I've no problem with someone putting them on for a photo, but using them to light the road when it's not foggy is dingbattery in the extreme.
anyone who uses fpglights when there is no fog is an idiot.
Agree. Only ever used mine once for five minutes, purely so oncoming traffic could see me. It didn't help me to see where I was going, could hardly see a thing.
Foglights lighting up the side of the road are essentially useless from the driver's point of view as you look ahead when you drive, not at the sides of the road immediately in front of you.
Obviously the most annoying thing about front fogs is that they blind drivers coming towards you due to the beam pattern. I really wish the police would stop and fine people for having them when it's not foggy.
I've no problem with someone putting them on for a photo, but using them to light the road when it's not foggy is dingbattery in the extreme.
Foglights lighting up the side of the road are essentially useless from the driver's point of view as you look ahead when you drive, not at the sides of the road immediately in front of you.
But how often does that happen?
Unless visibility is below 100meters and as such requires fog lamps and you to drive by looking at the side of the road
But, foglights even in thick fog do nothing to help you see where you are going. Lighting up the road to the side 3 feet in front of the car is just useless.
Using them with headlights off stops a lot of light bounce back in fog
The only time I've found fogs to be very useful is in heavy falling snow. Dipped headlights simply bang the light back into your face and can make things seem very weird, what with all the 'movement' ahead, but underbumper fogs light up the road beneath the snow and seems to help enourmously. Well they do me!
PG
I always thought that if the fog was extremely dense, sidelights plus foglights resulted in less reflection?
So when visability is 0 being able to see the side of the road is pointless then
I admit they're not something I'd ever pay extra for, but on the cars they've come with I do use them on the odd occassion they're required and they do help.
Using them with headlights off stops a lot of light bounce back in fog
The only time I've found fogs to be very useful is in heavy falling snow. Dipped headlights simply bang the light back into your face and can make things seem very weird, what with all the 'movement' ahead, but underbumper fogs light up the road beneath the snow and seems to help enourmously. Well they do me!
PG
Yes but they're blinding for the oncoming traffic.........