Not fussed about them on a bike, I tend to be quite visible generally when riding, but I can understand why people like them. Not sure that other road users like them because generally they are WAY TOO BRIGHT.meic wrote:So what do you suggest, meic?
That if you want daylight lights on your bike go ahead and have them.
If you want to disable the DRLs on your car go ahead and do so.
As for the car, I quite like them.
The Fiat500 we had up until recently had them, and in the three years and 15,000miles we owned it, I'd changed blown bulbs six times. You could turn them on and off through the car menu, but I left them on.
We now have a Toyota Yaris, and as far as I know, they can't be turned off. They are LED so should be a damned sight more reliable then the Fiat's ever were.
The thing is, DLRs on cars are there by design, and have a legally approved brilliance etc.
With a bike, people seem to use their brightest light that is actually designed to show the way when it's dark. Yes, they can be on flashing mode, but they are STILL TOO BRIGHT.