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Re: The fallacy of DRLs
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Subject: Re: The fallacy of DRLs
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From: Jim Czirjak <jczirjak@ncs.dnd.ca>
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Date: 6 Sep 1995 12:16:00 GMT
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving, can.politics, can.general, rec.autos.misc, ca.driving, dc.driving
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Organization: Department of National Defence Canada
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Paul Lu <CindyLu@Mindspring.com> wrote:
>scotdun@netcom.com (Scott Dunn) wrote:
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>>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.
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>Yes! Excellent.
>snip<
This O.K. if you live in a true democracy with genuine free enterprise market like
the US. This solution doesn't work, however, when you live in a quasi-democratic
country, with a government controlled market like Canada. Canadian governments,
federal and provincial, continually try to legislate intelligence by passing
idiotic safety laws that just annoy everyone and marginally accomplish what is
intended. You simply can't buy a new car in Canada anymore that doesn't have DRLs.
If you import a new car, you are required to have DRLs installed as part of the
safety inspection prior to licensing the vehicle. So they have you coming and
going.
Yes sunshine is usually enough. I, personally, like to travel on highways with my
headlights on to increase the chance of visibility, particularly on two lane
highways. This, I believe, should be my choice. I have yet to see conclusive
evidence that DRLs have lowered the accident rate.
Jim
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