.....4. How effective are DRLs? Nearly all published reports indicate DRLs reduce multiple-vehicle daytime crashes. Evidence about DRL effects on crashes comes from studies conducted in Scandinavia, Canada, and the United States. A study examining the effect of Norway's DRL law from 1980 to 1990 found a 10 percent decline in daytime multiple-vehicle crashes. A Danish study reported a 7 percent reduction in DRL-relevant crashes in the first 15 months after DRL use was required and a 37 percent decline in left-turn crashes....
Т.е при вкл. ближнем днём кол-во подрезающик козлов уменьшается на 37%!!!!! Включайте ближний днём!
Multiple-vehicle crash driver deaths per million registered passenger vehicles 1-3 years old, 2002
Frontal impacts Side impacts Rear impacts Other All
CARS
Mini cars 69 29 10 0 108
Small cars 29 29 2 0 62
Midsize cars 20 15 2 <1 38
Large cars 18 15 2 0 36
Very large cars 21 20 2 0 43
SUVS
Two-wheel-drive
Weight <=3,500 lbs 20 5 10 0 34
Weight 3,501-4,500 lbs 17 9 3 1 30
Weight 4,501-6,000 lbs 19 9 0 0 29
Weight >6,000 lbs * * * * *
All two-wheel-drive SUVs 18 9 3 <1 31
Four-wheel-drive
Weight <=3,500 lbs 16 13 5 0 36
Weight 3,501-4,500 lbs 12 8 2 0 24
Weight 4,501-6,000 lbs 12 5 0 0 18
Weight >6,000 lbs * * * * *
All four-wheel-drive SUVs 13 8 3 0 25
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute
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