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Most new car not only have DRL but an auto setting switch for the lights.... Set it and forget...it's like lights for dummies. Sensor activate 100% fool proof
You've got no idea how many people turn those OFF anyway, and then drive all day with DRL and forget about it at night.
Even still, there's plenty who I notice driving around at night with NO lights. What do ya do to fix these wonderfully bright citizens? lol
Daytime running lights do not typically turn on any REARWARD facing lights. Really irks the hell out of me when someone is driving their new car with "daytime running lights" in place of actually turning on their HEADLIGHTS.
HELLO? HELLO!!! NO TAIL LIGHTS! DRL DOESNT DO IT ALL!
I drive with my lights on all the time, not feasible for the forgetful, but my car turns the lights off with the key off.
Whether or not driving with your lights on in the daytime reduces accidents by 28% or whatever the number is, I have noticed that cars which have their lights on in the daytime stand out more, and I'd rather stand out than not be seen.
This is not true. Suspension, brakes, wipers, lights, and emissions equipment are still supposed to be checked. FYI, the NYS Hi-Enhanced Emissions Inspection that used the dynonometer was only supposed to be a 10-year program when it was introduced.
Here is what is checked during your inspection:
NYS DMV - (Brochure) New York State Vehicle Safety/Emissions Inspection Program for Cars and Light Trucks (http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/broch/c-50.htm - broken link)
If you've already done reading on the subject, and you find an old article, what NY now does everywhere is low-enhanced emissions inspections, rather than the high-enhanced (dyno) inspection.
For those too lazy to click:
um, I just said the lengthy process of inspection is over with. I never said the rest of it, the safetly inspection was done away with.
It's just part of the decline of American capability and know-how.
First, all these lights are checked during NYS Inspection... if the Inspector does his job right.
Secondly, we've had a lot of rain lately, was it raining when the summons was issued? Lights must be on any time windshield wipers are required.
Third, I check all lights on all my vehicles at least bi-monthly.
but no one knows how to change their own oil anymore, so why should they know to look at their lights?
Did you know a cop could give you a ticket for a low tire? a bald tire? if the rear of your car does not have at least 2 reflectors on it? any vehicle over 79.9 inches wide without sidemarker lights? bad windshield wipers? opening your driver's door into traffic?
No, actually I didn't know any of that. Thankfully to my knowledge they haven't had to get that petty.
some cars are now equipted with "daytime running lights" and thats how he probably got busted.
daytime running lights typically run only the headlights, and only at about 30 percent illumination. They do not run the parking lights or plate lights.
It had to be raining or the kid just had his lights on or the cop pulled him over for something else. nothing else makes sense.
The cop would have no reason to pull him over and ask him to turn his lights on unless he was looking for a lesser ticket to write.
It just doesn't make sense.
Most likely it was raining...AND he got pulled over for something else.
btw, i just found out that as of this past januarary, new york state did away with the lengthy inspection process. now all they need to do is inspect the car, hook it up to a computer and slap the inspection sticker on.
it was too costly to repair the inspection machines.
they can only hook your car up to the computer if it is 1995 and newer. Cars built between 1995 and now are OBD2 and the "computer" is designed to read OBD2 cars in place of the dyno with the tailpipe probe.
the physical safety inspection still applies to all vehicles 4 years and older.
Vehicles older than 1995 still have to go on the Dyno with the tailpipe probe because they are not OBD2 and cannot be read by the "computer"
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