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No need for the region's drivers to light up
January 31, 2008 12:49 PM
Car drivers in Yorkshire and the Humber will not be forced to drive in daylight with their lights on, despite calls that it could improve road safety.
A fierce argument has raged in Brussels after studies claimed that the use of daytime running lights across Europe would reduce the number of accidents involving cars by between 5% and 15%.
But although the use of car headlights is already compulsory in countries such as Slovenia, Sweden, and Denmark, some have argued that it puts motorcyclists and cyclists at greater risk.
A decision by the European Commission to support the status quo has been welcomed by Yorkshire & the Humber Liberal Democrat Euro MP Diana Wallis.
Ms. Wallis said: "There is a road safety case which argues in favour of cars driving in daylight with their lights on. However it is far from overwhelming.
"This is not a matter that requires common EU rules. Drivers, from which ever country, are quite able of turning lights on or off when they cross borders if a road sign tells them what is the national requirement. It might be that the UK returns to the issue in the future."
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