Wow Jon, it's as though you read my mind. I couldn't agree more!!
RayB
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of
> jon@dakota-truck.net
>
> Daytime running lights are the devil! ;-)
>
> Ok, here's why I don't like them:
>
> - Its a "feel good" measure, something that people can legislate
> and they can feel like they are doing some good, when all they
> are really doing is saddling society with another useless law.
> Granted, it isn't law here in the US yet, but it is in Canada,
> and there are people who are trying to do the same in the US.
>
> - The theory isn't quite sound. Here is what I mean... There
> is certainly no arguing that a vehicle with its lights on is
> more visible than one with the lights off (under most
> circumstances). However, this is an advantage that should be
> exploited carefully; not employed en-masse. If everyone has
> their lights on, the advantage is lost. Consider a law that
> says everyone has to wear orange shirts because it makes them
> more visible. All you get is a sea of orange! Similarly, all
> DRLs give you is a sea of light. It only adds to the confusion,
> its a lot of noise without an improvement in signal. There are
> certain vehicles which use headlights all the time such as
> motorcycles, school busses, emergency vehicles, etc. These
> vehicles now just dissapear into the mass, and any advantage
> they might have had is lost. Its as if everyone was driving
> with their lights off. As a biker, DRLs make the highways less
> safe for me, and I don't like that. With the idiot drivers out
> there, I need all the help I can get when I'm not surrounded by
> 2 tons of steel!
>
> - The situations in which having DRLs would actually make a
> difference are situations where the driver should have had
> their lights on in the first place. (fog, dusk, rain, poor
> visibility, etc.) I have heard people argue that there are
> a lot of people who are not smart enough to turn on their
> lights in these situations. This is NOT a reason for another
> law! Education is the answer; education and enforcement
> of existing laws. Besides, these same clueless people will
> be the ones to assume that the DRLs are sufficient at night and
> forget to turn their actual headlights on!
>
>
> Sun's up? Lights OFF! :-) Thanks.
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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