WATCH: The Federal government is out with new rules aimed at making it impossible for you to forget to turn your headlights on in the dark. @jamesontheradio reports. pic.twitter.com/VKzYWb5TFi
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New rules on the manufacture of vehicles are aimed at making all cars and trucks on the road easier to see in the dark.
Federal Transportation Minister Marc Garneau on Wednesday revealed new regulations on safety standards for headlight and taillight systems.
The laws will take effect in 2021 and will apply only to new vehicles.
Car makers will have to build standard into their consumer offerings 1 of 3 options:
Daytime running lights and tail lights that come on automatically when the vehicle instrument panel is illuminated and the car is turned on;
A feature that automatically turns on headlights, taillights and side marker lights in low light conditions; or
Program the drivers' instrument panel stay dark until the driver turns the lights on
Garneau says the move is to improve road safety, although statistics on crashes where so-called 'phantom vehicles' were a factor were not immediately available.