I do see the lack of logic in my not liking DRLs, but it's not a logical thing, it's an emotion. As a former motorcyclist I'm a very strong advocate of helmets (and helmet laws) and headlights being on all the time. I guess I just don't like certain auto manufacturers dictating what we can & can't do. If you've ever had a car with a marginal battery, you won't like DRLs. (I drive 6 miles each way to work. I've had cars with batteries that would just barely keep the battery charged with that short drive each day, particulary after sitting over a weekend. DRLs will probably cause just enough drain that the battery won't start the car sooner rather than later.) Nobody asked for DRLs in the US. There was no public debate, they just appeared suddenly in 1996 or so because some other countries required them, so to make assembly lines easier, the mfrs added them to the US cars, too. Will I disable the DRLs on my Solstice? Possibly, if I can find out how. Possibly not.
Here in Florida it used to be against the law to drive with just your parking lights on. I guess GM (& VW?) got that law changed.
Part of the problem may be that I seem to see people driving with DRLs only in the rain.
I hate clutch interlocks, too. Maybe all of this stuff just seems like lawyers & corporations pandering to the lowest common denominator. We end up with more stupid people breeding, and society suffers.
Like I said, it's emotional, not logical, so it's hard to come up with a logical explaination. Maybe this grumpy old man will calm down by the time his 07 Sol arrives. It's not a huge issue for me, really. I mean, I'm not going to bypass GM or anything over it. I just wish it was an option.