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Daytime Running Lights

8 Reasons To Oppose Daytime Running Lights

8 Reasons To Oppose Daytime Running Lights

This article summarizes eight of the strongest complaints against the use of daytime running lights.

A Short History Of Daytime Running Lights

A Short History Of Daytime Running Lights

This article shows how a Greyhound Bus marketing campaign combined with a flawed study (later discredited) launched the concept of daytime running lights in America.

Sample Daytime Running Lights Editorial

Sample Daytime Running Lights Editorial

This sample letter to the editor will come in handy for anyone writing to the media on the topic of daytime running lights.

DRLs: Study Shows No Effect On Safety

DRLs: Study Shows No Effect On Safety

This article on the NMA Blog highlights an extensive study that showed that daytime running lights did not have statistically significant effect on driver safety.

Daytime Running Lights & Fuel Consumption

Daytime Running Lights & Fuel Consumption

This article from the HowStuffWorks website gives an idea of the amount of fuel consumption caused by DRLs.

Association of Drivers Against DRLs

Association of Drivers Against DRLs

This is a link to an organization that is working to stop governments and manufacturers from installing daytime running lights on motor vehicles.

NMA Position on DRLs

The NMA opposes the installation of "hard-wired" daytime running lights (DRLs).

The operator of any vehicle should be able to activate or de-activate all exterior lights on that vehicle, including motorcycle headlights.

The NMA also advocates education programs that encourage headlight use only when visibility is poor.

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