Re: Daytime Running Lights

In article <61maloF203ps0U1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 billg999@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:

> If they don't pay attention to all those fla****ng lights and sirens,
too,
> do you really think the DRL on my Miata is going to have nay effect at
all?

After I added a pair of cheap foglights wired as DRLs, I saw an 
immediate drop in the number of drivers running stop signs out of side 
roads and into my path. Not all of them stop, but enough that I no 
longer keep my thumb over the horn button at every intersection. From an 
exercise in paranoia, driving my car became much more pleasant and 
relaxing.

IMHO, any improvement is worthwhile. Some morons are unreachable (e.g., 
the ones who hit fire trucks), but most drivers will benefit from a 
little help seeing you.

The Miata is a smaller target than most drivers expect. They think we're 
farther away than we actually are. OTOH, studies have suggested that 
cars with DRLs are perceived as being closer than they really are. I 
like that.

-- 
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C