I wanted to stay out of this one but hey..... I live in Canada so here's
the way I see it...
Plus's....DRL let you know that a vehicle has it's motor running... might
not be moving yet... but it's got the potential... keep an eye on it... It
helps let you know where things are in poorer visibility conditions..(this
is where many states have Ontario beat...it's not the law to have your
lights on in the rain here)...fog, blowing snow, rain... sure makes running
safer... but you still see older vehicles gray in color, no lights, on a
really gray day, girls got a coffee in one hand, a comb in the other,
trying to get to work in a hurry... I say, you still see them... that's if
your lucky.... Now what I don't like about their system is..... when you
just have the DRL's on... the TAIL Lights are NOT on... and I find these
bozo's tend not to turn there regular lights on until it's DARK... and more
than a few times in blowing snow and rainy gray conditions... I've almost
driven right up the back side of a few of those jokers...
Now the rest of this so called safety equipment, airbags, heavier & heavier
bodies... all kinds of expensive extras... Sure did Princess Di a lot of
good eh?... every time I see footage of regular people all piled into and
riding in the back or some truck in China or SA... I think... wonder if
that drives GM crazy...not being able to make those folks pay out the nose
for their extras... It's funny but I don't remember anybody complaining
when we all use to pile into my 66 Bug (in 1966) and I don't think it even
had seatbelts....to bad there's not another vehicle like that and you could
sign a waiver saying... I'll take my chances...Now quite trying to find
more ways to rip me off.

Rob
87 Westy SycnroGL...Cynosure

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