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Re: The fallacy of DRLs



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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