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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 13:42:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: H. <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Fog lights usage source


>I'm almost reluctant to post this, as I have a question regarding fog lights >and their usage. I've seen threads here before on this topic, and have done >a quick google search and can see that this topic sparks off almost >religious responses from some. I'm not looking for that! > >My question is specific. Here in Ireland, and I believe the UK, it is >illegal to drive with fog lamps on when visibility is greater than a certain >distance (100 feet I think). I am looking for a source which definitively >says why. Does such a source exist? > >(Background: far away, on another group a debate is going on about fog >lights and their usage. I believe that they should be used in fog, period, >but would like a little more than my opinion). John, I don't know about you, but people with front fogs on drives me up the wall! Anyway, personal preferences aside, as Martin pointed out, the Highway code states that bit about not using fogs other than when in poor conditions, however, there are two caveats to that - Firstly, despite being recently updated, the Highway code was originally written when cars simply didnt have front fogs, so they just sue the sweeping term "fog lights", and thus to get around this, most aftermarket manufacturers, and to be honest a not insignificant number of car manufacturers describe the front lights as "Driving Lamps" This seems to give a number of drivers the idea they are safe to use under normal night (or even day) time conditions. Secondly, there is an unusual (or not so depending on how cynical you are) loophole in UK law...... which is....... there isn't one! The Highway Code is officially seen as "Good Driving Practice", it is NOT law, or legislative in any way. However, in a court case, either party can use the Highway Code as a form of evidence, to prove or disprove poor driving - Thus lets say you drove into someone because you were blinded by their front fogs, they couldn't be prosecuted for "Driving with front fogs on", but the Highway code suggestions of only using them in poor conditions would be brought up by the prosecution in order to obtain a conviction of Dangerous Driving. IMHO, driving with fogs on is downright dangerous in clear conditions, and the real fools are those who driving with JUST sidelight and fogs, no dipped beam - if you look at the orientation of the light pattern, fogs tend to push light out to the sides of the car, not forwards, so those driving with side and fog lights cannot actually see as far down a road at night as someone driving with just dipped beam! It's a mad world isn't it? Hope that helps, feel free to shout at me if that didn't make sense! H.

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