I've recently noticed that several makes of new car have front day running lights, located where the front fog lights would previously have been, that appear to be working in conjunction with the vehicles steering.
If a car is turning or even just manoeuvring to its right the left side running light goes out and vice versa. Does the car have to be turning or moving at a set angle or speed before this feature operates and just what is the point of it?

I know that some cars running lights automatically extinguish when the indicator is operated, if they are positioned close to that indicator, but this is a completely different operation.
