Foglights - a lost cause

[TW]Fox · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:01

Today I saw a Ford Focus police car belonging to Devon and Cornwall constabularly driving around the city centre in completely clear weather with...

.... his foglights on.

I just don't get it

Why are people obsessed with foglights?

daz · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:02

Because it makes you look like a rally driver. :/

Duke · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:02

wez130 · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:03

they shout look at me i'm not driving a poverty spec car :/

[TW]Fox · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:05

wez130 said:
they shout look at me i'm not driving a poverty spec car :/

I used to think that. I thought it was chavs looking cool

But no - even Aunty Dorris in her Micra and Mumsy in her Renault Scenic drive around with their foglights on now.

Kamerad · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:07

[TW]Fox;11059214 said:
Why are people obsessed with foglights?

Why are you?

Viper² · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:07

I thought it was a £30 fine for driving with fog lights on for no reason?

gobbo · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:08

People think that the advice is to use them when visability is bellow 1000m rather than 100m.

Also car manufacturers branding them as "driving lights" so people think "i'm driving, so I need my driving lights on."

DannyDan · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:08

Don't see why anyone actually cares. They're no brighter than headlights.

[TW]Fox · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:09

Kamerad said:
Why are you?

Sorry, who are you?

Booner! · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:09

DannyDan said:
Don't see why anyone actually cares. They're no brighter than headlights.

Plus they increase awareness to other drivers (sidelights)... fogs are just annoying though

[TW]Fox · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:09

DannyDan said:
Don't see why anyone actually cares. They're no brighter than headlights.

Err yes they are.

JayMax · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:10

DannyDan said:
Don't see why anyone actually cares. They're no brighter than headlights.

My thoughts too... I've never once been dazzled by fogs.

Kamerad · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:10

[TW]Fox;11059254 said:
Sorry, who are you?

Nice elitist attitude you have there.

Tom|Nbk · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:12

Only time I have been dazzled by fogs is some massive 4x4 up my rear on the motorway easy solution was to switch the mirror to anti dazzle.

I don't face this problem much as the Focus is quite high up so rarely get dazzled by them unless its some lorry or high up 4x4 as said above.

muttclugg · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:13

To be honest Fox, if anyone else was to start a thread about a police car with it's fog lights on I'm almost certain you would have something to say about the "pointless" thread!

I admit though, I agree with you though

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Dangerous Dave · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:13

[TW]Fox;11059258 said:
Err yes they are.

They do annoy me however I have never been dazzled by them,they never appear any brighter than headlights there beam pattern is wide and short compared to the narrow and distance of headlights and they use the same wattage of bulb on most cars. Badly fitted HIDs however on the other hand have dazzled me on a few occasions.

I am curious how Merc are getting away with the fog lights coming on when turning corners on there new cars, always looks to me like one of them has a blown bulb.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:14

Crossy · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:14

Never had a problem being Dazzled when driving o when being a passenger on the road. dont have a problem with them tbh.

loltim · 7 Feb 2008 at 21:16

I flashed my fogs at some dick in an Astra today, he flicked the V's back at me