In rec.autos.makers.honda Alex Rodriguez <adr5@columbia.edu> wrote:

> It is stupid that an insurance company would give a discount for something
> that has no proven benefits. Also, high beam DRL's are stupid because the
> aiming of the light puts it right at eye level of other road users. Even
> at reduced voltage, it is annoying.

Is that why some Ford SUVs and trucks appear to have their high beams on?
Now that I have lowered my eye level by buying a Honda Civic, I notice
glaring headlights in my rearview mirror. They are almost always Fords.
Studying the annoying light after flipping the mirror to "night", it seems
like the lens is fully illuminated, unlike the half-lit appearance of a low
beam. It doesn't seem likely that all of these folks are running on high
beam, but I might believe that they have their headlights off, enabling
DRL. The fact that their headlights is right at my eye level doesn't help,
but most other SUVs and trucks don't have that effect.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5