California fights to set tougher vehicle emissions levels

In an article found on the website OneWorld.net, California and 12 states, plus 11 non-profit groups, all went to court this week to fight the Bush administration for refusing to comply with an environmental order handed down a year ago by the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's the link:

http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159463/1

California's governor is quoted in the article, saying:

"The authority of states to address greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles has been clearly and unequivocally supported -- by the Supreme Court, a federal court decision in Vermont, and in December by a federal court here in California. On this issue, the U.S. EPA has failed to lead, it has failed to follow the states' lead, and we are prepared to force it out of the way in order to protect the environment."

Our latest product offering, a combination Amber LED-DRL hybrid system has a carbon footprint that is up to 8 times less than other headlight and fog light driven DRL systems.

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Daytime Running Lights: Coming to an EU member state near you

Here is an article from The Hemscott Morning Star reporting that the EU is on track to make daytime running lights manditory in 2011 for all new cars. Follow the link below to find out more:

http://www.hemscott.com/news/latest-news/item.do?newsId=57266947303765

According to the European Union, having lights on during the day may reduce the number of collision related fatalities by 5%, shaving 2000 fatalities from the current number of 40,000 annually.

We believe that the EU must still consider amber daytime running lights as an option in this initiative, as studies have shown the visual superority that amber has over white light DRLs during the day.

We believe they would double the reduction on collision related fatalities by doing so, as evidenced by GM's studies on DRLs, as documented on our website. GM's numbers are: collision reductions due to full power low beam headlight DRLs: 3.2%; collision reductions due to amber turn signal DRLs: 12.4%

We wrote the EU about this in November of 2006, after they put forth a call for opinions on DRLs. Here is a link to their website on the subject:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety/vehicles/daytime_running_lights_en.htm

Here is our 7 page response to exactly why Amber turn signal DRLs are flat out superior in virtually all catagories, also found on their consultation site under our company name "AllQuality Enterprises":

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety_library/consultations/drl_20060727/drl_all_quality_enterprises_llc.pdf

[When they converted our response from paper fax to PDF, some weird word spacing showed up, which makes us look like we don't know how to type correctly. Below is a second link to our response, as it was originally formatted:]

http://www.daytime-running-lights.com/uploads/European_Commission_DRL_consultation_-_FinalRev.pdf


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Here's the latest US/Canadian vehicle to get OEM Amber turn signal DRLs:

The 2009 Toyota Sequoia:

Autogreen blogsite: Pros and Cons of DRLs

Here is a mini article that talks about DRLs with respect to fuel costs, and European DRL issues

Here's the link:

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/17/daytime-running-lights-might-not-only-be-a-waste-of-energy-but-a/

Then, the blog's comments section battles back and forth with a few of the issues/complaints whatever:

Our input into the discussion then goes something like this (We're #12!):

"Turn signal DRLs are the answer.
1) They are proven by Australian Automotive Engineer Michael Paine to be superior to all other white light types, especially in regions closer to the equator.
2) GM's own studies have proven them most effective over all other types, and have proven them to be 3.8 times more effective than full power low beam headlights (i.e., driving with day headlights).
3) A 1998 Federal Register entry/study proved them to save up to 0.5 mpg over full day headlight DRLs (like older Volvos, where DRLs=all park lights plus low beams).
4) In 1995, Transport Canada [Canada's NHTSA equivalent] found turn signal DRLs to offer the lowest overall DRL costs for fleets [considering fuel and bulb costs], finding that they offer even lower costs than reduced energy low beam headlights, and
5) Amber light is more visible to the human eye from a physics viewpoint - it is in the dead middle of our visible human color spectrum, and amber has been noted as being conspicuous in all lighting conditions and able to be seen from the farthest distances.
Documentation: http://www.bestdrls.com/."


Our phenominal turn signal-based product is scientifically proven to offer the best collision reduction statistically over all other types.

But we especially love #13's comment:

"I cant believe some people nickel and dime the cost of having a lightbulb on... Hairsplitting folks - get real. A head-on car collision easily costs $30,000 dollars. Why save pennies, when you can saving thousands of dollars, by avoiding an accident."

High beam headlights are the ones most dangerous (because of potential turn signal masking and glare), turn signal-based DRLs are the safest, and most energy efficient.

AMBER turn signal-based DRLs on a 2004 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck

Article from Illinois says..."Use common sense and your lights in the fog"

This writer puts to words what a lot of us are thinking!

We are, of course, advocates of lights being "on" helps to prevent accidents, both pedestrian and vehicular. Our products help make sure you never get caught without lights on accidentally. Also our amber turn signal DRL products act as fog lights and cut through the fog "like butter". Learn more at www.BestDRLs.com.

Here's the link to the DRL related article.
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/02/12/opinion/letters/130196.txt

Check out the comparison photo below with turn signals vs parking lights on the same style vehicle! (click photo to enlarge)