Philip, you seem to value this "Stand out better" thing, as far as I know the purpose of DRL's is to make a vehicle VISIBLE. Not to make it 'stand out' from others. If it made it Stand out then that makes it seem that the other vehicle was LESS visible, and, in some cases, invisible, while the vehicle (with more visibility) was 'visible'. Gee...
And therein lies it's value...it makes vehicles VISIBLE...not more visible than others using DRL's of course...but that's NOT their purpose is it?
So then why does the 'funeral procession look' seem to irk you?