Daytime Running lights Poll On or Off ??

[DWV]

Daytime Running Lights
Do you Like Them On or Off
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ON.

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[RFEJR]

On. I have a Lariat so I like the way they look.

 

[Black MavRick]

Daytime Running Lights
Do you Like Them On or Off
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Off. My auto headlights come on when it's dark, and also activate when the wipers are on. If you don't have automatic headlights, DRLs can mask a headlight or tail-light failure at night, making night driving dangerous under some circumstances.

 

[Carlitos_92]

Off. My auto headlights come on when it's dark, and also activate when the wipers are on. If you don't have automatic headlights, DRLs can mask a headlight or tail-light failure at night, making night driving dangerous under some circumstances.

Not seeing the logic there. The question is about YOUR DRLs, and as you point out, you already have auto headlights.

When other drivers are too dumb to figure out that their main headlights are off at night, there are plenty of ways to get their attention.

 

[BriBout]

Forscan'd to have my parking(running) lights as DRLs and left my rear running lights on as well, since I have the @Diode Dynamics hitch light, I want that to be on all the time, I mean I paid for it so I might as well use it 100% of the time. haha

 

[CajunMick]

Makes no difference, IMHO. People not pay attention.

 

[Rwills]

Off. It's worthless

 

[Black MavRick]

Not seeing the logic there. The question is about YOUR DRLs, and as you point out, you already have auto headlights.

When other drivers are too dumb to figure out that their main headlights are off at night, there are plenty of ways to get their attention.

Just a personal preference based in my actual experience as a retired LEO. I can see it both ways. Over the years, have seen too many night rear end accidents caused by tail light failures, when the drivers of the car that got rear ended thought their headlights were on (actually was their DRLs, and mostly in rural areas) and they didn't pick up on other clues to know they had issues. Nevertheless, like mentioned above, I can see it both ways...mine is just based on a half-million miles of night-shift driving over the years. It's really a personal thing from driver to driver.

 

[TomD]

Daytime Running Lights
Do you Like Them On or Off
Unofficial Poll
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They are a good choice. Yes keep them on.
I believe that they are mandatory in Canada of course I might be wrong.

 

[Carlitos_92]

Just a personal preference based in my actual experience as a retired LEO. I can see it both ways. Over the years, have seen too many night rear end accidents caused by tail light failures, when the drivers of the car that got rear ended thought their headlights were on (actually was their DRLs, and mostly in rural areas) and they didn't pick up on other clues to know they had issues. Nevertheless, like mentioned above, I can see it both ways...mine is just based on a half-million miles of night-shift driving over the years. It's really a personal thing from driver to driver.

I completely understand your experience, and have seen the same things. But my point was that none of that has anything to do with how we set up our Mavericks. If you are running your own headlights in "auto" then you aren't likely to fall into the traps you have seen over the years. In other words, YOUR DRLs aren't going to make someone else leave their headlights off at night...

If you have a problem with the entire concept of DRLs, that's fine, and I am not trying to convince anyone they should/shouldn't use them. But whether or not you or I want better visibility in our Mavericks isn't relevant to the whims and mistakes of other drivers.

 

[lga0213]

ON!! I have been turning on my headlights on my vehicles every time I drive, no matter the time of day or weather conditions, for the last two or three decades. I like having the DRLs always coming on so that I can actually take advantage of using the automatic headlamps. It is the same logic which has me riding my bike with lights on my helmet and eight lights on the bike to serve as attention getters to drivers. I want to do whatever I can to help other drivers see me, whether I am in my Maverick or on my bike. Just sayin’…

 

[Black MavRick]

I completely understand your experience, and have seen the same things. But my point was that none of that has anything to do with how we set up our Mavericks. If you are running your own headlights in "auto" then you aren't likely to fall into the traps you have seen over the years. In other words, YOUR DRLs aren't going to make someone else leave their headlights off at night...

If you have a problem with the entire concept of DRLs, that's fine, and I am not trying to convince anyone they should/shouldn't use them. But whether or not you or I want better visibility in our Mavericks isn't relevant to the whims and mistakes of other drivers.

I totally get your perspective and don't disagree. I think these dialogues are healthy.

 

[AlsMaverick]

I leave them on but wouldn't know it. I don't see them when I'm driving. I hope other drivers do.

 

[Eldrick1]

I moved from here Canada several years ago. Maybe that's why I always assume, as I see a vehicle approaching without headlights on, that it's some old junker. In Canada, DRL have been mandatory on new vehicles since 1990.

 

[null98115]

On

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