By Leftlane Staff
Tuesday, Dec 27th, 2005 @ 10:08 am

An EU-wide agreement will leave British and other European motorists driving with their headlamps on day and night within 10 years. The plan involves requiring all new cars to come standard with permanent “lights on” or Daytime Running Lights. The plan is intended to cut European road accidents by making cars more visible. Currently, many vehicles in the United States ship with DRLs, but they are not a requirement. In Canada, however, DRLs are required, and for the most part have been widely accepted. Formal proposals for EU member states will come next year. The Leftlane Perspective: We’re not too sure how much of a difference DRLs really make — positive or negative. But the biggest problem with them is not the lights themselves. A real concern arises when most, but not all, cars on the road have DRLs. What happens is drivers start looking only for bright lights as an indicator of an approaching car. Unfortunately, it’s impossible for all cars to have DRLs, and that means older cars may become harder to notice. Feel free to post your thoughts in our comment section…

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