Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Randolph wrote:
> Sparky wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>
>>Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?
>
>
> Daytime Running Lights.

Thanks

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

In article <w_Fdd.26445$J16.1416307@news20.bellglobal.com>,
nightdude@rogers.com says...
>
>
>About usefulness of DRLs. They have been proven to work well here in Canada.
>And personally,
>I can judge the speed better, when someones comes towards me than without
>any DRLs. And mostly,
>lots of people don't bother putting lights before sunset or sunrise, making
>them difficult to see and there are some jackasses that
>don't put lights even in the heaviest rain fall, fog or snow storm.

These are the same stupid folks who neglect to turn on their lights because
they already have DRL's on. They are too stupid to figure out that DRL's don't
light up the rear of their car. So DRL's cause as many problems as they
supposedly solve.
------------
Alex

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

In article <w_Fdd.26445$J16.1416307@news20.bellglobal.com>,
nightdude@rogers.com says...
>
>
>About usefulness of DRLs. They have been proven to work well here in Canada.
>And personally,
>I can judge the speed better, when someones comes towards me than without
>any DRLs. And mostly,
>lots of people don't bother putting lights before sunset or sunrise, making
>them difficult to see and there are some jackasses that
>don't put lights even in the heaviest rain fall, fog or snow storm.

These are the same stupid folks who neglect to turn on their lights because
they already have DRL's on. They are too stupid to figure out that DRL's don't
light up the rear of their car. So DRL's cause as many problems as they
supposedly solve.
------------
Alex

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

In article <LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net>, RWM@RWMann.com says...
>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

You should worry more about what is safer than what gets you a discount.
Blinding other drivers with your high beams can be dangerous. So please
don't do it. Try taking a driver safety course. That too can get you a
discount on your insurance. You might learn something that could improve
your driving.
----------------
Alex

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

In article <LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net>, RWM@RWMann.com says...
>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

You should worry more about what is safer than what gets you a discount.
Blinding other drivers with your high beams can be dangerous. So please
don't do it. Try taking a driver safety course. That too can get you a
discount on your insurance. You might learn something that could improve
your driving.
----------------
Alex

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Alex Rodriguez wrote:
> In article <LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net>, RWM@RWMann.com says...
>
>>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>>
>>>In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>>as DRLs?
>>>
>>>Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>>>you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>>>drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>>
>>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.
>
>
> You should worry more about what is safer than what gets you a discount.
> Blinding other drivers with your high beams can be dangerous. So please
> don't do it. Try taking a driver safety course. That too can get you a
> discount on your insurance. You might learn something that could improve
> your driving.
> ----------------
> Alex
>
>

Been there, done that, got the discount. DRLs are the final frontier.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Alex Rodriguez wrote:
> In article <LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net>, RWM@RWMann.com says...
>
>>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>>
>>>In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>>as DRLs?
>>>
>>>Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>>>you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>>>drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>>
>>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.
>
>
> You should worry more about what is safer than what gets you a discount.
> Blinding other drivers with your high beams can be dangerous. So please
> don't do it. Try taking a driver safety course. That too can get you a
> discount on your insurance. You might learn something that could improve
> your driving.
> ----------------
> Alex
>
>

Been there, done that, got the discount. DRLs are the final frontier.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

In article <LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>
>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>>
>>
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>
>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

If you are intent on having DRLs for the insurance discount, use the low
beams, not the high beams. You really don't want to have the DRLs on in
low light conditions (e.g. overcast) blinding someone with too much glare,
causing him/her to crash into you.

And don't use the turn signals as DRLs either, unless you want to increase
the chance of giving false signals.

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Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

In article <LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>
>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>>
>>
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>
>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

If you are intent on having DRLs for the insurance discount, use the low
beams, not the high beams. You really don't want to have the DRLs on in
low light conditions (e.g. overcast) blinding someone with too much glare,
causing him/her to crash into you.

And don't use the turn signals as DRLs either, unless you want to increase
the chance of giving false signals.

--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy J. Lee
Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome.
No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

To be honest, other than AAA, I no of no other insurance carrier offering a
discount for DRL's. I'd assume there may be a couple more out there, but
the insurance industry in general does not offer that discount.


"RWM" <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote in message
news:LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net...
>
> Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>>
>>
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>
>
> Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

To be honest, other than AAA, I no of no other insurance carrier offering a
discount for DRL's. I'd assume there may be a couple more out there, but
the insurance industry in general does not offer that discount.


"RWM" <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote in message
news:LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net...
>
> Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>>
>>
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>
>
> Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Be that generalization as it may, my carrier (not AAA) does, and is now
doing so on our other car.

Larry wrote:

>To be honest, other than AAA, I no of no other insurance carrier offering a
>discount for DRL's. I'd assume there may be a couple more out there, but
>the insurance industry in general does not offer that discount.
>
>
>"RWM" <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote in message
>news:LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net...
>
>
>>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>>as DRLs?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>>>you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>>>drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>>>
>>>
>>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.
>>
>>

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Be that generalization as it may, my carrier (not AAA) does, and is now
doing so on our other car.

Larry wrote:

>To be honest, other than AAA, I no of no other insurance carrier offering a
>discount for DRL's. I'd assume there may be a couple more out there, but
>the insurance industry in general does not offer that discount.
>
>
>"RWM" <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote in message
>news:LtidnaU7H-TQWOrcRVn-ig@speakeasy.net...
>
>
>>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>>as DRLs?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>>>you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>>>drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>>>
>>>
>>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.
>>
>>

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Larry wrote:
> To be honest, other than AAA, I no of no other insurance carrier offering a
> discount for DRL's. I'd assume there may be a couple more out there, but
> the insurance industry in general does not offer that discount.

GEICO does, and they're a pretty big operation here in the US.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Larry wrote:
> To be honest, other than AAA, I no of no other insurance carrier offering a
> discount for DRL's. I'd assume there may be a couple more out there, but
> the insurance industry in general does not offer that discount.

GEICO does, and they're a pretty big operation here in the US.