Have you noticed how
many people drive at night with just their day light running lights
on? I have been noticing that quite a few people don't remember to
turn on their full headlights when they drive out of a parking
garage. I think of the reason for this is because when they see some
headlights from their vehicle they think they have already turned on
their full headlights.
We recently followed
a person out of our garage and they didn't have their full headlights
on. In some ways I think the day light running lights are not
helping drivers. I know when I took drivers education we were told
that even in the day time we should put our full headlights on. I
think it is a lot safer to just drive with your headlights on at all
times because you are easier seen. Also it means that if you get
into the habit of always turning them on you won't forget to turn
them on at night.
The original idea
behind the day light running lights was to make cars more visible in
the day time but now I think it is making cars less visible at night.
When I say less visible is because without your full headlights on
your back lights aren't lite. Also the front lights aren't as bright
as if the full headlights are turned on.
It would be nice if
people got into the habit of making sure that their full headlights
were just on at all times and then day light running lights wouldn't
be required. Also by turning on your full headlights when you start
the car it means that you don't have to worry about when you should
be changing from day light to full headlights. I know that full
headlights are suppose to be at least half an hour before sunset but
they means you need to know roughly when the sun is setting to follow
this guideline.
So day light running
lights may be helpful in some cases but I feel it is better just to
turn your full headlights on when you are driving a vehicle. At
least this way you are making sure that you are seen by others.
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