Day running lights

SCO

Strider590 wrote: »

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.

They were introduced to make vehicles easier to see during the day.

Gloomendoom

Crabman wrote: »

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

That happens automatically on my car when the lights are on auto.

McCoy

savemoney wrote: »

I have DRL on my car which I had retro fitted and designed for my car when sidelights are on or dipped lights the DRL reduce in brightness they also angled slightly to comply with the law

Why?

Just felt like p1ssing money away that week or what?

McCoy

People pull out in front of you due to their misjudging the amount of time to safely do so or simply being reckless and not caring about the problem it may cause, not because they're not seeing you.

Running lights aren't going to stop this.

Obviously you'll now counter by telling me that your 'specially designed and retrofitted' lights have eliminated people pulling out in front of you altogether, but I very much doubt that it is true.

DUTR

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.

On my car if the autowipers are in full flow the dipped beam comes on automatically.

Crabman

Gloomendoom wrote: »

That happens automatically on my car when the lights are on auto.

DUTR wrote: »

On my car if the autowipers are in full flow the dipped beam comes on automatically.

Out of interest, do the headlights remain on for a period of time after the wipers are switched to intermittent/off?

I'm thinking about a motorway where it may stop raining but spray might still be an issue (requiring dipped headlights).

Strider590

SCO wrote: »

They were introduced to make vehicles easier to see during the day.

What they really mean is to stop all the morons that drive about in fog with no lights on.

Tilt

As I said in my previous post, I for one don't need these 'gimmicks'. My car has 3 intermittent wiper speeds plus 3 constant ones. It also has dipped and main beam xenon head lamps in addition to factory fitted fog lights and I know what conditions to use both wipers and light in. Pity that we have to have such devices to be incorporated in our cars (which no doubt pushes prices up) to accommodate the less proficient drivers amongst us.

Gloomendoom

Crabman wrote: »

Out of interest, do the headlights remain on for a period of time after the wipers are switched to intermittent/off?

I'm thinking about a motorway where it may stop raining but spray might still be an issue (requiring dipped headlights).

I can't actually remember. I do have to turn the lights on manually at times so the system isn't 100% perfect. Generally though, it works well.

DUTR

Crabman wrote: »

Out of interest, do the headlights remain on for a period of time after the wipers are switched to intermittent/off?

I'm thinking about a motorway where it may stop raining but spray might still be an issue (requiring dipped headlights).

I think they do until you are doing less than 30mph for a period of time, tbf at this time of year they are on more often than off.