running lights on cars and trucks

[tomman58]

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.

[spoon059]

I drive with my lights on all the time because I feel it is safer. It is easier to see a vehicle from a further distance with lights on, day or night.

I'm not sure that a national law is the answer. A little more sense amongst drivers would make the roads infinitely safer. There are idiots that still drive without headlights on in the rain, even though that's a pretty universal law. There are plenty of idiots that drive around before dawn or after dusk without headlights on... they can see everyone else (who have their lights on), so why do those idiots need to turn on their lights?

You can't legislate stupidity, unfortunately. One more law that can't be fully enacted, or will have loopholes for one reason or another, or that get struck down for being excessively harsh to underprivileged drivers, etc...

[fj12ryder]

One thing we don't need is more laws. Sorry.

Tell the car companies to put them on their cars. They're the ones you need to talk to, so go to the source. I agree that they don't really do anything, but the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

[gbopp]

Not everyone thinks DRL's are a good idea.

Association of Drivers Against Daytime Running Lights.

Personally, I don't think they really help. But, it wouldn't bother me if it was a law.

[You_can_t_take_]

It's the law here in Canada.... and my 2006 Chateau does NOT have them!! :S Probably built in the US of A!!