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    Self leveling headlight for a motorcycle?

    'Proper' fog beams are wide and don't illuminate very far forward.* Additionally, in a turn, as the bike leans, a beam like a low beam or fog will point to the outside of the turn, leaving the turn in darkness. This effect is worse the lower the lamps are mounted. A pair of driving lamps or...
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    Flashing Third Brake Light

    Yes - in Europe, adaptive brake lamps only begin flashing under emergency braking and above a certain speed. So it's not something you'd normally see.
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    There aught to be a law!

    A lot of what idleprocess posted above, but basically anything that pulls attention away from the task at hand (driving), while not serving any useful purpose. I don't see different-looking DRL's as being a distraction, because the DRL's are on other vehicles, and being aware of DRL's means...
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    There aught to be a law!

    You were the one who first asserted 'worsening traffic safety', as if this were an objective fact. If it is, do you have studies or statistics backing this up? Likely not, as you'd have posted them already. At no point did I post my opinion as more valid than others (if I did, please quote...
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    There aught to be a law!

    Amber DRL's are allowed, as these are simply the front turn signals being used as DRL's. There weren't too many pre-LED turn signal DRL equipped cars sold in the U.S., though, not to my recollection. Some turn of the century Cadillacs, maybe? Dodge Challenger is another that can have its turn...
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    There aught to be a law!

    I agree that something that causes discomfort may not necessarily cause an accident. (Note that kaichu did use the term 'worsening traffic safety' in a previous post. This seems to be implying that more accidents are occurring, as keeping track of accidents is the primary way of quantifying...
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    There aught to be a law!

    Ah, okay, I've seen those on the road. Are these the ones that also do double duty as turn signals? Without doing photometric testing, it's hard to know for sure if they're not actually compliant with regulations
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    There aught to be a law!

    From my reading of the FMVSS 108 test procedures, no point in the beam of a dedicated DRL may exceed 3000cd, unless the DRL is a high beam DRL in which case there is one point which has a maxima of 7000cd. I'm not familiar with the Super Duty DRL's, are they actually DRL's, or are they...
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    There aught to be a law!

    Interesting you say that, because you haven't provided statistics to back up your assertion that DRL's are 'worsening traffic safety'. DOT has basically been wishy-washy about DRL's which is why they're not mandated in the U.S., but they also have not prohibited them either. Personally, DRL's...
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    There aught to be a law!

    But isn't this a good thing? To notice the DRL's more than things which aren't important to driving safety, like billbooards and trash (unless the trash is sizeable and is in your path of travel LOL)? Also, if you notice something in your periphery, it means you didn't need to look directly at...
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    There aught to be a law!

    I can't say I've ever 'fixated' on DRL's other than to identify a DRL (and its car) that I haven't seen before....but that only happens the first time. Other than that, when I'm driving/riding, I've never felt distracted by DRL's of any type, halogen or LED. The cars with DRL's are more...
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    There aught to be a law!

    When you say 'worsening traffic safety', you have actual statistics that show that DRL's on certain vehicles have led to an increased number of accidents? I ask because I personally have never been blinded (or at least have never felt blinded) by DRL's during the day. The only time I can recall...
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    There aught to be a law!

    FMVSS 108 regulates transportation lighting. It's pretty detailed. The laboratory test procedures manual is over 700 pages long. Gotta say, this is the first time in a long time I've heard someone comment that the government doesn't have enough laws. :) LOL, literally the whole point of...
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    There aught to be a law!

    Yes, search for 'FMVSS 108 Laboratory test procedure', the photometry requirements for all federally regulated lighting (and reflectors) are detailed in it. There are several points in the low beam for example that have maximum allowable intensities, and one or two points in the high beam that...
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    OSRAM Street Legal LED Headlight Bulbs.

    Depends on what your definition of 'needed' is I guess. My sister owned a 2008 Civic and it was still on its original headlight bulbs when it was totalled in 2021, and the car did see regular use at night. I remember being a passenger during the last days of the car, looking at the brown beam...
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