Jason
Well weathers not too good at mo, but WHY do people insist on switching/leaving rear fog lights on when visibility whilst ain't so good
don't require them, on dark nights there a pain in the ass, you cant see brake lights come on ect.........
Most people dip there headlights when they see a car approaching why not turn these bloody things off when they see a car in the mirror.
There, rant over.............
Induced by 400 miles of dark morning and dark evening driving staring at forgotten rear fog lights......... turn em off.
I' don't know. Perhaps people get excited at the excuse to switch them on. Perhaps they are evil and want to blind the people behind them. Or perhaps they are ignorant and don't realise how annoying it is and then they just forget to switch them off. I think that fords must have a separate switch that stays on even after the key has been removed.
Having just got back from a trip up to Bolton and back, is there anything us blinded drivers can legally do get the attention of these tw*ts to make
them turn them off !!!!!!!
Jason
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Originally posted by smart51
I think that fords must have a separate switch that stays on even after the key has been removed.
Is'nt the maximum fine for improper use of fog lights £1000. Pity it's not enforced more . Newer cars generally turn the fog lights off when lights are turned off. People that don't use their handbrake when stopped that have high level stop lights on are just as bad.
On my astra if you turn the lights off the fog lights go off and stay off till you turn them on again - nice touch!
But you still have to turn the lights off.
A bright bulb in the dashboard should flash every minute to remind you that the fog lights are on. Also, they should be linked to go off once the
headlights are turned to main beam as that is useless in fog, so will only be used once the fog has gone.
What about the chavs that run with their front fogs on all the time, "cos it looks cool", Or the lovely blue strip lights under the
chassis, and little blue lights on the front bumper, now they realy are pr**ks. And yes it is against the law.
I agree with all of the above, its highly annoying! As is the use of front fog lights in broad daylight . Although some lights which appear to be fog
lights are infact driving lights which come on when using full beam( A la 205 Gti ) - Mostly confusion arrises and so people use their fog lights as
driving lights ( Markings on the glass should tell you which type they are)
i like to be nice and bright and sparkly!
Visibility must be less than 50 yards before they can be legally used. That's not very far at all!
I can't see the police getting excited about inappropriate fog light use - every morning and evening, week in week out, I see the same cars with
one dipped headlight gone, running on high beam to see where they're going and blinding everyone else. How difficult is it to fix a lightbulb!
Don't they want to see where they're going?! </rant>
David
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Originally posted by Chippy
What about the chavs that run with their front fogs on all the time, "cos it looks cool", Or the lovely blue strip lights under the chassis, and little blue lights on the front bumper, now they realy are pr**ks. And yes it is against the law.
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Originally posted by MikeR
On my astra if you turn the lights off the fog lights go off and stay off till you turn them on again - nice touch!
The other stupid thing is that more people seem to use their front fog lights at dusk/nighttime than whe foggy
Let's be honest, most of the nob'eds drive all day with the sidelights and front foglights on.
Really though, what the hell is that about? 
cos it looks cool lee, they need people to know they dont have the bottom spec car