New Rules Seek to Eliminate Phantom Vehicles at Night in Canada
New Rules Seek to Eliminate Phantom Vehicles at Night in CanadaWe’ve all encountered phantom vehicles. We’re driving along a road after sunset, and all of a sudden we find in front of us a vehicle in motion, with its lights off.
In the past, this was because the driver had not turned on their vehicle’s lights. But that has long since changed. In fact, the phenomenon of phantom vehicles has grown along with the advent of automatic daytime running lights (DRLs). With headlights always on, drivers might not notice that with the DRLs, their rear lights are turned off. Because they have a light in front and their dashboard is illuminated.
For several years now, there have been increasing calls for regulatory changes that would, for example, compel automakers to produce new vehicles with automatic rear lights, or else with dashboards that remain off if the lights are not on.
This way, the driver is automatically alerted if their vehicle’s lights are not on.
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