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Originally Posted by Khyron686
The "manual" airbag comment from a previous poster is excellent, but how about you also disable your fuel gauge, power steering/power brakes, get rid of that starter and get a crank. (True story this is the first car I've had that did NOT have a washer fluid light - even cars from the 80s had it).
DRLs don't impede you in any way (some try to argue bulb life or fuel economy, both work out to pennies a year) - and they are a safety feature for you and other people on the road. YOU might think conditions don't warrant the lights on, but other drivers might benefit from the improved visibility of your car.
It's like the 3rd brake light. Doesn't hurt you in any way, and either is neutral or an improvement for drivers behind you. Yet people fought and ranted about them when they came out.
Tinted head/tail lights, tinted windshield, giant windshield banner/sticker, running bald tires, disable ABS, disable DRL, removing airbags : lumped in the same camp I'm afraid.
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Would love to see some actual data to prove "DRLs" make you and others around you "safer". I bet the difference in actual "safety" (however you choose to quantify that) is negligible. Cars have been without DRLs for decades upon decades, and the fact that they are now mandating it is an annoyance for some. Personally I don't like the way they look, its personal preference.
Automakers are putting them on cars now as a potential legal safeguard, but I highly doubt they account for significantly fewer accidents on the road. Would be interesting to see if there is any data that backs me on this.