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Re: DRLs: reduced-brightness low beams
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Subject: Re: DRLs: reduced-brightness low beams
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From: protmp1@bnr.ca (Isaac Wong)
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Date: 6 Sep 1995 18:53:05 GMT
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Distribution: world
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving, rec.autos.misc
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Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
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References: <42khds$ke7@bcarh8ab.bnr.ca> <42ki24$od4@condor.philabs.philips.com>
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Xref: news.clark.net rec.autos.driving:85339 rec.autos.misc:60958
In article <42ki24$od4@condor.philabs.philips.com>, jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio) writes:
|> In article <42khds$ke7@bcarh8ab.bnr.ca>, Isaac Wong <protmp1@bnr.ca> wrote:
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|> >For those of you who have not seen DRLs before, and would like to contribute
|> >to the long threads about DRLs, here is the difference between DRL and
|> >regular low beams.
|> >
|> >DRLS ARE REDUCED-BRIGHTNESS LOW BEAMS.
|>
|> Wait a sec, bozo..... wasn't it you that said that different auto
|> manufacturers use different methods of implementation of DRLs? I
|> thought so. Even so, this STATEMENT THAT YOU HAVE MADE IS UNTRUE.
|> It doesn't matter how loud you say it-- it still ain't true!!!
Whoever said it, the difference of implementation of different manufacturers
is minor. Some manufacturers are clueless enough to use high beams as
DRLs, that's their fault. However, up here in Canada, we see thousands of
cars use low beams as DRLs. Some are connected to the parking brake, some
are not, that's not the major point.
In fact, I can hardly find vehicles with high beams as DRLs here.
Furthermore, there is a difference between "DRLs are supposed to be reduced-
brightness low beams" and "Some manufacturers incorrectly used high beams".
|> >Simply turning on your regular low beams during daytime is not considered
|> >DRL. Full intensity low beams are too bright under normal daylight. DRL
|> >should be dimmer and should not cause unnecessary distraction.
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|> DRLs are too bright under normal daylight...
Why most Canadians don't think so?
|> >Before you contribute to the DRL threads, please be better informed.
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|> Before you annoy the living hell out of the rest of us, please keep you
|> love of government mandates to yourself.
What's wrong with getting better informed before contributing to a thread?
If you feel the information I provide annoying, don't follow it up and
simply skip it. You don't have to tell everyone that you're annoyed and
want to flame someone. Keep all your personal insults to yourself.
--
Isaac Wong | Protel Compiler Group
iwong@chat.carleton.ca | Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa
cm644@freenet.carleton.ca | Dept. of Systems and Computer Engineering
TEL: (613) 763-6127 | Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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