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Comboverfish wrote: > N8N wrote: > > Steve wrote: > > > Because they use the high beams and therefore are rude and glaring to > > other motorists, defeating the idea of a "safety" feature. It's nice > > to let other traffic know I'm there; it's not so nice to blind them. > > > I hear that complaint very infrequently, and I don't really get it. > High beams in series (DRLs) are a much lower intensity of focused light > than when run normally at full B+. The biggest reason HB DRLs are not > a problem is the fact that they are used in DAYLIGHT; there is > significant sunlight outside as to keep onlookers' eyes adjusted for > bright light conditions. Ive seen plenty of cars going down the street > over the years with their highbeams on (for whatever reason) and never > thought it was annoying -- let alone DRLs. I'm one of the people that *does* complain about it. Now the Impalas, I don't notice them that much, but being somewhat glare sensitive, I can tell you that Saturns are teh suXX0rs especially in twilight without the headlights on. But even on an overcast day they can be distracting. > > Our resident lighting expert Dan likes small dedicated amber DRLs > better than headlights for a variety of reasons, but my gut feeling is > I like the headlight systems better - just from a driver standpoint. I > think they are more noticeable and hopefully more safe as a result. I > have no facts to back that up, however. They're brighter than they need to be for their intended purpose, for one thing... if nothing else it's wasteful. nate |
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