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 To My Kids 7/5/00 12:46:08 PM
Kids, etc. 7/9/00 8:13:29 PM
Children may be the root of All Evil 7/14/00 7:10:42 AM
Left lane slow drivers 7/14/00 7:20:06 AM
How do you know they are slow in the left lane?? 7/14/00 5:42:15 PM
Women and mirrors 7/14/00 5:45:30 PM
Bright Running Lights 7/14/00 9:12:04 PM
Question those statistics! 7/14/00 11:12:07 PM
people overly distracted by their children 7/15/00 1:00:36 AM
Your speedometer is an indicator of your speed. 7/15/00 4:01:02 AM
Kids not necessarily the root of All Evil 7/15/00 4:15:37 AM
Is it just me, or what? 7/15/00 4:21:16 AM
If it's illegal to have a TV within view of the driver, why should cell-phones be any different? 7/15/00 11:33:58 AM
The Speed Limit is slow in the left lane 7/15/00 12:17:09 PM
Daytime running lights 7/15/00 5:05:19 PM
Billboards, mobile billboards, and "autowraps" and other advertising 7/16/00 12:08:51 PM
OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING 7/17/00 5:44:03 PM
Not Just Electronic Equipment! 7/18/00 3:05:19 PM
Vacant and Careless Drivers 7/18/00 5:39:31 PM
Billboards are intended to be distracting. 7/18/00 8:02:56 PM
saab night panel (illumination) 7/18/00 8:48:57 PM
Personal grooming 7/18/00 11:40:00 PM
Electronic advertising in Portland, Oregon 7/18/00 11:50:47 PM
Bright lights day and night, a.k.a., DRLs, "highway lights", brights, etc. 7/19/00 6:29:48 AM
Driver Fatigue biggest problem on the roads 7/19/00 6:37:29 AM
Sign of the Times-Live With It 7/19/00 8:23:23 PM
Develop a driver alarm system to warn of pedestrians/bicycles also using roadway nearby 7/19/00 10:16:40 PM
READING BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS! 7/20/00 11:01:56 AM
It's what you make as your main focus that is important; distractions are nothing new 7/20/00 3:44:44 PM
It's called the PASSING lane for a reason 7/23/00 2:00:55 PM
Slow in left lane 7/23/00 2:06:50 PM
Daytime running lights 7/23/00 2:20:39 PM
WHY IS THE NHSTA TAKING SO LONG? 7/25/00 11:02:45 AM
Daytime Running Lights 7/26/00 7:16:46 AM
I HATE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS 7/26/00 7:56:15 AM
Daytime Running Lights are the worst hazard on the road 7/26/00 8:11:50 AM
Who initiated Daytime running lights? 7/27/00 3:32:04 AM
Lights on during the day very disturbing 7/27/00 11:34:41 AM
why is the nhsta taking so long? 7/27/00 11:38:34 AM
Too many big trucks 7/27/00 3:01:24 PM
Question your own ethics 7/27/00 3:35:48 PM
Yeah, right 7/27/00 3:45:24 PM
America home of the stupid laws! 7/29/00 9:08:11 AM
Who pushed Canada 7/29/00 10:18:40 PM
DRLs = Biggest Classaction Lawsuit Coming in History 7/30/00 12:58:36 PM
Who pushed Canada? 7/30/00 11:17:56 PM
DRLs - A Different Perspective 7/31/00 12:18:14 AM
DRLs Indeed are a hazard 7/31/00 9:52:31 AM
Indiana Tri-Level Study of Traffic Accident Causation 8/1/00 7:11:46 AM
READING BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS! 8/1/00 2:13:58 PM
Drivers over 70 8/1/00 8:44:41 PM
RE: Drivers over 70 8/2/00 6:42:04 AM
RE: READING BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS 8/2/00 7:15:31 AM
NHTSA activities re DRLs 8/2/00 10:45:37 AM
Agree, plus target young driver as well 8/2/00 7:46:35 PM
Kids too young? 8/3/00 1:01:03 AM
Re; Drivers over 70 8/3/00 8:57:16 AM
HELP ME SOMEONE!!! DRL's Are Out of Control! 8/3/00 10:27:48 AM
For the MANY who find DRLs DANGEROUS please visit www.lightsout.org 8/3/00 12:23:45 PM
DRLs & "In Your Face" Drivers 8/3/00 4:53:25 PM
DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS ARE THE WORST DISTRACTION 8/3/00 9:50:18 PM
DRLs from a motorcyclist point of view 8/4/00 7:55:16 AM
Agree - Left Lane Bandits started road rage! 8/4/00 8:03:05 AM
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL'S) 8/4/00 8:08:02 AM
Daytime Running Lights - WHY? 8/4/00 8:28:27 AM
live with it? 8/4/00 12:14:09 PM
Running lights from the rear. 8/4/00 12:32:10 PM
Please! Give us some relief from DRLs! 8/4/00 5:49:55 PM
DRLs are a stupid idea. 8/4/00 6:57:08 PM
DRLs and risk to motorcyclists 8/4/00 11:03:22 PM
Why does GM get away with it? 8/5/00 2:28:22 PM
Big Trucks On The Interstate 8/5/00 2:33:57 PM
DRL causes driver distractions on roadways 8/7/00 1:42:15 PM
Sign of the Times--Live With It 8/8/00 10:53:26 AM
Yes, but... 8/8/00 10:31:05 PM
DRLs, headlights, and highway lights using high powered, focused beams 8/9/00 6:12:21 AM
NHTSA- -Preliminary Assessment- - - -DRLs 8/9/00 12:24:19 PM
Headlight glare getting out of control 8/9/00 9:31:53 PM
DRLs in accident reports? 8/10/00 11:54:59 AM
Ban DRL's - the NHSTA Should Be Ashamed 8/10/00 4:12:38 PM
Effectiveness of DRL in Canada 8/11/00 9:15:32 AM
Police officers should not be exempt from any new regulation 8/11/00 10:03:49 AM
Response to Transport Canada posting re DRLs 8/11/00 3:25:31 PM
DRL, OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 8/11/00 4:03:20 PM
DRLs a menace and anyone who believes they are not is very misguided 8/11/00 4:08:42 PM
Very Informative Posts Regarding DRLS 8/11/00 4:34:40 PM
Transport Canada rebuttal 8/11/00 4:56:14 PM
Submitted Anonymously
Private Citizen
Refering to: Effectiveness of DRL in Canada
The problem with the studies you guys post on the benefits of DRLs has been spoken of numerous times yet you never care to address that issue . Essentially all the studies use aggregate data and assumptions in the odds ratio test which disqualifies the results from being any guide to the truth . I enclose an anonymous e-mail I received a while ago from someone who purports to work for Transport Canada and is skeptical of the methods used to support DRLs . It is a shame that this person is afraid to make his opinion known to the Canadian authorities for fear of reprisals for his being against the party line . I wonder how many others in Canada feel the same way but are too afraid to speak up . Thank goodness there are still people in the world who want freedom ,truth and are not afraid to speak their minds . To follow is the letter :
I read your web page and concur with your opinion. These are ideas I have pondered for some time : 1 - If Canada claims( un-supported by evidence) that 100-200 lives are saved each year with headlights on , maybe someone can estimate how many people die each year for the same reason. Canada is one of several northerly ( cold and icy/snowy ) countries with that law .I ask : how many people could have driven to safety but a weak charging system or battery left them to die of hypothermia each winter because their headlights had to remain on by law ? With the headlights on , lights drain a battery more rapidly to a level that would not support ignition. To determine an answer , one could turn to the makers and re-manufacturers of auto repair parts . They know the approximate number of voltage regulators , alternators, batteries and power cables sold in their industry each year .Compare this against police reports of stranded motorists ' deaths from hypothermia and some idea of the lethality of such laws can be determined based upon the FACTS instead of political correctness.
2 - During conditions of daytime snow or fog at anytime , how many accidents occur because the headlights glow was both reflected and refracted by water ( ice ) particles making the accurate position of other vehicles less easily determined or causing on-coming drivers to squint or blink to avoid the glare ( thus making them less able to control their vehicles)? Such problems are especially accute for persons with astigmatism.
Please excuse the nom de plume and this virtually anonymous e-mail . I use it because I am in the transportation industry . Although I'm not a ranking individual , anonymity may prove to be prudent , over time .
Too bad this individual is not a ranking member of Transport Canada
Keep Your Stupid Drls in Canada Then 8/11/00 5:38:36 PM
It's the GLARE 8/11/00 6:51:18 PM
SLOW DOWN, REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION & POLLUTION, INCREASE SAFETY 8/12/00 12:44:40 AM
DRLs Damaged My Eyes 8/13/00 4:00:40 PM
Just found - If Not Too Late - please submit comment re strong disapproval of drls 8/13/00 5:58:58 PM
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