DRL switch

Around ten years ago I started a post complaining about the Daytime Running Lights (DRL) on my 2000 Sienna. There was no way to deactivate the lights when approaching gate guards or just because I didn't want them on. That thread generated 300-400 messages both pro and con for DRLs being forced upon us. There are a few people still here that may remember the big brouhaha that time -- Hachi, dbu, Jeff, Sharx.

Over the past year I have replaced my 97 Camry (no DRL) and 2000 Sienna (DRL) with a 2004 Camry and a 2004 Avalon. I'm happy to report both vehicles have an extra position on the light switch allowing the DRLs to be shut off by the driver for whatever reason they deem necessary. It's nice to see Toyota providing that option eventually.

Reply to
badgolferman
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I'm more concerned about those blinding white or bluish white headlights. Even if they are probably properly aimed, most people I know find them blinding. There OUGHT to be a law!

Reply to
Sharx35

I've checked my manual for 2012 RAV4 and it says only US models have a customized setting to turn off daytime running lights by a Toyota dealer. So if you are posting from the US, perhaps many other newer Toyota models also offer the same setting option.

However in Canada it is not an option. In fact in my province you can get a $171.30 fine if you get caught driving without your lights on during the day. For cops trying to meet their target quota, it's like shooting fish in a barrel. Funny though, I see drivers at night with no lights on at all occasionally, and there isn't a cop in sight!

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homepc

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As I understand it, all vehicles type approved after Nov 2011 had to have day running lights and in Europe their use, where fitted, is mandatory, with the only exception being here in the UK where the same rules about fitment apply but can be switched of by the user if s/he wanted.

Reply to
Clive

Cataracts can cause problems with bright lights and night vision. Have you had your eyes checked lately?

I do agree with your point, some of those lights are very intense.

Reply to
dbu`

Yup. Once a year and by a specialist, a opthamologist BTW.

Reply to
Sharx35

They already do this. You must have lights on within 1/2 hour after sunset, and they must remain on until at least 1/2 hour before sunrise. Most turn lights on early and leave them on late, but cops already write tickets for this violation. I don't know that the fine is $500, or not.

They already do this. As of January 2011, if it's raining enough to use the wipers, the headlamps are required to be on. I don't know what the fine is, but you must have lights on in the rain IF wipers are necessary. If you can hit the single-swipe operation and be good, then I don't think you need headlamps, but if the wipers are needed continuously then headlights are required.

Why? Lots of states do not require a front plate, every state requires a rear plate.

They are taking the cameras down because they are nothing but a revenue generation scheme. Sadly, the camera operator gets more of the revenue than the jurisdiction where the camera is installed. A city could get far more revenue, or safer intersections, if they simply planted a motorcycle cop on the corner to shag the violators in realtime. When a motor-cop writes a ticket, the fine is the same but the city does not have to share the portion of the fine that it gets from the respective county where the violation occurs.

Reply to
Jeff Strickland

Most folk are effected by cataracts as they age. The implementionation of the new 'bright' light effect many, but not all, including those with onset cataracts. Why employ something that increases the posability of an accident?

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NotMe

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