driving with fog lamps on

johnnyb44 · 8th January 2014, 06:29

Good morning
Is it just me being over sensitive but ive noticed this year people seem to be obsessed with driving around with their fog lamps on at night when there's no fog. . Fog lamps are really useful when its foggy or when visabilty is bad but people nowadays are driving around with them on all the while, trying there best to burn the back of my retinas out. You flash them to turn the dam things off and the response you get is full beam pointing back to you. Is it a fashion thing amongst youngsters or just ignorance against the uniformed.
Best Regards from Victor Meldrew

..... · 8th January 2014, 06:37

It's one of my biggest hates too especially in the rain where the rear fogs are easy to mistake for brake lights!
In fact a few weeks back I followed an old escort with it's rear fog light on thinking to myself 'it was foggy yesterday he must have forgotten to turn it off'.. A week later behind the same car again in traffic and yes his foglight was still on.

murphyv310 · 8th January 2014, 06:38

Hi.
Yes you are right, I wonder if its due to so many cars now with DRL's that they think its ok to do it or just a very fast lowering of driving standards that is so noticable these days?

pab · 8th January 2014, 06:42

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Originally Posted by Flintstone

It's one of my biggest hates too especially in the rain where the rear fogs are easy to mistake for brake lights!
In fact a few weeks back I followed an old escort with it's rear fog light on thinking to myself 'it was foggy yesterday he must have forgotten to turn it off'.. A week later behind the same car again in traffic and yes his foglight was still on.

I'm not sure these old models had a dash warning light if the rear fogs were on. It could be no fault of the driver that they are illuminted.

With our cars for instance, the IPK illuminates both fog lamp icons. They are are in your face in the dark, makes you want to turn them off if not needed.

mrvandango · 8th January 2014, 06:42

I can't say that I've ever been blinded by them - maybe some aren't lined up correctly? To my eye they appear no brighter than headlights. Badly aligned headlights are to me a bigger nuisance.

However, most of the roads around me are unlit, and as such even worse still are the idiots who think that because they are 200yds behind that their main beam won't still be blinding! Honestly this happens every single night

rich17865 · 8th January 2014, 07:14

Fog lights have a low and wide beam pattern, they shouldn't be blinding anyone.

Although, I agree, turn them off unless it is actually foggy.

whitevanman · 8th January 2014, 07:32

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Originally Posted by johnnyb44

Good morning
Is it just me being over sensitive but ive noticed this year people seem to be obsessed with driving around with their fog lamps on at night when there's no fog. . Fog lamps are really useful when its foggy or when visabilty is bad but people nowadays are driving around with them on all the while, trying there best to burn the back of my retinas out. You flash them to turn the dam things off and the response you get is full beam pointing back to you. Is it a fashion thing amongst youngsters or just ignorance against the uniformed.
Best Regards from Victor Meldrew

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pab · 8th January 2014, 07:32

Some of the Fog lights on our cars have H1 bulbs and they are in a deflector tube in the lamp housing. These lamps are not bright at all, rather disappointing when they are actually needed.

The better version is the H11 versions without the deflector tube in the lens, much brighter. I had this version on my previous car. I set the beam pattern nice and low in front of the car and they were perfect.

Duotone · 8th January 2014, 07:33

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Originally Posted by pab

I'm not sure these old models had a dash warning light if the rear fogs were on. It could be no fault of the driver that they are illuminted.

A closed circuit "tell tail" lamp must operate with the rear fog lamps, otherwise it would be a MOT fail.

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http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...VdAHL389uz57ew

Dave T

Sidetops · 8th January 2014, 07:34

They are called 'fog' lights after all, so that is their function.

I dislike the use of fog lights when it isn't foggy (and those who forget to turn them off)
However, rightly or wrongly I did use them the other night to illuminate the side of the road to look out for deep puddles during a period of torrential rain. Xenons are excellent, but fog lights illuminate a lower wider pattern. I was more concerned about preventing my car from being flooded!

8th January 2014, 06:29	#1
johnnyb44 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: north wales Posts: 2,707 Thanks: 1,774 Thanked 902 Times in 507 Posts	driving with fog lamps on Good morning Is it just me being over sensitive but ive noticed this year people seem to be obsessed with driving around with their fog lamps on at night when there's no fog. . Fog lamps are really useful when its foggy or when visabilty is bad but people nowadays are driving around with them on all the while, trying there best to burn the back of my retinas out. You flash them to turn the dam things off and the response you get is full beam pointing back to you. Is it a fashion thing amongst youngsters or just ignorance against the uniformed. Best Regards from Victor Meldrew __________________ Replaced pcv filter, springs, plenum spy hole mod,Bonnet cable divider mod. Wax oiled.Air con recharged. Auto box oil changed , Jules plenum guard fitted .Smoked wind deflectors fitted.S/S Compensator.Club Grill Badge kindly donated by Andyg2011..

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murphyv310 This is my second home Hyundai i10 998cc Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 6,602 Thanks: 2,088 Thanked 2,298 Times in 1,349 Posts	Hi. Yes you are right, I wonder if its due to so many cars now with DRL's that they think its ok to do it or just a very fast lowering of driving standards that is so noticable these days? __________________ Cheers from Trevor MM0KJJ

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mrvandango Gets stuck in MG ZT, MGF, MX-5 Roadster Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Dorchester Posts: 501 Thanks: 48 Thanked 45 Times in 39 Posts	I can't say that I've ever been blinded by them - maybe some aren't lined up correctly? To my eye they appear no brighter than headlights. Badly aligned headlights are to me a bigger nuisance. However, most of the roads around me are unlit, and as such even worse still are the idiots who think that because they are 200yds behind that their main beam won't still be blinding! Honestly this happens every single night __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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..... Loves to post Black ROVER 75 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 339 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 7 Posts	It's one of my biggest hates too especially in the rain where the rear fogs are easy to mistake for brake lights! In fact a few weeks back I followed an old escort with it's rear fog light on thinking to myself 'it was foggy yesterday he must have forgotten to turn it off'.. A week later behind the same car again in traffic and yes his foglight was still on.

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rich17865 This is my second home Transit Connect Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 9,532 Thanks: 868 Thanked 1,619 Times in 1,095 Posts	Fog lights have a low and wide beam pattern, they shouldn't be blinding anyone. Although, I agree, turn them off unless it is actually foggy.

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pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	Some of the Fog lights on our cars have H1 bulbs and they are in a deflector tube in the lamp housing. These lamps are not bright at all, rather disappointing when they are actually needed. The better version is the H11 versions without the deflector tube in the lens, much brighter. I had this version on my previous car. I set the beam pattern nice and low in front of the car and they were perfect.

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Sidetops I really should get out more....... Land Rover Freelander 2 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2,252 Thanks: 293 Thanked 327 Times in 240 Posts	They are called 'fog' lights after all, so that is their function. I dislike the use of fog lights when it isn't foggy (and those who forget to turn them off) However, rightly or wrongly I did use them the other night to illuminate the side of the road to look out for deep puddles during a period of torrential rain. Xenons are excellent, but fog lights illuminate a lower wider pattern. I was more concerned about preventing my car from being flooded!