DRLs may be 'bright', but they don't PROJECT. Their light is widely disbursed and not good for looking forward. That's why so many people now who have DRLs on their cars don't turn their headlights on and therefore no tail lights either. They think they are on because they see light. Dashes on newer cars are all screens so the old No Dash Light clue is moot. DRLs designed like this cause more danger than they avoid.

 

But that is why I keep my headlights on Auto. and they come on whenever it gets dark, and they turn the rear sidelights on too. I think I explained this clearly? I certainly tried to.

 

I now leave my headlights on auto, so I always have them on in tunnels, under trees and in the gloaming; when they come on the DRLs (the outer LEDs of the new lamps, in a circle) go off. Whenever the engine is on and the auto headlights are not, then the DRLs come on. And when I want fog lights, as usual I must turn the sidelights on, then turn on the fog light switch and the inner LEDs (in a block) are lit. Gives a lot of peace of mind, including that I won't park and leave my lights on to flatten my battery.

 

I certainly wasn't talking about you. It's all the fools that almost get rear-ended at night on the interstate because their actual lights aren't on.