Day running lights

SCO

Has anyone else noticed that some people with day running lights are now driving without lights on in darkness.

They seem to think the DRL means they are, in the dark it is very hard to see the rear of the car.

If a car had DRL it should also have automatic lights to prevent this.

StrongWork

SCO wrote: »

Has anyone else noticed that some people are utter bell ends

EFA.

The amount of people I see driving without lights in heavy rain/spray on the motorway is scandalous. Should be a Driving Without Due Care charge, £60 + 3pts imo.

Too many autowipers and autolights and not enough common sense.

Chopper_Read

StrongWork wrote: »

EFA.

The amount of people I see driving without lights in heavy rain/spray on the motorway is scandalous. Should be a Driving Without Due Care charge, £60 + 3pts imo.

Too many autowipers and autolights and not enough common sense.

£60 and 3 points is a ticket and there ain't one for careless.

Gloomendoom

SCO wrote: »

If a car had DRL it should also have automatic lights to prevent this.

How do they see where they are going on just DRLs?

Auto lights don't always come on when they are needed. Daytime fog, for example.

chrisw

StrongWork wrote: »

Too many autowipers and autolights and not enough common sense.

Agree with the common sense bit but with autowipers and autolights there should never be a reason to be caught out. My lights are a bit over sensitive if anything and come on during slightly overcast days. I guess the problem will arise when I next have a car without auto lights, but they would be high on my list of must-haves. I never thought I was bothered until I had them.

The wipers is just a matter of pressing the button and forgetting about it.

Tilt

Competent drivers should not need 'auto lights'. Personally speaking, I know when to put my dipped head lights on. As for DLR's, don't loike them one bit, especially on some cars (Citreons for example). They look as if they have been added as an after thought and ruin the profile of the car. They are not so bad if they are incorporated into the headlight cluster. But in answer to the OP, YES... I have noticed this also.

Strider590

I think DRLs were made a legal requirement because it was easier than having the Police chase down people who don't use their lights when they should.

longtimelurkersam

I have DRL's on my VW T4 van, they are an aftermarket e type approved light unit in the Audi style of DRL's. The DRL's on this model effectively operate as the sidelights as the unit has no independent side lights. They remain on at ALL times as part of the product. You cannot turn them off through choice.

I also have a set of Mercedes style DRL's where fog lights would be. Obviously these can be wired as I choose, but they come on with the ignition and stay on when the lights are on. HOWEVER they are suitably pointed downwards rather than up in the air.

Despite a HUGE bright yellow van people still pull out in front of it!

Mankysteve

I must say that I have never seen anyone driving around dlrl on instead of normal headlights at night. Have come across Side lights and fog lights a lot.

Crabman

Can't say I've noticed many people with only DRLs at night.

Have seen plenty of vehicles leaving supermarkets with no lights on at all :doh:

Unfortunately a side-effect of automatic headlights is that people then place 100% reliance on it & discard their own judgement.

I was taught when learning to drive that if your windscreen wipers are on constant/continuous, you should use dipped headlights.

SCO

Gloomendoom wrote: »

How do they see where they are going on just DRLs?

Auto lights don't always come on when they are needed. Daytime fog, for example.

Its more when they are driving in towns where there is street lighting, however some street lighting is bad and hard to see the car.

I think they see the reflection on the DRL on the car in front and think they have there lights on.