We love to explore and measure everything. Especially things that no one has measured before us. So when we were on a business trip from Frankivsk to the south of Ukraine, we conducted a trial study of the level of use of daytime running lights or dipped headlights. After all, this is the requirement of the Traffic Rules:
"From October 1 to May 1, all motor vehicles outside of populated areas must have daytime running lights turned on, and in the absence of them in the vehicle design, dipped headlights" - Article 9.8 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine
The study was conducted using the observational study method. The form for collecting information was made right on the go. We counted continuous samples of at least 100 cars, outside of settlements. We counted trucks and buses separately to see if there would be a deviation from the total mass, because freight and passenger carriers are objects of special state regulation in the field of traffic safety. The count was carried out from January 31 to February 2 in three districts, the sample was 967 units. For interest, we also counted Molodova (sample of 356 units).
Do you have any comments or concerns about this pilot study?
