DRLs, like most socialist/******* ideas, are a useless heap of crap that against all reason became politically-correct.Is there something I'm not getting here? Why would you want to turn off the DRL's? They are a great safety feature, and have proven to prevent accidents, especially head on collisions!
I'm not aware of a SINGLE peer-reviewed "scientific study" done in the US proving that DRLs make any difference in the real world. All studies I've heard of are either not peer-reviewed (biased/flawed bullshit) or they're from high-latitude (dim sunlight) countries with a long, sad history of government interference in the lives of their subjects. You know...Sweden, Norway, etc. Or both--high latitude and still not peer-reviewed for errors and bias.
I wrote to GM and asked for copies of their studies that prove DRL effectiveness. They sent me PRESS RELEASES instead of proof. GM arrogance knows no boundaries.
DRLs are a fraud. They're annoying. DRLs that use the high-beams in particular create hazardous glare. They're just as bad as morons who use fog lights when it's not foggy; or driving lights when there's other traffic on the road.
DRLs don't pass the giggle test. What sense does it make to turn on lights in broad daylight? Do fireflies glow in daytime? NO. Even God turns off the lights when the sun's out.
And don't tell me that stupid old story about how they make the lighted vehicle easier to see. At what point do cops NOT give out tickets to unlit vehicles because they can't find 'em?
Every vehicle I own that came with DRLs has had them disabled, even if I had to do it in the middle of winter, outside, laying on a frozen driveway to get under the dashboard.
DRLs, just like improperly set/too slow speed limits, and automated traffic enforcement are perfect examples of Government's insatiable need to lie, control the Citizen, and profit from destroying freedom and the right-to-choose.