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Re: The fallacy of DRLs
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Subject: Re: The fallacy of DRLs
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From: sorandi@wam.umd.edu (Persepolis)
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Date: 7 Sep 1995 03:09:46 GMT
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Isaac Wong (protmp1@bnr.ca) wrote:
: You don't know what is a DRL. If you simply use low-beams during daytime as
Actually I think I do. It took me and a friend about 2 hours to track
the resistor network down in his Volks Wagen Rabbit (Canadian edition,
brought to the US) and disable [remove] it.
: a substitute, it will be too bright. DRL is reduced-brightness low-beams.
The reason they are reduced brightness is because the regulation wouldnt
even get close to the politicians hands knowning the energy use increase
not because a vehicle is "safer" at a particular luminance level.
: They don't cause unnecessary distractions, but still let other drivers
: see you if you have DRL on. Some of the people who posts from the US find
My point had nothing about distraction of the drivers (though some of the
other messages had this in their content)- My point is that once everyone
has them [especially in highly congested areas] their brains will simply
filter out this feature as background noise. You can put flashing blue
lights, plaid coloring and neon paint all over a car and it STILL will
not compensate for the incompetancy of the unsafe driver who's accidents
this is trying to prevent. Government regulation will simply give
everyone a nice warm glow inside that once cars have their DRLs all
head-on collisions will disappear. Here is a personal case and point: I
have been wearing my seatbelt ever since I learned what they are back
when I was 8-9 years old. I have been wearing them since and did not
need government regulation to tell me to do so as I am aware of safety
issues in my vehicle.
: actual full-intensity low-beams. Who knows? Did those people stop and ask
BTW, I think the high beam filament is used for DRLs- The low beams are
located shallower in most assemblies and use the upper reflector surface
which would make them difficult to see even in full-power
during the daytime as their operation is primarily designed for
illuminating the road surface- The high beams on the other hand use the
lower reflective surface in the housing making them visible for a
distance.
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