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retmil46 · #7 12-02-2009, 01:35 PM

Well, in their partial defense, some of those poor fools have no choice - many models in the past few years have that blasted daytime running light feature - the headlights are on whenever the engine is running and/or the tranny is in gear. The safety nazis have decided that having your headlights on all the time decreases accidents - makes people notice your vehicle out of the sheer annoyance factor.

Thankfully, none of my vehicles have this feature - and I'd yank the blasted relay out if they did.

Also, many states now require you to turn on your headlights if it's raining hard enough to require use of the wipers to clear off the windshield. In that situation, especially on the Jeep, I'll just turn on the parking and low-mounted fog lights - enough to meet the requirements and get other's attention, without blinding other drivers with those huge searchlights that Jeep calls "headlights".