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Re: The fallacy of DRLs
>I think you should talk it over with the dealer. Explain to them that
>you like the car, but you don't like the DRLs. Depending on how far you
>want to go, you might want to negotiate a refund, or start a
>letterwriting campaign to the parent company.
>
>Folks, vote with your pocketbook. If you don't like DRLs, don't buy cars
>that have them. Car companies are very alert when it comes to profits
>and voting this way will bring them to heel.
just another comment -- I recently drove a Chevy w/DRL's (rental)
in and around Seattle/Victoria/Vancouver for 10 days. I find them
annoying on the freeway (they keep drawing my attention to the
opposing traffic, rather than concentrating on the traffic on
my side of the road). Anyway, there was a big discussion
about DRL's involving the Washington State Ferry system -- when they
load at night, you turn your headlights off to avoid blinding
the traffic coordinators who are involved in jockying upwards of
200 vehicles on and off the ferry in 20 minutes or less. A state
official was quoted in one article saying something like they
needed to have override switches; it was dangerous for their
employees.
The other annoying part was the DRL's in my car were automatic --
they came on when the engine came on, and they switched up to
regular beams as needed -- I think there was a sensor on both
ends of the car, as they wouldn't always go to normal beams
in short tunnels. There was the usual switch as well, but it
was amusing to see them going up and down one semi-cloudy
evening (I could watch the radio display dim and brighten as
the lights went on and off).
Mike
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Michael Bowers Internet: mikeb@radonc.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
University of California, Davis
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