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Rules we should obey on the road, obviously for the convenience and courtesy to others.
"Foglights must not be used except in fog or mist or under other atmospheric conditions which restrict visibility."
So I now ask firstly "Why do people feel it necessary to arrogantly have front fog/ driving lights that sometimes are equivalent to aircraft landing lights on at the front and sometimes the red super beam fog rear lamp that is ignorantly put on as well?"
Are you one of these people?????? Why do you do it? Do you think it would or would not inconvenience other drivers? Is it just because you can? Is it just an image thing?
Personally in my own opinion it is not a vehicle with any class that has to have driving lights on all the time just for the driver to think it looks cool.
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Foglights are like "the" thing that bugs me the most. Well, fog lights and people not indicating.
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I totally agree Peter. I have 3 cars, all fitted with factory fog lights, and I have never, ever used them, not even in fog (because they are crap in fog too!).
One local cop I know has even nicknamed them 'W@nker lights' and jokes that they say "pick |
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I totally agree Peter. I have 3 cars, all fitted with factory fog lights, and I have never, ever used them, not even in fog (because they are crap in fog too!).
One local cop I know has even nicknamed them W@nker lights and jokes that they say "pick m |
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Yep I agree, foglights, road lights, whatever you want to call them are like monster alien tachos with a dynamic super flash shift light, just bullsh1t.
I actually flash them when they are on comming.
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Yep I agree, foglights, road lights, whatever you want to call them are like monster alien tacho's with a dynamic super flash shift light, just bullsh1t.
I actually flash them when they are on comming.
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Some people who have Excels with the red light on the back dont know that they are on or how to turn them off.
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quote: Originally posted by JBM
Some people who have Excels with the red light on the back dont know that they are on or how t
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Hahaha, I asked this same question on a another forums that deals primarily with the cars most notorious for driving around during the day with foggies on. You should have seen the outcry, I heard such plausible excuses as-
1. It helps others to notice
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Phill - the point you need to make to them is that headlights are specifically designed not to cause glare for oncoming drivers, unlike the loosely legislated "fog" lights.
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in victoria at least, there is no law regarding usage of front fog lights (although I think there should be) but it is illegal to use rear red fog lights unless poor visibilty caused by heavy fog or snow. This is punishable by an on-the-spot fine.
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Well here it is straight from the Vic Roads website, the whole dam thing really contradicts itself.
Fog Lamps - These lamps are intended to improve illumination of road conditions in fog, snow, rainstorms or duststorms.
Two matching foglamps compl
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I am a country bumkin, with a hilux with spotlights, fog lights whatever you want to call them. They are a very valuable addition on highways at night as the Kangaroo population move to the sides of the road particularly during the severe drought that c
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cannon - that is a very good point, and you are showing the proper use for them. I'm sure you don't leave them on to dazzle other drivers, nor would you cruise around on a sunny day with them on, you window down, seat laid back, and window-rattling doof- |
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cannon - that is a very good point, and you are showing the proper use for them. Im sure you dont leave them on to dazzle other drivers, nor would you cruise around on a sunny day with them on, you window down, seat laid back, and window-rattling doof-do |
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I do all that but with heavy metal on and lights off.
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quote: Originally posted by cannon
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Further to the discussion re lights, I think that those who have the "blue type" lights that change colour when they hit a bump on the road should be "BANNED"!!
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Yeah i argued this "fog light" issue in another forum as well and trying to get through to these idiot with the "look at me" lights. I CAN SEE YOU...idiot,but i cant see the damn road ahead anymore because my retna has been nuked! When it rains....just
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Mario - I was sent a video you'd love. It's a long time ago, and in an inbox I haven't had for a few years now. I searched Youtube for it, and can't find it. I think it may have been out of a movie, but basically a "SUV" with bumper mounted fog lights |
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