In Arizona (and many other states) it is illegal to drive with only parking lights on. The reasoning is that someone seeing a car with only parking lights on has the right to assume it is parked. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Mills" <scmills@TNTECH.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 6:49 PM Subject: Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
> The reason they do this is some of the European countries require daytime > running lights and many (most) have laws that state you are not allowed to > operate a moving vehicle with only your parking lights on. > > Parking - - - lights. Lights to use when you are parked. I understand what > you are saying about using amber fog lights instead of white headlights > though. |
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