Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #119
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   From: mgorelick@aas.com
Subject: RE: DRLs- don't knock it 'till you try it.
   Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 15:31:16 -0500


>For those of you who think DRLs are a dumb idea, and that you can't see as
>well, I have one question.  Have you actually driven in Canada since cars
>with DRLs have become widespread?  They aid the visibility of other cars
>_enormously_.  On two lane roads, you can see a car with DRLs at a much
>greater distance than one which is dark, even in the middle of the day.

Yes, I spend quite a lot time in Canada, particularly last sprint/summer, and most
of it was on those smaller, two lane roads (in this case, a circle tour of Lake
Huron via Sault Ste. Marie -> Manitoulin Island -> Tobermory -> Sarnia). I found the 
visibility advantage to be negligible, but my opinion is far less valuable than some
hard figures on accident statistics might be. Something like frequency of accidents
where none/one/both cars have DRLs or equivalent.

>When you do come up, drop by London and say hi!  I have yet to see a US
>model Miata up close.
>                                        Keith Tanner and Baby

Glad to! Let me know if you are ever "up north" in Detroit. (Readers:
look at the map. Detroit is north of Windsor.)

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