Why import motorcycles always bright lights, why should turn on headlights during the daytime?

Lamps daytime (daytime running light), a mandatory standard for motorcycle in many developed countries, the reasons many imported cars have "always bright lights."

Lamps Daytime is what?

Daytime Lamps (DRL Daytime Running Lamp / Light) is glowing yellow light / white / amber, automatically switched on when the engine, to enhance awareness of riders facing the media in daylight conditions.

DRL can be a separate lights, lights near the (aggregate) or distant lights (phase) / turn signals lights / fog lights are reduced in intensity. However, the current trend is the use of DRL use less energy as LEDs to ensure emissions standards for vehicles.

Fixtures far been used as DRL on a Volkswagen car.

A motorcycle models in Europe with separate DD 2 corner lights.

DRL lights are used as reinforcement in the form Honda SH in the US market.

DRL initial mandatory requirements of the vehicles in the Scandinavian countries, where the winter is quite dark even in the daytime. Currently DRL is required / is standard equipment of the vehicle in such advanced countries in North America, Europe, Japan, Korea and Australia.

In the European Union (EU), the means, including buses and trucks, which are mandatory DRL equipped since January 8/2012.

The effectiveness of the DRC?

Many studies since the 1970s have shown DRL reduce the likelihood of collisions opposite or from the hip to the means by DRL help motorists face from the hips or recognizable vehicles remotely.

A study in Norway in the 80s showed that the rate of accidents decreased by 10% since the application of DRL. A similar study in Denmark found, who also spent the highest degree of 7%.

Another study in Canada showed that DRL help drivers avoid 11% of this water accidents in 1994. The study in the US showed that the rate of accidents with vehicles have decreased by 7% while DRL in 1985, compared for vehicles without DRL.

DRL can be costly?

NHTSA (Institute for Traffic Safety Management Highways America) said that the use of DRL can affect fuel consumption due to operating engine to recharge the batteries, which power the DRL, but not significantly.

General Motors is said, with the car models DRL its use, the average cost for 1 year is DRL lights use far been reduced in intensity just $ 3. However, with modern LED lamps are used as DRL as on today's vehicles, the average lifespan 70000-100000 hours of light will almost rarely do you have to worry about replacing DRL.

The use of LEDs makes LED will reduce fuel consumption as well as reduce costs for the use of this equipment on the vehicle.

DRL LED is used as a template on Ducati Scrambler.

Thanh NT

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