Fog Lights

texanman

Gf just rang me to say she got pulled over for driving with front fog lights on.
Is it legal to drive with them on??

Someone actually got done for this?

There is a god.

Alun

texanman wrote: »

Gf just rang me to say she got pulled over for driving with front fog lights on.

Good .. at last a Garda doing his/her job.

Is it legal to drive with them on??

Yes, when it's foggy. No, when it isn't.

blastman

Oh dear...can open...worms everywhere....

Jimbo

Love it

texanman

She just got a warning,sorry to dissapoint everyone.

Jimbo

texanman wrote: »

She just got a warning,sorry to dissapoint everyone.

:mad:. Ah well. Hopefully she learnt her lesson

Guy:Incognito

texanman wrote: »

She just got a warning,sorry to dissapoint everyone.

At least she knows when (not) to use fog lights now. In fairness though, the clue is right there in the name.

texanman

fair point

Esel

Don't they use the death penalty a lot in Texas? If ever a law was appropriate...

esel

esel wrote: »

Don't they use the death penalty a lot in Texas? If ever a law was appropriate...

This is a measured response

slickmcvic

nowt wrong with fogs!! was told to turn em off once myself at a checkpoint but no majopr hassle with the coppers!!

slickmcvic

nowt wrong with front fogs!! was told to turn em off once myself at a checkpoint but no major hassle with the coppers!!...told em it was foggy in the wesht!!

...thats not me BTW!!!

texanman

esel wrote: »

Don't they use the death penalty a lot in Texas? If ever a law was appropriate...

Yes the death penalty is available is texas.I see nothing in it about fog lights.

http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/vlibrary/outlines/deathpenprint.html

L1011

slickmcvic wrote: »

nowt wrong with fogs!! was told to turn em off once myself at a checkpoint but no majopr hassle with the coppers!!

Nothing wrong with the lights, the mentality of the pricks who leave them on is whats wrong.

As goes what you've tacked on to your other post - you turn them off once you're out of a foggy area. The presence of fog somewhere else does not affect their status in a non-foggy area.

JHMEG

They're only fog lights of they're yellow, otherwise they're driving/auxiliary lights and you can have as many pairs as you like and drive with them on 24x7.

Guy:Incognito

JHMEG wrote: »

They're only fog lights of they're yellow, otherwise they're driving/auxiliary lights and you can have as many pairs as you like and drive with them on 24x7.

So the really bright red thing on the back of cars isnt a fog light cos it's not yellow?

Esel

JHMEG wrote: »

They're only fog lights of they're yellow, otherwise they're driving/auxiliary lights and you can have as many pairs as you like and drive with them on 24x7.

Mouth....brain...gear. :rolleyes:

JHMEG

Stekelly wrote: »

So the really bright red thing on the back of cars isnt a fog light cos it's not yellow?

Not paying attention Stekelly? This thread is about front fog lights?

Esel, I'm stating the rules.. you have a problem with the rules?

cianclarke

blastman wrote: »

Oh dear...can open...worms everywhere....

Indeed.
Front fogs on during the day can be a bit annoying, but it does make the car look pretty cool. Meh, I've seen worse.

unkel

For Fogs Sake. No more threads about this please. Read the charter...