Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 03:47:59 GMT From: themannopsam.com (Mr. Kotter) Subject: Re: FOG LIGHTS are for FOG!!!
On 16 Dec 1997 22:03:45 GMT, "Duane Dostie" <ddostienopsamtiernet.net> wrote: > >> >They should be aimed lower than the low beams to fill in >> >the area that the lows don't cover. That's what fog lights are for. >> >> Then why are they called 'fog' lights? Why not 'lower headlights' or >> 'auxiliary headlights'? They are called fog lights because they are >mounted >> as close to the road surface as possible in order to illuminate the road >> below the level of the fog. Headlights are worthless in heavy fog because >> the illuminate the /fog/ above the road, not the road. Fog lights are not >> intended to augment headlights in normal driving conditions in any >> meaningful way. > > >Fred this begs the question: Do you have fog lights? I find that using >them along with my driving lights (low beams) I see much more of the road >than without them. There was one deer that I spotted that I attributed to >the presence of my fogs. Yeah sometimes I see other fog lights that annoy >me, but the purpose of ME having my lights, fog or not is so *I* can see, >not for you. Me. I'll guarantee that my fog lights won't bother you one >bit. Maybe it's the presence of four points of light instead of two that >bothers you so much ;-) I can see the argument from both sides and I belive there is a solution. What I've seen are two seperate "types" of auxillary lighting. Fog lights and Driving lights (not headlights). Fog lights are usually amber in color and are aimed as Duane says, LOW to illuminate the are below the fog and offer some visibility. Driving lights on the other hand have different lenses, usually clear or pearl and are designed with a wider dispersion pattern to illuminate more of the road...sidewalks etc...plus tend to illuminate signs with less a glare as improperly aimed headlights. Either way, in non-fog situations both can be quite irritating..especially when aimed incorrectly. There are grey areas in the world...not everything must be black or white. Mr. Kotter Skools in!
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