Police targeting impaired drivers in May

Earl said :

The greater risk is NOT having fog lights or low beams on in foggy conditions. The last foggy morning I witnessed over half of all drivers who must have no clue just how invisible they are without lights on. As soon as you see any fog anywhere, just chuck your lights on! It’s not going to cost you money!

The actual issue is appropriate use of equipment in order to not inconvenience or endanger fellow citizens.

The greater risk is NOT having fog lights or low beams on in foggy conditions. The last foggy morning I witnessed over half of all drivers who must have no clue just how invisible they are without lights on. As soon as you see any fog anywhere, just chuck your lights on! It’s not going to cost you money!

bigred said :

bigfeet said :

bigred said :

You miss a lot. The road rules are very clear. Why not comply?

Actually they are not clear. They say you cannot operate fog lights unless “driving in fog or other hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility”

A bright sunny day could be a hazardous weather condition causing reduced visibility. As could rain, fog, mist, sea spray, strong wind blowing dust around or a multitude of other conditions.

So really, you could legally have them on at almost any time.

I can honestly say, however, I can’t ever recall seeing another car on the road with its fog lights on, or if I did it is so inoffensive that I didn’t notice it. To tell you the truth I wouldn’t even know how to switch mine on.

But anyway, you didn’t answer the question. Why the obsession?

No obsession at all. I drive a small low to the ground econobox and am often dazzled by the damn things. Partner has same issues with them. A couple of times it has resulted in near misses.

Maybe if your car is that low to the ground, it’s regular headlights not foglights that are dazzling you. I drive a small car and have never had a problem with foglights. Sometimes with high beam, but I don’t think I’ve even seen a car with foglights on.

Drive safe!

bigfeet said :

bigred said :

You miss a lot. The road rules are very clear. Why not comply?

Actually they are not clear. They say you cannot operate fog lights unless “driving in fog or other hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility”

A bright sunny day could be a hazardous weather condition causing reduced visibility. As could rain, fog, mist, sea spray, strong wind blowing dust around or a multitude of other conditions.

So really, you could legally have them on at almost any time.

I can honestly say, however, I can’t ever recall seeing another car on the road with its fog lights on, or if I did it is so inoffensive that I didn’t notice it. To tell you the truth I wouldn’t even know how to switch mine on.

But anyway, you didn’t answer the question. Why the obsession?

No obsession at all. I drive a small low to the ground econobox and am often dazzled by the damn things. Partner has same issues with them. A couple of times it has resulted in near misses.

Alderney said :

bigred said :

The road rules are very clear. Why not comply?

Whilst I agree the road rules ARE very clear and people should comply, I don’t see loads/many/any people driving around with their fog lights on…but maybe I just don’t get out enough.

Try driving to work at six am. The correct way to operate fog lights is with your head lights OFF.

bigred said :

You miss a lot. The road rules are very clear. Why not comply?

Actually they are not clear. They say you cannot operate fog lights unless “driving in fog or other hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility”

A bright sunny day could be a hazardous weather condition causing reduced visibility. As could rain, fog, mist, sea spray, strong wind blowing dust around or a multitude of other conditions.

So really, you could legally have them on at almost any time.

I can honestly say, however, I can’t ever recall seeing another car on the road with its fog lights on, or if I did it is so inoffensive that I didn’t notice it. To tell you the truth I wouldn’t even know how to switch mine on.

But anyway, you didn’t answer the question. Why the obsession?

bigred said :

The road rules are very clear. Why not comply?

Whilst I agree the road rules ARE very clear and people should comply, I don’t see loads/many/any people driving around with their fog lights on…but maybe I just don’t get out enough.

bigfeet said :

bigred said :

still waiting for tailgating or foglight month

You have certainly had an obsession on Riotact for many years about foglights. Out of all the traffic issues people could get fixated on this, to me, seem to be at the very low end of the scale. In fact, I can’t even understand why having your fog lights on is illegal.

Who decides if it is foggy enough to have them on? Is it really that terrible to have them on when it is just misty? Or a little bit overcast? Or a chance of rain? Or sunny?

Is there something I am missing that makes it life-threatening?

You miss a lot. The road rules are very clear. Why not comply?

The fact that there are repeat offenders tells me the previous punishment wasn’t enough. Never heard of anybody getting imprisonment unless they kill somebody (and even then…wow, not very often).

bigred said :

still waiting for tailgating or foglight month

You have certainly had an obsession on Riotact for many years about foglights. Out of all the traffic issues people could get fixated on this, to me, seem to be at the very low end of the scale. In fact, I can’t even understand why having your fog lights on is illegal.

Who decides if it is foggy enough to have them on? Is it really that terrible to have them on when it is just misty? Or a little bit overcast? Or a chance of rain? Or sunny?

Is there something I am missing that makes it life-threatening?