Fog light rant!

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DRLs were made compulsory because they are a "good idea" because people may struggle to see a car during the day time. Now, correct me if I'm wrong but is this not just creating a cure for a problem that shouldn't exist? I mean, i don't know if other people notice it but I've noticed really that people just don't seem to pay attention and look where they are going when crossing the road which really annoys me. Are people really that wrapped up in other things that they forget about their own preservation for their own life?
DRLs should not be needed!

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Plus aint 99% of factory fitted drls in headlights? Not at bottom of the bumper? Minus ds3s which are at the edge of the bumper and vertical, oh and look nothing lile fog lights lol

Mine are in the bumper. They have different regs for how they work if they are in the bumper instead of the headlights.

Cars being more visible can only be a good thing. Even when paying attention if everything is clearly visible it means that other cars are spotted more quickly. All sorts of environments and conditions can make cars harder to spot. On a sunny day a silver car driving past something light grey might be slightly camouflaged, but not if it has bright lights on it.

I'm fairly sure I've read several times that DRLs were introduced because statistically they reduce accident rates. Saying a problem shouldn't exist isn't a reason to mitigate its effects, especially when the effects of a problem can be fatal. That doesn't mean other things don't need to be done to prevent driver error, lack of attention and other examples of terrible driving.

Reducing the number of people that die in road traffic accidents by making cars more visible to other road users and pedestrians is not a bad thing.