[ROVERNET - UK] LIGHTS and brains

[Paul Smith]

DRLs are meant to be Daytime Running Lamps; why are they the size of spotlights, and mounted in a useless location for anyone to notice during the day?

PVS

-----Original Message-----
From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
[mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com]On Behalf Of David Read
Sent: Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:43 pm
To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] LIGHTS and brains


The sad part is that vehicle manufacturers are fitting these "lights" as 
standard equipment without any interlock circuitry to the main headlights.
I understand, here in Oz, that driving lights are meant to be used only 
with high beam and fog lights with low beam?

Cheers
Dave
South Oz

Paul Smith wrote:
> <rant alert>
> Don't know about your neck of the woods, but here in Oz, there is a 
> developing "disease" to run low mounted driving/fog "wanker lights" at 
> all hours of the day and night in all situations.
> <rant off>
> ;-)
> 
> Those are the dreaded DRLs!  Aimed badly, spotlights by another name...
> 
> PVS

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