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Originally Posted by PandaSPUR
Sounds like it saying you cant use parking lights or DRLs to REPLACE headlights during low visibility. I dont think having them on otherwise is an issue.
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That may or may not be true, I can't find a specific law in NY that states either way but the person I quoted wanted the module to be modified so that it serves to illuminate the tail lights because he was concerned about rear visibility during dawn hours when auto headlamps turn off. In that case the law seems pretty clear that you should be using your headlamps still because visibility is less than 1,000 feet. If visibility isn't the concern then why would you be running with your lamps on other than cosmetic reasons?
I did come across a California state law that states you can't run parking lights while driving.
"No vehicle may be driven with only parking lights on. However, parking lights may be used as signals or when the headlamps are also lit."
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1...dl648/dl648pt7
It's clear that the laws vary from state to state and I'm not suggesting that people should or shouldn't do it but what I am suggesting is that it makes your vehicle more conspicuous. That may be a good thing when you are trying to be more visible but if its illegal it may give the police a reason to stop you.
All of this is really moot because its outside the scope of this product. The taillights are on a completely unrelated circuit and diode dynamics modifying the product to serve a function that we already have, flipping a switch on the stalk, seems a bit silly and would add unnecessary costs and delays to the product.