In Arizona (and many other states) it is illegal to drive with only parking lights on.  The
reasoning is that someone seeing a car with only parking lights on has the right to assume it
is parked.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Mills" <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition

> The reason they do this is some of the European countries require daytime
> running lights and many (most) have laws that state you are not allowed to
> operate a moving vehicle with only your parking lights on.
>
> Parking - - - lights. Lights to use when you are parked. I understand what
> you are saying about using amber fog lights instead of white headlights
> though.