{"id":54617,"date":"2022-04-25T10:02:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dubizzle.com\/blog\/cars\/?p=54617"},"modified":"2022-04-25T10:03:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:03:12","slug":"daytime-running-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dubizzle.com\/blog\/cars\/daytime-running-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Need to Know About Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs) on a Car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As important as it is for you to see the traffic surrounding you when driving, it is just as important for other drivers to clearly see your car. On the front of your vehicle, there are bright white or yellow lights that light up when the car is in gear, the handbrake is pulled down or when the engine is started in order to make your car conspicuous to the surrounding cars. These lights are known as daytime running lights or daytime running lamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we will discuss LED daytime running lights in detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usage of Daytime Running Lights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Daytime running lamps are more common in Scandinavian and Norden countries because these regions get comparatively dim and fewer hours of daylight. Finland, a Nordic country, became the first country in 1972 to make DRLs mandatory in cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DRLs are helpful in making your car clearly visible to other drivers on the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although they are still not a requirement in many countries, other countries followed Finland\u2019s suit and have made DRLs mandatory. For example, Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards mandated the use of daytime running lamps on all new cars manufactured or imported after January 1, 1990. Apart from this, the European Union Directive also required all cars and vans registered on or after 7 February 2011 in the EU to have daytime running lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of yet, daytime running lights are not mandated in the UAE. However, there are cars in the UAE that come equipped with DRLs for road safety purposes. For example, Honda Civic – one of the sedans to look out for in 2022<\/a> – is equipped with daytime running lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of Car Daytime Running Lights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Daytime Running Lamps come in four main types: low-beam headlights, dimmed high beam headlights, dedicated lights with a defined beam pattern and increased intensity yellow turn signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n