Actually, no. DRL's are typically high-beams of the vehicle, operated at
80% voltage. The purpose is to call attention to the vehicle during
daylight hours by using a slightly dimmed version of longest range beam of
the car.

The city lamp, on the other hand, is a 5w bulb that does NOTHING toward
illuminating the road surface, it is there mostly to mark the front of the
vehicle while driving in the city. (Some European cities have wisely chosen
to forbid headlamps in the city, recognizing that they do more to blind
oncoming vehicles than they do to illuminate roads that are sufficiently
illuminated by street lamps).

G. Matthew Bulley
Director
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

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Subject:        City Lights

> I think the point was that the 'city light' option stands out in that it
> looks different than anything on the road in the U.S. The rectangular
Hella

        I beleive another term for 'city lights' is day time
running lamps. I could be wrong about this though...

dave