Do you flash?

SpeedFreak · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:43

When you see idiots with their foglights on when there is no fog?

Personally I tend not to, unless it has been raining and I genuinly get blinded. In that case I flash every car that does it. Does anybody else do it.

I also don't get why so many people do it, ignorance, maybe they don't realise they have them on?

Killz_4_Thrills · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:44

Fogs on look cool.

Dogbreath · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:45

Killz_4_Thrills said:
Fogs on look cool.

To a pimpley faced 17 year old, perhaps. To others they make you look like a grade A ****.

BenjiSayers · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:45

I flash my fogs on/of a couple of times to see if they get the hint. Depends how bothered I am most don't get the hint either way.

Howard · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:48

I get more annoyed with idiots with their full beams on behind me, as ther'es nothing I can do about that :mad:

Conscript · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:50

Howard said:
I get more annoyed with idiots with their full beams on behind me, as ther'es nothing I can do about that

I flash my rear fog if they do that. Rarely works though. The sort of moron who leaves full beam on when theres other traffic around isn't usually savvy enough to pick up on someone signalling them to turn them off.

Morba · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:50

Killz_4_Thrills said:
Fogs on look cool.

You think that yet have driven a F430 Scud?

early indications of a troll account are high.

ste_bla · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:50

Sports fogs F.T.W

Personally I flash if they annoy me enough, also I don't flash for speed cameras in town/built up areas (but will on roads that you can [comparatively]safely go faster on)

Scuzi · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:51

Morba said:
early indications of a troll account are high.

Roger. EDIT - Just checked. Hi Failz, nice of you to return

I sometimes flash at oncoming motorsits but last time my trench coat got caught in the wind and I had to drive home naked. I'll think twice before doing it again.

oli collett · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:51

I don't flash, but it is indeed annoying. I also don't like the way on my car that the front fogs come on when the rear ones are on and there's no way of turning them off. It's rare you really need front fog lights and it's rather annoying.

Aero · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:54

I flash but thats a different story.... I don't however tend to flash my lights when people have their fog lights on.

Aero

Clown · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:58

Aero said:
I flash but thats a different story.... I don't however tend to flash my lights when people have their fog lights on.

Aero

Two posts too late buddy.

I don't mind when people flash at me. I tend to forget to turn them off or turn off full beam. Sometimes people flash me when I'm on dipped though, does that mean I have to lower the setting on my dashboard or are they just sitting too low?

Killz_4_Thrills · 30 Jan 2009 at 19:58

My cool comment was purely sarcastic.

I have bad vision at night, and the extra glare from the fogs causes me problems.

However, not nearly as many as HID on say a Q7. Totally blinds me.

Im just guessing where the road is for those few seconds.

SpeedFreak · 30 Jan 2009 at 20:01

Scuzi said:
Roger. EDIT - Just checked. Hi Failz, nice of you to return

I sometimes flash at oncoming motorsits but last time my trench coat got caught in the wind and I had to drive home naked. I'll think twice before doing it again.

Thank god I no longer live in NI or the south east, the odds of seeing you are much lower here in Bristol, although I'm sure it's easy to miss anyhow

Morba · 30 Jan 2009 at 20:02

Killz_4_Thrills said:
My cool comment was purely sarcastic.

I have bad vision at night, and the extra glare from the fogs causes me problems.

However, not nearly as many as HID on say a Q7. Totally blinds me.

Im just guessing where the road is for those few seconds.

You should get off the road then. Bye before ban?

shady · 30 Jan 2009 at 20:02

I flash my fogs if i can do it without irritating other drivers.

I flashed my rear fogs at a folowing fogger once, what did he do, put his full beam on as well. I pulled over because he was dazzling me and he gave me the finger.

Killz_4_Thrills · 30 Jan 2009 at 20:03

ste_bla said:
Sports fogs F.T.W

Personally I flash if they annoy me enough, also I don't flash for speed cameras in town/built up areas (but will on roads that you can [comparatively]safely go faster on)

When you say sports fogs do you mean Rally Lights?!

Not quite sure what they are if not..

Marine Iguana · 30 Jan 2009 at 20:03

The law, as presented by The Highway Code, states that front and rear fog lights must not be used unless visibility is seriously reduced - which generally means when you cannot see further than 100 metres (328 feet) - and that they must be switched off once the visibility improves.

Matt82 · 30 Jan 2009 at 20:04

i honestly do think most of these people do it because its cool. something crap like a picaso or a vaux mpv thing was following me with its fogs on for miles, i dont really care, people that stupid arnt really going to be taught, but then a police car turns out of a junction.

when i checked next the mpv had turned its fogs off (conditions were perfectly clear) giving me the impression they were prefectly aware they were on and shouldnt be

Killz_4_Thrills · 30 Jan 2009 at 20:04

Morba said:
You should get off the road then. Bye before ban?

Sorry? Ban? For what?

Anyway....On topic... Lots of people suffer from glare issues.

In my case its mild cataracts, and its not that dangerous.