Can someone please tell me why people drive around with their rear fog lights switched on when it aint foggy!!! and how the hell do they not see the dash light that tell them its on!!? the idiots!

Apparently its cool

Only times I use mine is in fog (obviously) or with severe spray from bad weather. Anyone that has theirs on at any other time deserves points/fine. The police don't do enough to spot people causing these dangers. Too busy catching people doing 34mph

black_cinq said:

Apparently its cool

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Apparently, so are Orange rubstrips but we all know that's crap too!

Emm said:

Can someone please tell me why people drive around with their rear fog lights switched on when it aint foggy!!!

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One simple reason: to drive me MAD :bang:

At least front ones look good; rear ones just look daft.

I think half the problem is that alot of cars have switches that have l.e.d.'s, that are hard to see in daylight,so peeps forget.Either that, or they are just thick as pigmuck.

surfin_fella said:

Apparently, so are Orange rubstrips but we all know that's crap too!

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The orange rub strips will be going now. So i dont need to protest they're cool anymore.

If you drive a car with fog lights on, you'll know that you can see the road in front better with them on! You just have to avoid the motorists that are swerving because they're blinded by your lights...

Ps. I don't have any, and wouldn't anyway, cos when it's foggy, they just make the fog turn into a wall of white.

The only time I drive with my rear lights on (apart from when it's foggy) is when the driver behind is busy blinding me with his front fogs and I'm trying to encourage him to turn them off by blinding him (it's always a bloke) in return.

I'm guessing people are talking about front fogs??? Rear fogs are completely useless and should be made illegal

It probably doesn't get as foggy down in Surrey then as it does in the hills up here. The extra light is pretty essential sometimes I can barely see that in the dead of night in thick fog.

Emm said:

Can someone please tell me why people drive around with their rear fog lights switched on when it aint foggy!!! and how the hell do they not see the dash light that tell them its on!!? the idiots!

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cos they lack the basic understanding of how to use their car properly.

Helz said:

The only time I drive with my rear lights on (apart from when it's foggy) is when the driver behind is busy blinding me with his front fogs and I'm trying to encourage him to turn them off by blinding him (it's always a bloke) in return.

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lol - guess Carlisle is the opposite of the rest of the planet then

Sorry fixit, guess it is then . Was stopped in traffic the other day and embarrassed a guy going the other way by yelling at him out of the window and he switched them off

Alex said:

Rear fogs are completely useless and should be made illegal

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i found them to be quite handy in the fog when going around the TT circuit on isle of man... could see how far i had to catch up to Sie!

its probably because theres just one button for front and rear fogs, and they want the fronts on because they "look cool" lol (although i was guilty of this on my abarth cinqi ) but that had individual switch for fronts so only fronts on not back lol

My Black one has only ever had the fog light on in the garage...Weather hasnt been that bad yet!!

Ive seen numerous 'Centos with rear fogs on recently..esp the 899cc...how?? the bloody warning light is half an inch in diameter!!

I have to say i've only used mine about 5 times. Once in a snow blizzard, twice in extremely thick fog and twice in rain so torrential on the M1 it was impossible to go above 30mph without aquaplaning or seeing infront of you. When I was on the motorway, some idiots had no lights on at all, now that that really does my head in. How do they not notice they have no lights on at all????

arseofbox said:

Ive seen numerous 'Centos with rear fogs on recently..esp the 899cc...how?? the bloody warning light is half an inch in diameter!!

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well, if the previous owner of my 899 was anything to go by, they probably wouldnt; know what it does, what its for, or how to turn it off !!!!

RedSei said:

i found them to be quite handy in the fog when going around the TT circuit on isle of man... could see how far i had to catch up to Sie!

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That was funny. just about to start the mountain climb there was a sign saying "Caution Fog". I looked arround and thought "bull****". Next thing I know I'm struggling to see 50yrds in front! I used Rob's foglight to guide me through

I once saw an 899cc with the fog light on in clear weather. I think she thought i was flashing her because she was a fellow Cento!!