Why do some drivers use their front side lights and fog lights

mcwhirter

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lightening

This has been done to death here to be honest mcwhirter. From what I can gather from the other threads leaving fogs on comes down to a few things.

• Inexperience
• Looks cool
• More chance of other drivers seeing the car
• Coming out of fog and forgetting to turn them off
• People think they are spot lights
• People genuinely just don't know what they are and leave them on.

Seth Brundle

Shíte - a foglights thread - everytone take cover!

h3000

mcwhirter wrote: »

Why do some drivers use their front side lights and fog lights together instead of just the dipped lights. I find it blinds you more.
Front fogs are designed to be used in fog to aim a beam very low under the fog with a large spread.
Why do some drivers use them with the side lights, it doesn't make sense and is very ignorant.

They are trying to look :cool:.

But really look like and most likely are complete twits.

MarkR

Lack of knowledge for most, some people think it looks cool though.

hottstuff

Even the Gardai use them ffs.

what a joke this country is......:)

Bandara

just put your full beams on so you blind them back.

ninty9er

Most "fog lights" fitted to cars here ARE spot/aux lights as opposed to actual fog.

Most of the people I know that do this are over 50 btw before we get into the "looks cool" argument

lightening

ninty9er wrote: »

Most "fog lights" fitted to cars here ARE spot/aux lights as opposed to actual fog.

See? Some people think fog lights aren't actually fog lights!

JimmyCrackCorn!

Its to tell you that they need more light so you can drive with your full lights on behind them.

AntiVirus

mcwhirter wrote: »

Why do some drivers use their front side lights and fog lights together instead of just the dipped lights. I find it blinds you more.
Front fogs are designed to be used in fog to aim a beam very low under the fog with a large spread.
Why do some drivers use them with the side lights, it doesn't make sense and is very ignorant.

So you see them and it looks like it works. I wouldn't think they give a seconds thought to your puzzled expression when driving by. :pac:

Stay focused!

mcwhirter

AntiVirus wrote: »

So you see them and it looks like it works. I wouldn't think they give a seconds thought to your puzzled expression when driving by. :pac:

Stay focused!

Pointless replies, maybe this is worth closing moderator

hottstuff

Fog lights are illegal to use under any conditions other than foggy ones , because there are too many moths driving cars nowadays......

AntiVirus

mcwhirter wrote: »

Pointless replies, maybe this is worth closing moderator

To a pointless thread which the thread starter should have known has been done to death. You need to learn to use the search function. It's really not that difficult.

Drive safely!

r3nu4l

ninty9er wrote: »

Most of the people I know that do this are over 50 btw before we get into the "looks cool" argument

Really? Where did you see that survey? Boars.ie user RHCP isn't over 50 and he drives with fogs on as witnessed in this discussion:

See offending photos

See query on fogs

Also do you actually drive with your fog lights on? When its not foggy?

A follow-up comment to query

Fogs are a pain in the ass! You know why there called fog lights ye? The beam of the light isn't directed like headlights so most of the time they blind oncoming drivers.

I don't mean to sound bitc*y but it is annoying...

See answer

Sometimes ya. :rolleyes:

See subsequent sh1te

Originally Posted by kfk View Post
Why?
Because I just do.

Quote:
Originally Posted by MOG7 View Post
Probably because he thinks it looks "cool"...
stfu. I really dont think its any of your business what I do, fool.

So you see, some people do think it's cool to drive with their fogs on, you only have to look at the photos of that Golf RHCP owns to see this :rolleyes:

mcwhirter

AntiVirus wrote: »

To a pointless thread which the thread starter should have known has been done to death. You need to learn to use the search function. It's really not that difficult.

Drive safely!

Still had a lot of pointless replies though, so can't be that pointless which is a case for less points in future:eek:

ninty9er

AntiVirus wrote: »

So you see them and it looks like it works. I wouldn't think they give a seconds thought to your puzzled expression when driving by. :pac:

Stay focused!

Most sensible response on the whole issue.

There will always be people who drive with their spots/aux/fog lights on....build a bridge and drive over it FFS

ninty9er

r3nu4l wrote: »

Really? Where did you see that survey? Boars.ie user RHCP isn't over 50 and he drives with fogs on as witnessed in this discussion:

READ what I wrote...did I say boards users...NO!!:rolleyes:

mcwhirter

ninty9er wrote: »

Most sensible response on the whole issue.

There will always be people who drive with their spots/aux/fog lights on....build a bridge and drive over it FFS

If that has been the most sensible response, then god save us.

Seth Brundle

mcwhirter wrote: »

If that has been the most sensible response, then god save us.

Well you started it all off and I warned to take cover!!!


Anyhow, its been done to death. To summarise previous threads:
Poster 1. "why do people have their foglights on?"
Poster 2. "cos they think they look cool but they aren't"
Poster 3. "They are illegal!"
Poster 4. "well I drive with mine on and I like them so feck yis all"
Poster 5. "wánker"
Poster 6, "In before Lock"
Poster 7. "Micras are the worst offenders - bastards!"
Me. "Locked"