then some marketing   
   >> idiot decided that DRLs would be a selling feature on cars, negating any   
   >> safety advantage.   
   >>   
   >> What is next - flashing yellow beacons on all vehicles and not just road   
   >> maintenance vehicles?   
   >   
   > I'm not sure it's an actual law in most places, but in extremely low   
   > visibility conditions, driving slowly with the hazard indicators on (as   
   > well as headlights) is often advised.  :-)   
   >   
   Imagine if everyone did that all the time - then the hazard lights would   
   become useless for their original purpose.   
      
   It is just like increasing vehicle size to "improve safety" - if   
   everyone was driving 5-ton giant SUV's, no one would be better off in   
   collisions between the two, while the downside to other road users would   
   be significant.   
      
   Daytime running lights on cars and trucks should be banned, and   
   manufacturers should have to recall the vehicles originally equipped   
   with them for retro-fitting.   
      
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   T0m $herm@n   
      
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