But 99% of new cars have auto lights…. It’s not something I have seen in years and I have done 35k miles in the last 25 months so it’s not like I am not on the road in the dark! Maybe it’s a location thing.
To be clear, I’m not talking about pitch darkness, but when lighting conditions are poor (dawn, dusk, fog, heavy rain etc), when auto headlights don’t always react and rear DRLs would be brilliant. I see no negative to that idea.
My sister-in-law was convinced that her rear lights didn’t illuminate when DRL’s only were in use. She even got out of the car a few times (engine on and with handbrake applied) to confirm her thoughts.
However, when I was following her along the road in my car I could see her rear lights were illuminated.
It transpires that the rear lights are illuminated with the DRL’s, unless the handbrake is applied. In which case the rear lights automatically switch off.
I was trying to think of a logical reason for this set-up!