Ok, I'll start the war...
This is a line of bullcrap. Sorry to offend you, but the advantage to
daytime running lights (even suggested by initial research on the subject)
was early on when few had them, thus the "unusual" nature tended to catch
drivers attention. As more running lights become the norm, the advantage
disappears. There is no need of using headlights, especially those that are
overbright, as another poster mentions. These only cause problems for
light-sensitive folks, not just a few of which are on the roads.
You can accomplish the same thing with much dimmer lights, if desired,
ie. parking lights, though that may be illegal in some states? However, as I
said, the advantage disappears over time as daytime running lights become
commonplace. They present another option to force higher prices, however,
and more replacement items sold when they burn out, and more trash for the
garbage dumps to dispose of. If there is some terribly SLIGHT advantage that
exists when these are ubiquitous, it will not be without a price. Sure, we
can all say, "hey, if it saves lives, it must be worth it, right?" Okay,
then, let's save MORE lives. Let's make all cars except those of emergency
personnel and law enforcement have governors limiting speed to 15mph. Or
let's regulate to death lots of other aspects of vehicular travel. Let's go
back to using only bicycles for commuting----hey, there's an idea I might
subscribe to... IF I lived where it was warmer all year.
In my opinion, these are among the worst idiot lights ever invented.
