Daylight Running Lights

Against the background of EU legislation which will require all new cars to have Daylight Running Lights from February 2011, the Road Safety Authority is seeking public involvement on the possibility of extending this to include all cars on Irish roads.

If implemented as a policy, all cars not fitted with DRLs would be required to have their dipped headlights on whenever on the road. Studies commissioned by the EC have concluded that the mandatory use of DRL can achieve a reduction of between 5% and 15 percent of multi-party daytime collisions.

Members of the public are invited to send their views on the development of a DRL policy by emailing drlconsultation@rsa.ie or writing to: Vehicle Standards, Road Safety Authority, Moy Valley Business Park, Primrose Hill, Ballina, Co Mayo. Please mark the envelope 'DRL Consultation'.

The RSA has set out its position and recommendations in a document called “DRL Consultation Paper” which may be viewed and/or downloaded from the RSA’s website www.rsa.ie