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Originally Posted by Michael1
Now multiply those two bulbs by the millions of vehicles on the roads daily and see how much fossil fuel is involved. Its in the megawatts. It's amazing that so few people can see beyond just their own vehicle. Alternators are notoriously inefficient, too. Combine that with the inefficiency of the internal combustion engine, and you have nothing but waste.
Ok, tell me you have disconnected your A/C, remember it runs in defrost mode. In addition, all those other vehicles have disconnected their A/C and drive at or below the speed limits.
I love this..."according to General Motors". Don't you think GM has a marketing angle on this? GM couldn't care less if they worked or didn't work as long as it sold more cars.
Actually, this is not a study on if they are effective, it is a statement on the cost per vehicle. Let's forget all the other studies done by non-interested parties.
You can quote all these studies, but so far the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found them to be flawed or incomplete. They have found no study of STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE, with controls, and of long enough duration which prove DRLs work. People said the same thing about the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp, and after they were made law, guess what? After a period of time, people were crashing into the back of each other just as much as when they didn't exist. What may sound logical doesn't always work, because we are dealing with people, not machines.
Where are these studies? I know for a fact Canada and Europe has found them to be very effective. More extensive studies on the third brake light, and it has proven it helps reduce rear enders. Now, I supposed you will blame this law on GM. Sorry it was a Federal Law.
By the way, my study shows that DRLs have backfired for GM. Ever since they have been putting DRLs on their cars, their industry market share has just kept dropping and dropping. Reason: People see DRLs as a public nuisance.
Your studies. Do you mean as in YOU, or studies you have read, and if so, where are they? As for your idea that the DRL has dropped their market share...excuse me, you show your complete ignorance.
Michael
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I'm beginning to think you are a TROLL. You blast something you don't like...fine, that's not a problem. But to blast make statements that are ludicrous shows your ignorance, and almost proves you are what you are a troll.
Your last statement really shows you have no idea what you are talking about, Ford is also losing market share at the same pace as GM, Nissan is losing at approximately 7 percent per year, and do they use DRLs?
I still say for a person who supposedly owns a Hummer, you sure are worried about that three bucks a year in fuel costs. My advice, get a Honda.
I have said enough, now go back to the Honda forum.