Fog Lights... Why?

[thommo]

Australia has very little fog?

Have you ever been awake before 6:00am?   

awake before 6am... very rarely!

but still, it's not before 6am i see cars with the foggys on.

people do it to be noticed, not for any real purpose. its much like having neons...

[Trooper]

Farrrk... people who use fog lights when its sunny, just dark (not raining or foggy) really gives me the shit. It's mainly all the SS and XR drivers, they have them on all the time like they are showing it off like its an exclusive feature. Big deal you have fog lights, does leaving them on enlarge your penis? <_<

But what pisses me off even more are Hyundai drivers with their blinding red rear fog light!

FFS!! Why do you turn it on, this isnt europe, do you think other drivers won't be able to spot your car? Seriously we don't need a blinding light to spot your damn ugly peice of metal on wheels in front of us, we already vomit at the slightest glimpse of your Hyundai kilometres away! -_-

I drive with my fog lights on when im on the highway (not round town) S2 R33 for the same reason most motorbikes have their headlight hard wired in (e.g. on all of the time) it makes you easier to see!!!!so someone doesnt try to overtake and run into me head on... i dont see the problem!!!!

[dezz]

i think motorbikes come standard with the light switching on when ever the bike is running.....

[[HOTNXR]]

ive noticed when im driving on the road people merge stright at me, drive out of streets right in front of me etc. i think its coz my cars small... i dont know... but i put my foggies on when the sun hits people in the eyes and when theres school mums picking up there kids coz there the worst drivers! i dont do it to be cool i do it because ill do anything to avoid being in a crash.

[Wogboy]

Fog lights are good for the extra width of light they have when on low beam, easier to see the edges of the road. I use them all the time.

[xRHETTx]

I use mine all the time i have my normal headlights on, which is basically whenever im not wearing my sunnies....

And im sure there is a difference between FOG and DRIVING lights.

FOG lights are yellow and can only be used in foggy conditions.

DRIVING lights are normal coloured (white) and can be used ALL THE TIME. (just like normal headlights)

Ive never seen a skyline with yellow fog lights...

[Kaz200]

Agreed about the hyundai fog light at the back.. but theres nothing more annoying than spankers with 6 friggin lights at the front.

And blinding people with badly adjusted fog and/or driving lights is probably going to end up causing an accident, not avoiding one.

[scathing]

Front fog lights are so 1998.....

I remember wanting them when I was younger and more foolish, and only sports cars had them standard.

I got over them, but now every man and his Falcodore has them and likes to run them.

But yeah, I'd agree that the rear fog light is a lot more annoying. Whether its the chariot of the photon brigade (the Excel) or people driving 3 Series BMWs, its blinding at dusk or at night when these people turn their stupidly bright lights on when there's perfect visibility.

Sometimes I just really want to smash those lights in, and then ask the driver where the fog is exactly. I'm not condoning vandalism towards other people's cars.......but sometimes they just ask for it.

[Patto-]

i think motorbikes come standard with the light switching on when ever the bike is running.....

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

People on motorbikes put their lights on to help people see them. As most riders are killed by idiots in cars who don't see them. My mate has his lights on 24/7 for this reason.

Some fog lights are ok to use to help other cars see you but usually only in bad weather. They are illegal in NSW though, as are driving lights. Driving lights are legal as long as they are turned off when near other cars just like high beam.

My bro-in-law's swift GTi had fog lights which were white and aimed down at the road. He got a fine for driving with them on. The cop said they are only legal to have them on if it is foggy.

[scathing]

Yeah, I tend to drive with my parkers on. On the highway I'll drive with headlights on. It makes you a lot more visible, which is always a good thing.

People seem to forget that sometimes its not about you being able to see, but other people being able to see you. Next time you drive when the Sun is low in the sky, note how hard it is to make out the cars that are between you and the Sun (so if the Sun's ahead of you, the cars in front).

All you see are big black shadows, with no detail. Its hard to even work out how far away from them you are. But, once they hit the brakes and the tail lights activate you can work your range out.

Same when its raining. There's enough ambient light to see the road immediately ahead of you, but other cars are a water-obscured blur.

Sure, having your headlights on at dawn or dusk might not mean you can see any further, but it doesn't negatively affect you and if it stops someone from arsing you then it'll be worth the effort.

On Saturday after I came home from a Soarer Club cruise, it was pissing down on the F3. If the visibility wasn't bad enough from the water falling from the sky, I got stuck near 2 semis kicking up so much spray you couldn't even see the truck's cab until you were at the beginning of the trailer.

I remember there being a few cars, including a 3 Series BMW and an Excel, and thinking "Why don't you idiots turn on your foglights now, when its actually beneficial?"

[Patto-]

^^^Yeah I have to agree. Its ridiculous when its very dark and hard to see because of the clouds and pouring rain, and some idiots don't have thier lights on because its day-time or because it won't help them see.

Don't people notice how easier it is to see a car in bad weather when its got its lights on? I've almost had accidents because of cars I couldn't see, or saw at the last minute. One car came flying up the lane beside me on the F3 in terrible weather without his lights on while I was about to overtake someone. Lucky I just saw him at the last minute or it could have been ugly.

[scathing]

Well, on Saturday I almost ran in to the back of a white Camry that was in the middle of that spray storm. No lights on, and with the light grey sound barriers and that much water I didn't even see him until I was almost on top of him.

He was in the lane next to 2 trucks doing 100km/hr+ (between the Waitara ramp and the Mt Colah ramp, southbound) and pretty much between them. Why the guy decided to just match speed and sit in the middle of all that is beyond me.

[xRHETTx]

Well i cant stand it when people DONT have there lights on when its getting dark. Freaking morons!

If the street lights are on, its illegal not to have your headlights on...

[racsov500]

Its simple. Foglights during day, or anywhere where there is no fog is good.

Foglights = bigger penis.

[**JaR**]

fog light switch ona S1 is a seperate switch?

anyways, i only use mine when its foggy.... duh.

driving at night when it isnt with them on, despite what people think, doesnt give you a shitload more light to see.