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Old 08-13-2010, 07:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
tumnasgt
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I use my lights all the time, with the theory that if people see me better, they are less likely to pull out in front of me (especially in winter here, there are so many shadows it's easy to miss a car without lights), saving me from slamming on the brakes.

I have considered getting LED DRLs, but when I last looked, they are about $150-250US for a brand name set, and I don't drive all that much, so the payback time would be quite long.
LED bulbs are fine for things like taillights and position markers, but for headlights they just aren't bright enough (with some special exceptions). Some new cars have LED dipped-beams, but you can't retrofit them to cars easily as the beam from LEDs isn't the same as a halogen's.
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