A Liberal MP wants headlights that activate automatically during the day to be made mandatory in new vehicles
Do they actually improve safety?
“If you put your headlights on, it’s likely there will be some benefit because you’re changing the vehicle contrast,” he said. Newstead said Australia could easily follow other countries in mandating DRLs for new car design. He said DRLs were superior because the technology did not require people to remember to turn on their headlights, and that most studies that have investigated DRLs have found positive benefits.
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