Research published by the Monash University Accident Research Centre has found that daytime running lights ( DRLs ) reduce the likelihood of being involved in a non-night-time multi-vehicle crash .

DRLs are fitted on the front of a vehicle and are designed to automatically switch on when a vehicle is driven in order to increase the visibility of a vehicle to other road users during the day .

The study found that DRLs can reduce non-night-time multivehicle crash involvement by 8.8 per cent .

The study assessed the relationship between crash risk and the fitment of DRLs using data on crashes that were reported to police in New South Wales , Victoria , Queensland and Western Australia between 2010 and 2017 . There were 119,606 casualty crashes in the database , of which 11,013 crashes were found to involve at least one vehicle fitted with DRLs .

There have been few studies examining the real-world crashbased effectiveness of DRLs in recent years .

“ This is the first study to broadly capture the newer type of LED DRLs now commonly fitted on new vehicles by various vehicle manufacturers ,” lead author Dr Angelo D ' Elia said .

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