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rollazuki:
Can I ask a question?
What do the police force have against driving with fog lights on?
Is it an offence?
They are designed to cast a low flat beam, NOT DAZZLE, so are unlikely to cause an offence to anyone. They only come on if lights are already on, so effectively just increase the amount of DIP beam available.
Remember, Im not talking about spotlights, but low level fog lights.
Why all the fuss?
Rolla :?:
Terranosaurus:
--- Quote from: "rollazuki" ---What do the police force have against driving with fog lights on?
Is it an offence?
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Yes it is an offence, they may only be used when visiblity is seriously reduce 100 metres or less in fog or falling snow.
--- Quote from: "rollazuki" ---They are designed to cast a low flat beam, NOT DAZZLE, so are unlikely to cause an offence to anyone. They only come on if lights are already on, so effectively just increase the amount of DIP beam available.
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They can but may not be wired to be used on their own with just sidelights, but only when visibility is etc etc
CaptainColourful:
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--- Quote from: "CaptainColourful" ---One or two do sometimes realise its raining so turn on their parking lights.
Yes parking, not driving.... they make me so angry !!!
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By parking lights I assume you mean side lights. It has been impossible to drive with just side lights on in newly built cars now for quite a number of years. Can't remember when but "Dim -Dip" becam,e compulsory, whereby if the engine is running and the side lights are switched on the headlight bulbs receive 12volts to them but in series so the get nominal 6volts each and illuminate dimly. This is a much better solution as peole driving round even with dipped headlights on in rain can cause dazzle. Remember all the old adds for rear fogs and not using them in rain "Don't Dazzle". Rear fogs are 21w, dipped beam is 55w all be it focused at 3% down but it still dazzles.
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"Dim Dip" are fine if they reduce the light to 50% or so, most are only a 5w sidelight bulb fixed into the headlamp unit ........ wholly inadequate !
Any dipped headlamp that dazzles is usually because they are out of line....
CaptainColourful:
Oh and while I am at it... :wink:
Sometimes using front foglights only is necessary in order to reduce bounce-back glare from your own dipped headlamps, the low wide beam doesn't dazzle you.
hobbit:
Back in Germany even in the 70s & 80s you have to drive on dipped headlights in rain or other bad weather (ie fog, snow etc) by law
SHame they dont do it here, a few spot fines would soon enforce the law
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