I found a petition online for one of my pet peeves, The Daytime Running Lights (DRL).
GM started putting them in their American models because they had to build them into the Canadian versions of the same car. DRLs are very useful for Funeral Home operators, but serve no purpose in the real world. GM has tried to tell us (with self-serving ads) that DRLs are "saving lives". :bs:
As if to show how hollow the GM committment is, the DRL placement went from a low wattage headlight bulb in the first models to having the turn signals/parking lights lit in the front in most GM models.
Owners of the cars either don't care how stupid they look driving in broad daylight with lights on or find it comforting that they don't need to anything when it gets dark out.
I have seen a number of GM cars that drive in foggy conditions with only the DRLs lit. This means that their tail lights remain off, even though most accidents in fog or low visibility are rear-enders. Worse, they leave their full lights off at dusk or beyond since they have some glow coming out of the front.
GM lost two truck sales for my computer business because the dealer refused to show me how to disable the DRLs...trying to tell me that NY State would require DRLs next year. That was three years ago. I told him (and everyone in the dealership) that if he would lie about something minor, how could I trust him or the dealership he works at to be honest on the sale of a 20k van.
While I realize that these online petitons mean little, it allowed me to vent. Here is the URL:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/BANDRLs/
GM started putting them in their American models because they had to build them into the Canadian versions of the same car. DRLs are very useful for Funeral Home operators, but serve no purpose in the real world. GM has tried to tell us (with self-serving ads) that DRLs are "saving lives". :bs:
As if to show how hollow the GM committment is, the DRL placement went from a low wattage headlight bulb in the first models to having the turn signals/parking lights lit in the front in most GM models.
Owners of the cars either don't care how stupid they look driving in broad daylight with lights on or find it comforting that they don't need to anything when it gets dark out.
I have seen a number of GM cars that drive in foggy conditions with only the DRLs lit. This means that their tail lights remain off, even though most accidents in fog or low visibility are rear-enders. Worse, they leave their full lights off at dusk or beyond since they have some glow coming out of the front.
GM lost two truck sales for my computer business because the dealer refused to show me how to disable the DRLs...trying to tell me that NY State would require DRLs next year. That was three years ago. I told him (and everyone in the dealership) that if he would lie about something minor, how could I trust him or the dealership he works at to be honest on the sale of a 20k van.
While I realize that these online petitons mean little, it allowed me to vent. Here is the URL:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/BANDRLs/