Is this a question?
I can across a Honda SUV blog today, and there seems to be some confusion about amber DRLs.
It looks like a number of people think there might be such a thing as 'parking light' DRLs. Just to set the record straight, NHTSA (and Transport Canada) has ruled that parking lights (actually the 7 watt bulb inside the standard 21 watt/7 watt dual filament directional signal bulb) are too dim to be used effectively as DRLs during daytime hours.
It would be a lot easier to build a parking light DRL system, since it would not have to handle the turn signals/hazard lights 'flashing' being required to override the DRL 'on' functioning. Also, a parking light DRL device would just be illegal in the US and Canada. Code says turn signals must be 2.5 to 3 times brighter than parking lights, to allow for significant visible contrast during nighttime turn signal operation.
Here is the Honda SUV blog link:
http://www.hondasuv.com/stg/viewtopic.php?t=18387
Here is a cool car with TURN SIGNAL [sometimes thought of as 'parking light'] DRLs - a 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser [click on the photo for a larger view].
By the way, this page shows some contrast between parking lights and turn signals energized on several different cars, including a Honda Accord:
http://www.daytime-running-lights.com/protected?pageid=39&catstart=0&prodstart=0
