Date:         Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:57:26 -0500
Reply-To:     Beni <benmarch@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Beni <benmarch@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: DRL's and daytime
Comments: To: Sean Bartnik <bartnik@HOTMAIL.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Isn't this enough othe DRLs.  !!!!!

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> From: Sean Bartnik <bartnik@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: DRL's and daytime
> Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 2:50 PM
>
> >Also, What about the driver who has low power DRL's but forgets to turn
> the full
> >lights on at night. Dangerous. If that same driver had no DRL;s it
> would be much
> >more obvious that his lights were off and that he should turn them on.
> >
> These are the same as the folks who already forget to turn the
> headlights on at night, but probably actually slightly less dangerous,
> because they are at least putting out some sort of light.
>
> On cars with DRLs, the dashboard lighting does not come on with the
> DRLs.  So it would be quite easy to tell if your headlights were not on.
> It's just like a regular car in that respect.  You have to turn your
> parking lights/headlights on to get that interior illumination.
> So people who forget would still forget, and people who don't forget
> would still not forget.
>
>
>
> Sean Bartnik
> Fairfax, Virginia
> ============================
> '81 Vanagon L Westfalia
> '74 Karmann Ghia convertible
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>
>
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