Global Warming: Cars To Leave Lights On All Day
AS reported in the Telegraph: “All new cars are to be fitted with automatic daytime headlights within four years.”
Leave the lights on all day? Who says?
The Government previously opposed the idea on the grounds that using lights in the daytime would increase fuel consumption and emissions, but conceded it was unable to oppose European legislation.
Says Jim Fitzpatrick, the road safety minister: “The UK has been successful in arguing against the introduction of mandatory use of dipped headlamps during daylight hours by drivers of existing vehicles.
“However, from early 2011 all new types of passenger cars and light vans will have to be fitted with dedicated daytime running lamps in accordance with the relevant European directive. By summer 2012, all new vehicles will have to be so fitted.”
Leave your lights on in the summer. The endless summer…
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July 31st, 2008 at 10:30 am
Another brilliant idea from Europe, headlights do not make cars more visible during the day unless of course you are in a tunnel, it just makes drivers lazy, instead of looking for vehicles they rely on other drivers making themselves visible, this is not right and is the reason so many bikers get knocked off. Not enough care when driving. Just a waste of fuel, bulbs, energy and another contributer to fuel wastage and global warming
March 21st, 2008 at 12:36 am
Some useful information regarding using dipped headlights. I also have a website which has manyf useful car tips.
February 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am
great - so now we will all be dazzled in the daytime as well as by night by the idiots who haven’t got their headlights aligned properly - stunning idea!