Car daytime running lights.

[Eddiex]

I remember regularly seeing a police Rover P6’s being driven around the local streets during the hours of darkness with just side lights on.
For you younglings - one of these -

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You can see how small the side lights are……not the ones that are on but the tiny ones on top of the wings!


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[oldoakknives]

I remember regularly seeing a police Rover P6’s being driven around the local streets during the hours of darkness with just side lights on.
For you younglings - one of these -

IMG_5517.jpg

You can see how small the side lights are……not the ones that are on but the tiny ones on top of the wings!


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With the little ears sticking up so you could see if they were on?

[Pitfitter]

I was always under the impression that ‘side lights’ were only marker lights, ie only to be used when the vehicle was stationaryand parked.
Also I don’t know if the fog light rule of only being used in fog or falling snow has been changed, many cars use fog lamps as cornering assistance lights.
I had a Renault that applied reduced power to the dipped headlight bulb whenever the ignition was on, an early form of drls? Circa 1989 I think.

[Filterlab]

It was called Dim-Dip. Volvo had it on many of their cars from the 80s, and they partnered with Renault (and Peugeot) around that time.