At 05:52 PM 1/15/2004, Jon wrote:
> 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.
You do raise a couple of good points, but there's just one small hole in
your logic. By turning your lights on, you aren't trying to be more
visible than other vehicles. You're trying to be more visible than trees,
embankments, garbage cans, or whatever other background visual clutter
there might be. It also helps differentiate the vehicles that are driving
from the ones that are parked along the side of the road.
Personally, I find I do see all vehicles that have their lights on, no
matter how many there are. However, I will grant that once 90% of vehicles
have DRLs, it does make it easier to miss vehicles that don't have any
lights at all.
I don't think there needs to be any law about it, but I don't personally
have a problem with vehicles being equipped with DRLs. Just my own opinion.
-- Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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