What`s The Purpose Of Daytime Running Lights?

Do you know Daytime Running Light? Do you have Daytime Running Light for your car? 

We usually call DRLs,  It is relatively new feature on most cars. It is light located on the front of a car that remain on whenever the engine is running. Unlike headlights, daytime running lights are fairly dim and don't illuminate the road ahead.

The purpose of daytime running lights is to increase the visibility of your car, so that other drivers can see you on the road. At night, your headlights and tail lights are illuminated, which means that it's easy for other drivers to spot you. However, during the day, most drivers turn their lights off and it's not as easy to spot other vehicles quickly

Introduced in the 1970s as a safety measure, DRLs have increased in popularity ever since. However, their popularity and usefulness has been debated for decades.

Daytime Running Lights have become most popular in countries located further north, where there is less light (especially in winter). It makes sense, then, that countries such as Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Canada were among the first to require DRLs on all vehicles. In these countries, multiple studies conducted since the 1970s have shown that the addition of daytime running lights does reduce accidents.

In other countries, however, DRLs are not as popular. For a time, several US states banned the use of these lights entirely. In the 1990s, the car manufacturer GM pushed to include DRLs on all vehicles in the US. This was met with resistance, but eventually government regulations allowed cars with daytime running lights to be driven on US roads.

There were similar mixed reactions in the UK when daytime running lights became popular in other European countries. From 2011, all new vehicles are required to have daytime running lights.