daytime running lights (DRL)

[alwayz_yummy]

I know a guy who always drives with DRL. [SIZE=3]Naka-specify kasi sa insurance policy nya, they give slightly lower premiums if you agree to always drive with DRL.[/SIZE]

makes me wonder how they will monitor this???

[rion]

so far, people only do DRL on rainy days.

[mbeige]

Problem with DRL's that are standard on some cars is the driver's instruments are always lighted regardless of headlamp function, and so when it gets dark he'll think they're still on when they're not. I've been seeing increased non usage of the headlights at night on cars that usually have DRL's as standard.

DRL's are both good and bad, they're good for safety but when you take them for granted you'll assume the headlights are also on at night. Some features and controls are actually different so in reality you're being a danger by having NO lights at night.

[wewoy_romero]

bihira dito sa pinas.

even i admit hindi ko ginagawa ito pag maliwanag. i only turn on my park lights during the day when it's (already) dark enough for me not to see my guages. kaya sa mga tunnels, parking and kapag makulimlim, umuulan dun lang ako nakaparklights. pag nasa highway din i turn on my park lights.

[_Qwerty_]

nangyayari naman sa akin.. kahit umaga at maliwanag.. tapos lumabas ako nang basement parking eh nakakalimutan ko nang i off yung parking lights ko..

[sirmykel]

pwede bang gawin DRL yung lo beam ng headlights nyo?

[basti08]

i read in C/D that most americans actually hates DRL. for MCs that might be a wise feature. But because in some models, the DRLs are activated with the instrument cluster come night time, owners usually forget turning on the taillights. a lot of them had a rear accident something something getting hit because their butts are not well lit. heheheh

[shadow]

I know a guy who always drives with DRL. Naka-specify kasi sa insurance policy nya, they give slightly lower premiums if you agree to always drive with DRL.

is this true? dito ba yan sa manila? I think this is the first time that I heard of such provision on car insurance....

tama yun isang poster how would the insurance company know if your following it?

[shadow]

i read in C/D that most americans actually hates DRL. for MCs that might be a wise feature. But because in some models, the DRLs are activated with the instrument cluster come night time, owners usually forget turning on the taillights. a lot of them had a rear accident something something getting hit because their butts are not well lit. heheheh

Problem with DRL's that are standard on some cars is the driver's instruments are always lighted regardless of headlamp function, and so when it gets dark he'll think they're still on when they're not. I've been seeing increased non usage of the headlights at night on cars that usually have DRL's as standard.

DRL's are both good and bad, they're good for safety but when you take them for granted you'll assume the headlights are also on at night. Some features and controls are actually different so in reality you're being a danger by having NO lights at night.

most of the new cars now comes with an optitron gauges, my other car has this type of gauge, so the instrumental panel are always lit..sooner or later people will get used to this kind of gauges....

[jansky]

is this okay, my toy does not have DRL installed, but i use low headlight instead

anyway, when im on my way to Urdaneta and the headlight is on. dami ako nakasalubong na nagfaflash sa akin

[alwayz_yummy]

eto naman tanung ko for the owners with automatic headlights:

paano gumagana yun, pati yung kung may DRL din....

[froshie1]

Nagaala "DRL" ako (turning manually my headlight on hindi lang park lights), ala DRL kasi walang DRL installed ang sasakyan ko starting at 5pm (may araw man or makulimlim na), pag nasa tunnel, pag nasa covered parking at pag umuulan.

Peeps you should turn on your headlights not just your parking lights inside covered parking lots kasi sa tahimik ng mga makina ngayon doon lang makikita ng pedestrian kung may paparating na sasakyan. Muntik na akong masagasaan nyan dati kasi itong ogag na driver hindi naka turn on ang headlights, mayron pa naman written rule na pag magpapark sa basement ng office namin dapat naka turn on ang headlights.

[mazdamazda]

Problem with DRL's that are standard on some cars is the driver's instruments are always lighted regardless of headlamp function...

I also think that a lot of people confuse their park lights or even the low-beam lights with daytime running lights.


With your park lights, a peanut bulb in front & your rear lamps are on.

With you low-beam lights, the peanut bulb, low-beam lamp & rear lamps are on.

With daytime running lights, it uses either a park light or a low-watt (around 20W) forward light (and not the low-beam) and there is no rear light on.

Here's the problem with using your park / low-beam lights as a pseudo-DRL:

1. Your rear lamps stay on... if you don't have a 3rd brake lamp or have a relatively weak taillamp or have an el-cheapo LED taillamp (like the one used in the Corolla) - other drivers will have a hard time distinguishing if you're braking or not.

2. As mentioned by mbiege, the instrument cluster also gets light. This is no problem if you have an light output adjuster (like in the Rav) or have an optitron gauge - but the vehicles equipped with these are in minority.

3. You produce unnecessary glare and distraction if you insist on using your low-beam headlamps... that is why other drivers are signaling / flashing you. That's why DRLs have half the output of regular low-beam lamps.

Hopefully this clarifies the confusion with using DRLs since most vehicles being sold here in the Philippines are not equipped with the said feature.

If you still insist on using your park/low-beam lights as a pseudo-DRL device...

[shadow]

eto naman tanung ko for the owners with automatic headlights:

paano gumagana yun, pati yung kung may DRL din....

If I remember it right from the car of my cousin sa US, meron sensor in between doon sa dashboard and windshield...so pag pumasok ng parking at dumilim automatic mag on yun headlight...

sa DRL naman pag start mo, naka-on na talaga and walang switch to turn it off

[pia_nini]

dumilim automatic mag on yun headlight...

my old classmate told me that volvo (i dont know kung anong model ng auto nila) pag dumilim automatic headlight on (AHO) yung headlight ng auto..

[pia_nini]

may nakasalubong na din akong cadillac escalade dati equipped w/ DRL dito lang sa antips

[Dr.Kamiya]

is this true? dito ba yan sa manila? I think this is the first time that I heard of such provision on car insurance....

tama yun isang poster how would the insurance company know if your following it?

Sa states. No idea how they monitor it either, i guess pag ma-aksidente ka na lang and the lights on your car are off they know for sure.

[kinyo]

eto naman tanung ko for the owners with automatic headlights:

paano gumagana yun, pati yung kung may DRL din....

some have their sensors on the rearview mirror mount assembly



the automatic mode can be turned-off, i.e., manual control as usual ... some defaults to automatic mode when car starts

same can be said of those having automatic wipers ... with rain sensor at the windshield

[wewoy_romero]

I also think that a lot of people confuse their park lights or even the low-beam lights with daytime running lights.


With your park lights, a peanut bulb in front & your rear lamps are on.

With you low-beam lights, the peanut bulb, low-beam lamp & rear lamps are on.

With daytime running lights, it uses either a park light or a low-watt (around 20W) forward light (and not the low-beam) and there is no rear light on.

Here's the problem with using your park / low-beam lights as a pseudo-DRL:

1. Your rear lamps stay on... if you don't have a 3rd brake lamp or have a relatively weak taillamp or have an el-cheapo LED taillamp (like the one used in the Corolla) - other drivers will have a hard time distinguishing if you're braking or not.

2. As mentioned by mbiege, the instrument cluster also gets light. This is no problem if you have an light output adjuster (like in the Rav) or have an optitron gauge - but the vehicles equipped with these are in minority.

3. You produce unnecessary glare and distraction if you insist on using your low-beam headlamps... that is why other drivers are signaling / flashing you. That's why DRLs have half the output of regular low-beam lamps.

Hopefully this clarifies the confusion with using DRLs since most vehicles being sold here in the Philippines are not equipped with the said feature.

If you still insist on using your park/low-beam lights as a pseudo-DRL device...

thanks for the info sir. mukhang guilty pa rin ako hehe. manual DRL ginagawa ko hehe

[shadow]

Sa states. No idea how they monitor it either, i guess pag ma-aksidente ka na lang and the lights on your car are off they know for sure.

I'm sure you heard it wrong dahil if the car your driving have DRL, whether you like it or not pag start mo naka on na ang DRL....