Originally Posted by
Dark Magenta
Mark, you might be the person to answer this. I'm 48 and when I learned to drive in Iowa, I don't remember anything about "running lights" but I do remember "parking lights" and it being illegal to drive with them on. People used to call them bright lights, driving lights and "dims". It might have to do with the color of the bulbs...white lights vs ambers... What's your take on that?
When referring to "running lights", I meant "parking lights". The way I see it, the "parking lights" are for situations where you want others to see you, but you don't need the headlights (like sunny showers). That said, when in doubt, the headlights are on.
I've also heard that driving with your "parking lights" is illegal, but I'm not sure it's enforced.
I think some countries also have daytime running lights (eg, dim headlights), so there may be additional confusion there.
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