Why do Canadians turn light while Driving in the day light?

Jes

That is one of the safety alret in Canada and other cold countries.
Daytime running lights on cars are just beginning to become available in the United States, although they are required in Canada, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. There is growing evidence that they are effective even in bright sunshine.

General Motors has begun to install the running lights as standard equipment. "We've found that they do work," a GM spokesman said. Other U.S. carmakers have yet to decide. For now there is no pressure from the federal government, The New York Times reports, although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is studying the lights' effectiveness.

Daytime running lights come on automatically when the car is started and put in gear. They work by operating the high-beam bulb in the headlights but at a lower level of illumination. Parking and other outside lights are not turned on.

By some estimates, daytime lights will add as little as $3 per vehicle if installed on the assembly line.

A recent study in Canada found that vehicles with daytime lights were involved in 11 percent fewer accidents with other vehicles. Avis, in a study of its U.S. rental fleet, found that cars with daytime lights were in fewer daytime two-car accidents in all sorts of situations, including bright sunshine.

nigerian nightmare

Its called safety,which should be applicable to drivers' everywhere,plus canada tends to have shorter daylight peroids considering its location in the northern hemisphere.
Fred c stole my thunder anyway I drive with my headlights on as my car doesn't have daytime running lights.

Scott H

Because cars made for the Canadian market have a daytime running light feature for safety. They are on automatically.

logicalgal

Yes, Canadians have shorter daylight times from October through to about March. The headlights are on at a lower power level once the vehicle has been started. However, the rear tail lights are not on in this mode.
During days of poor weather (fog, rain, snow), or whenever Im driving on the highways, I turn on my headlights so that Im visible from the rear too.
"Seeing and being seen" is very important when operating a vehicle anytime, anywhere.

bestonnet_00

Because their laws require them to have their headlights on during the day.

whaticantbeme

all newer cars made in Canada have the daytime driving lights. It's safer to drive with them on so the other fools out there driving might actually see them coming and not run into them. I think it's a good idea and it figures the US doesn't do this as our president is too busy starting wars than worrying about our safety. Maybe if Hillary is elected she will stop the war and be concerned about us more

slap-happy

For safety, and its a good thing.

In Canada its the law if you have your windshield wipers on you must have your lights on

Pedro S

Every country has their laws, maybe its required, or because of fog or maybe they are at a high of an altitude.

sweet water

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Maybe DRLs are required for newer cars there. It's a safety feature.

Fred C

It's called Daytime Running Lights, and it is so that stupid donkeys not paying attention can see us and not run into us. It is proven in many countries around the world that it saves lives. What you are seeing is the high beam filament turned on at about half-power.

Koop

idk maybe for fog? or just canada does stuff a$$ backwards

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