alcazar

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The rage for putting a row of white LEDS on new cars, and some older models

What does it do for you, if anything? Personally I loathe them and find them a distraction, especially around dusk.

Just come back from 3 months in France, and was constantly annoyed by the Dutch cars with headlights on all day. EVERY one I saw got me wondering............

dpb

i feel its as much to do with the satisfying the small minded occupant whose purchased his audi etc in a vein attempt to climb the social hierarchy

Leslie

I find is is very irritating and given the chance I would ask the driver what else he got for Christmas!

Les

jono300

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Better get used to them mate becomming law on all new cars built from a certain date.dont mind them on certain cars but the vertical ones on some cars -is it citreons ?? just look so wrong !!

Cant beat the ones on the Audi R8 lovely and no doubt what started the afermarket trend ??!!

Coffin Dodger

Initially when I first saw them on some high end Audi's etc. I thought they were cool, now I couldn't care, too common and most of the cars with them on are driven by w*nkers (i.e. sat 1ft from my bumper at *70mph* in the outside lane of the motorway while I'm overtaking a lorry, **** off!)

SwissTony

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My missus loves fairy lights and has a set of light up antlers on her scoob at xmas

I doubt she would be a wise choice to contribute to this poll

J4CKO

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Usually it just announces a **** rocket in a diesel A5

Its like those "Angel Eyes" on new BMW's, looked pretty good for a week until every tired old E36 dragging its sorry carcass round got retro fitted with them.

stilover

Hate them. One of the worst rules to come out of Brussels.

speedking

It's not about looking cool, but is an efffective way of providing daytime running lights. When these were first mooted, some years ago, the cost of pemanently powering conventional bulbs on every vehicle would far outweigh the benefit in reduced accidents. Now energy efficient LEDs have tipped the balance the other way, so, as above, they will be a legal requirement soon. I think they generally look OK and will prevent muppets from driving around at dusk with no illumination.

ChefDude

my volvo's lights are permanently on dip. looks a bit odd when the sun is streaming, but overall i like being seen.

i have no idea why but when i descend on people a bit rapidly on the motorway, they tend to get out the way and quite often slow down too. not sure if it's lights, volvo badge or the large chequered paint job

actually, the people slowing down thing when i pass IS puzzling.

jono300

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[QUOTE=SwissTony;10233914]My missus loves fairy lights and has a set of light up antlers on her scoob at xmas

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Best thing I seen the other days was pair off pink eyelashes on the front headlamps off a little sports car, nothing descrete either these things were bloody massive !!

woman seemed happy enough parking up and getting out her car !!

could this be the next Dragons Den invention ??!!

ALi-B

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Some are too bright and detract from being able to see the indicators.

Same issue with LED brake lamps used in the same cluster as the indicators (Range Rovers and Enviro 300 and Enviro 400 buses for example...I can barely see them!

However after owning several silver cars, in dull grey Britain, some form of lighting is needed in the daytime bacause people just simply don't see me. But LEDs housed in the same cluster as the indicators is a big nono. Same as indicators in the headlamp cluster as it just makes them next to useless (and don't start me on amoebabrained bikers who fit miniture indicators in lieu of the originals...do they want to be knocked off?).

Jamz3k

I have noticed this myself, its seems quite dangerous.

I don't honestly think that DRLs will make any difference to people seeing cars. If a person can't see my car when I am flashing my full beams at them and beeping the horn as they decide to try and take the front off my car without even bothering to indicate, what use is DRL's going to be?

ALi-B

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They do help in some case. But it really does depend on the colour of the car.

My Escort (blue) and Monaro (red) I never had an issue, nor our psychedelic green Astravan, then I jumped in my mum's silver Nissan and I was cut-up left right and centre, then I bought a silver Subaru and had the exact same problem, actually it was worse, as I would typically be driving faster in a car with fitted with worse brakes! (such is the nature of the classic Impreza's brakes ).

People just don't see silver cars. Or can't judge their speed.

So maybe DRLs should only be enabled on silver/grey cars?

lozgti1

I've thought about this for quite a while now.

They look absolutely **** and any one who has them would find it really sensible to drive off a cliff.

FFS what's gone wrong with the world

Scooby Jo

maybe it's the blue flashing lights and the hi-vis coat Volvo's normally make me slow down - it's that "is it, isnt it" question - never quite sure until I see the driver

little-ginge

They are a legal requirement for all new cars & vans built from ealrly this year trucks and buses from 2012 IIRC

RA Dunk

Hate them, Like Jeremy clarkson says they remind me of Xmas on a council estate.

RobsyUK

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surley having the lights on, no matter how bright use energy and therefore burn more fuel? More C02 to polute?

Trout

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I used to hate the fairy lights until I got my new car

ChefDude

I'm always wary of 3 and 5 series grey and black beemers.

alloy

DRL...daylight running lights.....surely the clue is in the title.....DAYLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why do you need to have lights on during the day?

Jamz3k

because learner drivers are not taught to actually watch what is happening around them but rather how to pass a test.

ChefDude

I think all drivers should do a CBT as part of the car driving training.

I'm accident free for over 20 years and i think taking my motorbike test really helped me.

and i'm all for being seen. daytime or not.

DCI Gene Hunt

You had to go and say it.....

RA Dunk

Because the EU (our masters) say so!!

alcazar

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415 Views but only 59 votes, come on guys, get voting.

nik52wrx

On Audi's they dim on the side the indicator is flashing.

[quote=ALi-B;10236756]Some are too bright and detract from being able to see the indicators.

little-ginge

From the other side of things, there are concerns for motorcyclists with the introduction of DLR.

Since it means motorcycles are no longer the only vehicles displaying headlights during the day, some are of the opinion that
they wont be so easily discernible against other road users.

jonc

DRL's are new foglight menace!!