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Re:Why Is There a Bucatini Shortage in America? by rvba on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @07:10AM (#25569001)
Daytime lights are obligatory in Poland since it joined EU - so for like 15 years. The standard is the same for whole EU.

If your car does not have those weak daytime lights (small lamps that basically dont do anything) then you are supposed to use the low/dipped beam. And most drivers use low beam all the time.

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Re:Why Is There a Bucatini Shortage in America? by vetinari on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @02:38PM (#25573854)
Using DRL during the day (i.e. normal visibility) is not mandatory in Austria. You may use them, or dipped beam, if you choose so.

There is one more difference between DRL in EU and NA: in EU, the parking lights must be off, while DRL is on. This is a problem with some older cars, which technically do have DRL, but keep the parking lights on (i.e. pre-F series BMW; the angel eyes are parking light). This is non compliant in EU.

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