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Currently in the U.S., it is not required to have headlights on while driving during daylight.
In some countries, for example Canada and most of Europe, it is required to have headlights on, whether on high or low beam.
I just got a ticket for having High beams on in the daylight after thanksgiving, but I normally have low beams on at all time since I dont know how to turn the lights off.
I just got a ticket for having High beams on in the daylight after thanksgiving, but I normally have low beams on at all time since I dont know how to turn the lights off.
[quote=PalmBch;11913987]Currently in the U.S., it is not required to have headlights on while driving during daylight.
In some countries, for example Canada and most of Europe, it is required to have headlights on low beam.
It uses fuel. I remember reading once where someone calculated how many millions more gallons of fuel would be used per year if Americans burned headlights in the daytime. The figure was astounding! The engineering site at the link below estimates low power running lights would cost each US driver $3/year in bulb replacement and fuel costs, while regular low-beam headlights would cost the driver an additional $40/year.
I have a recent model SAAB and the lights can't be shut off, also we have had previous GM vehicles dating back to 1997 that had DRLs, most of them were in the form of amber lights though.
I have a gripe about them. People, having running lights does not mean you have lights on in the back of your vehicle. In fog, snow and rain you still need to turn on your regular headlights so people don't ram you from behind because they didn't see you.
I have a gripe about them. People, having running lights does not mean you have lights on in the back of your vehicle. In fog, snow and rain you still need to turn on your regular headlights so people don't ram you from behind because they didn't see you.
The best is when the snow is coming down pretty good and the guy in a white car does not have his lights on.
The best is when the snow is coming down pretty good and the guy in a white car does not have his lights on.
I totally agree. At first I was angry that they didn't have their lights on but then when I got in front of them, I saw the running lights were on. In fog, snow and rain on the highway, they are more in dager of being hit from behind if they don't have their real lights turned on.
Worse than that, which "drives" me crazy, are black cars which don't have their lights on when it starts to get dark. You can't see them. I have always wondered how can they see their dashboard?
I had running lights on my 96 Saturn. I liked them especially when it was a little cloudy outside. In NYS it is the law that when it is raining, even in daylight, that if your wipers are on, you must put your lights on. You can get a ticket for not doing this. Yes, I put on my lights, not the running ones, when I had my Saturn.
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