Whatever happened to Daytime Running Lights

[Anonymous]

Our 2010 has DRL but our 2018 does not — I see some large American SUV with LED lightropes as DRL.

I thought this greatly improved visibility of cars, why did it go away? Still a thing in Canada though

[Anonymous]

I don't know, I thought they were standard on new cars but lately I see a lot of people with no lights at dusk or in the rain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know, I thought they were standard on new cars but lately I see a lot of people with no lights at dusk or in the rain.

Flip side when people do turn them on, more and more are leaving them on high beam.

And misaligned LED lights are brutal as well


https://jalopnik.com/you-re-not-imagining-it-blinding-headlights-are-a-real-1850112863

[Anonymous]

Our 2020 has them.

[Anonymous]

LED headlight retrofit bulbs aren’t DOT approved, thus auto parts stores won’t stock them. Only available through online retailers

[Anonymous]

My Explorer has daytime lights as an option, but I turn them off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Explorer has daytime lights as an option, but I turn them off.

why?

[Anonymous]

My 2017 Chevy Volt has led daytime lights-so it's not the actual headlights, but like a strip horizontally below the headlights that lights up.

I leave my lights set on 'auto' at all times, so it's either the running lamps or the headlights on at all times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know, I thought they were standard on new cars but lately I see a lot of people with no lights at dusk or in the rain.

Flip side when people do turn them on, more and more are leaving them on high beam.

And misaligned LED lights are brutal as well


https://jalopnik.com/you-re-not-imagining-it-blinding-headlights-are-a-real-1850112863

Absolutely. This is a huge problem. I just light up my high beams on these cars. Sorry, I'm not just going to sit there and take it. If you can disable the adaptive high-beams in your car, for the love of God, please disable them, you're causing havoc for people whether you know it or not.

[Anonymous]

May not be a DRL-specific issue, but I see too many drivers with NO rear lights on at dusk/night. They often don't realize it because there is just enough light ahead of them (from their own vehicle or others). Leave the lights on Auto, please! (I consider adaptive/auto high-beam a separate matter.)

[Anonymous]

Leaving them on auto, is the right move.

I run on a mixed use path in the mornings when it's pitch dark, but there's street lights (it runs adjacent to a road). I can't tell you the number of people that are driving either without lights on at all, or on high beams. There's no in between with the morons.

Unless you're on a dark country road, no one should be using high beams. Especially if there's street lights! If you can't see with your regular lights, then you shouldn't be driving.

[Anonymous]

Mine are on auto. Who doesn't do this?

[Anonymous]

DRL should be abolished on cars. for the longest times the only vehicles during daylight that had headlights on were motorcycles which made them easier to see. now that most everyone has DRL's motorcycles blend in. making more dangerous for them (idiotic driving not withstanding)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine are on auto. Who doesn't do this?

My 76 year old mother-who is convinced that it will 'drain the battery'. I put them on EVERY TIME I get in her car, and thankfully she doesn't drive after dark anymore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DRL should be abolished on cars. for the longest times the only vehicles during daylight that had headlights on were motorcycles which made them easier to see. now that most everyone has DRL's motorcycles blend in. making more dangerous for them (idiotic driving not withstanding)

No, I disagree. I drive for my job and have to merge into traffic all day. It's MUCH easier to see a car coming up behind you if they have the running lights.