I think the DRLs are a great way for drivers to see our front mounted
number plates ;-)
Really, DRLs have pros and cons. I think the problem is that they
will both cause and reduce accidents. But who is in a position to
speculate which out weighs the other?
I guess there will be no end to our government throwing half baked
ideas out there just so they can say "they are doing something about
it".
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bikers_anon@..., "alxxr" <alx_yahoo@a...> wrote:
>
> 1) Personally I'm all for a return to the good ol days of Man-and-
> red-flag running ahead of vehicles as occured in the early days of
> motorised transport...
>
> Guaranteed that this will cut the road toll significantly.
>
> and..
>
> 2) Always amazes me the number of idiot car drivers that are
> happy/ignorant to drive around at night with NO LIGHTS on or only
> parker lights...
>
> ...obviously they never have any need to refer to the unlit
> instrument panel for them to be getting around like that.
>
> The world is full of stupid people...odds are that some of them are
> even politicians and bureaucrats.
>
>
> --- In
bikers_anon@..., Chris Turner <christ@r...>
> wrote:
> > From: Guy Stanford MCCofNSW
> > Sent: Wednesday, 30 March 2005 9:32 AM
> > To: MCC-Delegates
> > Subject: [Mcc-delegates] Daytime Running Lights - DRL's
> >
> >
> > Delegates,
> >
> > Daytime Running Lights are on the discussion list as the next
> great accident
> > prevention scheme for governments.
> >
> > It appears that they may be effective in a minor way in countries
> that have
> > low ambient light levels, i.e. those at very high latitudes, such
> as Norway
> > or Sweden.
>
> <snip>