Fog Lights!!!

[terzo]

Flintstone said:

Thanks for proving my point.

They are to be used to help you see in the appropriate conditions, not to shine in the face of oncoming traffic. They are also designed to keep the light low for a reason. Why do you think there's legislation detailing when to use them?

Same can be said for your headlights numbnuts but if you go and look, you can still see them at 50/250/500m ffs.

[Flintstone]

terzo said:

Flintstone said:

Thanks for proving my point.

They are to be used to help you see in the appropriate conditions, not to shine in the face of oncoming traffic. They are also designed to keep the light low for a reason. Why do you think there's legislation detailing when to use them?

Same can be said for your headlights numbnuts but if you go and look, you can still see them at 50/250/500m ffs.

Ahhh, insults. The final resort of the hard of thinking and yet another indicator, if any were needed, of the sort of person unable to comprehend the operation of something as simple as a light.

Would you like a bigger spade?

[useyourdellusion]

Terzo, thanks for your obvious consideration for other road users.

Front fogs are just a marketing tool these days. Completely useless and VERY annoying 99% of the time.

Rears are far more useful when used properly (rarely), but then they don't look as cool do they.

It's worth remembering though that on some cars the rears can't be switched on without putting the fronts on first.

Cutting and pasting for the next foglight wker thread...

[terzo]

Flintstone said:

terzo said:

Flintstone said:

Thanks for proving my point.

They are to be used to help you see in the appropriate conditions, not to shine in the face of oncoming traffic. They are also designed to keep the light low for a reason. Why do you think there's legislation detailing when to use them?

Same can be said for your headlights numbnuts but if you go and look, you can still see them at 50/250/500m ffs.

Ahhh, insults. The final resort of the hard of thinking and yet another indicator, if any were needed, of the sort of person unable to comprehend the operation of something as simple as a light.

Would you like a bigger spade?

Flintstone, with the least amount of respect I can muster -- kiss my arse.

[useyourdellusion]

terzo said:

Flintstone said:

terzo said:

Flintstone said:

Thanks for proving my point.

They are to be used to help you see in the appropriate conditions, not to shine in the face of oncoming traffic. They are also designed to keep the light low for a reason. Why do you think there's legislation detailing when to use them?

Same can be said for your headlights numbnuts but if you go and look, you can still see them at 50/250/500m ffs.

Ahhh, insults. The final resort of the hard of thinking and yet another indicator, if any were needed, of the sort of person unable to comprehend the operation of something as simple as a light.

Would you like a bigger spade?

Flintstone, with the least amount of respect I can muster -- kiss my arse.

Definitely the attitude of fog light abuser IMO.

Edited by useyourdellusion on Monday 10th January 01:22

[Flintstone]

terzo said:

Flintstone said:

terzo said:

Flintstone said:

Thanks for proving my point.

They are to be used to help you see in the appropriate conditions, not to shine in the face of oncoming traffic. They are also designed to keep the light low for a reason. Why do you think there's legislation detailing when to use them?

Same can be said for your headlights numbnuts but if you go and look, you can still see them at 50/250/500m ffs.

Ahhh, insults. The final resort of the hard of thinking and yet another indicator, if any were needed, of the sort of person unable to comprehend the operation of something as simple as a light.

Would you like a bigger spade?

Flintstone, with the least amount of respect I can muster -- kiss my arse.

I'm trying. But every time I think I'm getting close enough my aim is dazzled by your bright red wker light

[mxspyder]

Terzo:

BTW - Is it foggy out? No? Then turn the FOG lights off please.

[volvoforlife]

Some of the new DRLs are actually in the fog light area and look exactly like fog lights. I don't see why we have to have a thread on fog lights every month when there is no solution other than to not stare at their fogs or wear sunglasses if you are absolutely compelled to look at them.

[pits]

[RizzoTheRat]

Eagerbeaver said:

It's the misuse of high intensity rear lights that gets my goat.

The LED brake lights on new BMWs are physically painfull at night, I'm sure it must be possibly to have them linked to the reversing sensor so they come on really bright in normal use but have a dimmer setting when there's a car sat behind them in traffic.

[john_p]

RizzoTheRat said:

The LED brake lights on BMWs from 2003 are physically painfull at night

Not so new any more

[RizzoTheRat]

Pah, less than 10% of the companies history, so that's new in my view. Plus it's newer than my car anway

Have they upped the power on them though? when I've noticed it recently its always been on cars that are only 2 or 3 years old.

[ukzz4iroc]

Eagerbeaver said:

Gregory CooperS said:

Eagerbeaver said:

It's the misuse of high intensity rear lights that gets my goat.

mine is when people don't use their handbrake when stopped and keep their foot on the brake(only when it's dark), but thats for another thread.

I was guilty of that when I had an auto but as you say - only in daylight never at night or in the rain

My car is an auto and at the lights, I use my foot brake and no handbrake. If that bothers you, unlucky. Life's too short.

[bobmcgod]

BlueProp said:

It's because they think they look cool. Shame the BiB don't start fining them for improper use.

£60 fine if used in impropper conditions.

[volvoforlife]

bobmcgod said:

BlueProp said:

It's because they think they look cool. Shame the BiB don't start fining them for improper use.

£60 fine if used in impropper conditions.

oh yes lets fine people for using fog lights when the car itself uses them to indicate which way the car is turning. fking morons the BiB. bunch of school drop outs or ex-military wkers.

[Marvin Hagler]

*Al* said:

Do people really find front 'fog' lights blinding?(probably just irritating?) I honestly don't think they are, but get some vehicles with HIDs (legal)infront or behind and i'd say this is more irritating as they can be blinding!!(yet legal).I never seen dazzling fog lights, just annoying HID and ill adjusted dip beam headlights.

Totally agree. Fog lights dont blind me. That said, they should not be used when there is no fog. As others have said before, not switching any lights on when needed (i.e. dusk, rain, dark overcast weather etc.) annoys me.

In contrast to front fogs, drivers who put their rear fogs on when thier is a hint of rain (but no fog) do actually dazzle me - particularly on the motorway. Next time I see such a driver I might have to dazzle them with a right uppercut to their head

[*Al*]

bobmcgod said:

BlueProp said:

It's because they think they look cool. Shame the BiB don't start fining them for improper use.

£60 fine if used in impropper conditions.

I'd rather the £60 fine go the the idiots with either no lights on in low visability or the idiots at night with just side lights on! Why do these idiots not realise that when most people around them have lights on and they don't, they themselves become almost invisible!

[LuS1fer]

volvoforlife said:

bobmcgod said:

BlueProp said:

It's because they think they look cool. Shame the BiB don't start fining them for improper use.

£60 fine if used in impropper conditions.

oh yes lets fine people for using fog lights when the car itself uses them to indicate which way the car is turning. fking morons the BiB. bunch of school drop outs or ex-military wkers.

More like f**king morons, car designers and EU legislators, to be fair. I'll tell you how good these "turning corner" foglights are - I guarantee that 99% of owners won't even know it happens. I don't blame them, I blame the morons who come up with this crap. The Corvette had these cornering lights back in the 80s but the light was on the side of the car and no, I had no idea it did it and no, it had no benefit.

[RizzoTheRat]

Eh? Is this like the old Citroen DS with the headlights that turn with the steering? What cars have got that on thier fogs then?

[edo]

RizzoTheRat said:

Eh? Is this like the old Citroen DS with the headlights that turn with the steering? What cars have got that on thier fogs then?

Watch a new mercedes next time it is turning. the fog light on the turning side comes on. Utterly fking pointless.