We notice the occasional "bright light of wisdom" on Mudcat, versus the dim ones, -so, it seems reasonable that drivers would notice car with lights on the highway more than those without, in one manner or another. (I suspect this was based on either common sense, or research).

All new vehicles have had daylight lights in Canada for some time. Initially, it represented a challenge for vehicle manufacturers (especially the hide-away lights types). But, it is now worked into vehicle designs. Older vehicles without them were initially excluded, but eventually these vehicles were included in many location - the option is turn low beams on, or to install a relatively-inexpensive device to do it automatically when the vehicle is operating.