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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

What are daytime running lights on cars and would they make Victorian roads safer?

Cars stuck at an intersection.
Victoria’s legislation requiring drivers to keep their car headlights on during the day would be the first in Australia. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Amid a soaring road toll, a Victorian Liberal MP is pushing for new laws that would require drivers to keep their car headlights on during the day in a bid to save lives and prevent injuries.

Upper house MP Nick McGowan says the proposal is “common sense” and would not cost anything to immediately implement. He also wants Victoria to lobby the federal government to make daytime running lights (DRLs) mandatory on all new cars.

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