running lights on cars and trucks
We have driven the USA many, many times in good weather and bad, day and night. There is one thing that really bothers me while doing what I like ....rving. The thing is the lack of cars and trucks th...
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tomman58 wrote:
We have driven the USA many, many times in good weather and bad, day and night. There is one thing that really bothers me while doing what I like ....rving. The thing is the lack of cars and trucks that have running lights on in the daytime. I am not sure but seems like GM is the only one that has daytime lights. Point being while on the roads of our country sometime you need to pass a really slow car or truck. I do it often when I want to do the 55mph speed limit as that is slow enough. The problem is the on coming traffic and visibility.
We all know that passing can be doable but we need all the road we can get. The downside is seeing others coming our way at dusk, early morning, or in rainy weather.
The absence of running lights seems to me to be a real and present safety issue.
What do you think ? Should there be a national law to make people safer? Jus' wondering.
My 2016 F-150 Super Crew 3.5 EB has DRL. The owner's manual says that they can be deactivated, but I haven't tried to find out how, because I don't see why I'd have a problem with having them on. I also have the switch set on "Auto", and the sensor is pretty sensitive. The regular lights come on even before I would typically notice a need for them. Been a couple of times when driving through intermittent showers and the lights come on and go off as I pass in and out of the storms.
My wife's 2010 Edge does not have DRL, but with the lights on Auto, they still come on well in advance of there being any significant safety issue.
