Front Fog Lights

I have to admit being guilty at times of driving with my fog lights on when its not foggy. I live in norfolk and there are plenty of bendy roads with no street lighting for miles and as such the front headlights just dont cut it for light amplification where you need it.

Full beam is ok on roads that have distance to be able to see ahead and anticipate the roads ahead but they do nothing for highlighting the sides of the road directly in front of you or take away eye strain from trying to see something with minimal lighting.

As a result of this i use the fog lights to highlight the sides a bit better and these are not as blinding as full beam being on. I don't know if its an unwritten rule or not in my area but there are absolutely loads of people that do this including the police and as such they don't stop people for doing so.

Rear fogs i hardly ever use unless its thick fog as my rear lights are very bright (new rear lenses with white indicators high reflective surface). I do agree that people that keep them on in any condition other than thick fog are absent minded drivers who dont care about other road users behind them. In the rare cases that i use the rear fogs as soon as i can see in front i turn them off which to me is an indication that others can see me.

I love lights and i think that alot of scenarios in the right context are quite good. Undercar neons are ok if they are done tastefully and used for tracks and shows but for general driving about they can be a distraction for other drivers. The same goes for the tyre, washer, exhaust, bonnet, grill, headlamp, indicator coloured accents or neons.

I am in the process of making my own white led angel eyes for the front head and fog lights for display purposes as i really do like the look of them but it is definately because the car doesnt have that leading edge look that im doing it (yes i am affected by some kind of penis inferiority complex) but i like to make my car look as best as it can be for my liking without annoying other road users too much :).

just my 2p /me dons asbestos suit

Russ

1990 535i SE Auto

Front fog lamps are just the FOG lamps....If its not foggy WHY HAVE THEM ON???? It doesnt look cool, it doesn't make your 'thingy' bigger... its sad! Although saying that I use mine sometimes My fog lights and 'thingy', not at the same time though, that could be dangerous!

Jon

The pits

You will be astounded to learn that all these lights, well I can say the washer jets for sure ARENT illegal.

I have been doing my advanced driving stuff with the IAM (have my test next monday, so fingers crossed), whilst I have been doing this I recieve the associates newsletter/mag called drive.

There was an article in this written by a serving traffic officer ( the police are heavily involved in this driving thing as all the examiners are either serving or ex traffic examiners), this chap decided to "do" one of these lads, and he couldnt find anything in his manuals, even with the help of his superiors to report this silly little wotsit for.

I thought "white light to the front" but apparently not.

I'm sure I remember years ago someone being done for illuminating a "red nose" for comic relief, but it must have something to do with where you actually mount these lights, and on the bonnet or under the car seems ok.

Isnt that just typical !!

I think that is happening all over the country.

More bus lanes = slower buses

More speed cameras = more accidents

But as good old John Presott was once telling us (with referance to the M4 bus lane) "the slower you go, the faster you get there" !

To quote good old Wogan " IS IT ME " !!!

Badger

Ahh you take me back !!

Birmingham buses.

I was born and brought up in good old brum, jasper carrott for president etc.

My kids dont believe me that years ago, hundreds of years ago according to them, that I used to catch buses all around brum rather than bother with the car when going into the city, and of course the local trains.

I live in Worcester now, have done for years, and I constantly laugh at the local council trying to achieve what we had 30 years ago.

Is the transport system still as good ?

I must say Nigel "I Simply Don't Believe It!!"

I think I'm turning into a Victor Meldrew as well. I ocassionally use public transport (damn Birmingham buses don't you know) if I'm on a a shorter day and want to pop into town after work.

It makes you appreciate the convenience and enjoyment of driving a BMW and of course what it would be like without a licence...

Anyway, I digress, while standing at a cold bus stop a few weeks back and getting really bored, I noticed the number of people not wearing seatbelts. I started counting them (sad or what ??) by the time the bus arrived I had got upto 65. I continued counting while on the bus (said I was sad didn't I ?) and packed up when I got to 100.

The deliberate breaking of the law goes un-noticed most of the time as the police can't be bothered. Pity the tax payer has to cough up millions to support the health service. How much of this goes into repairing people's faces after they've been through the windscreen.

Fog lights on all the time are annoying, but you can always try out your main beam for a couple of seconds to give them a clue. 

Andy of Birmingham (aka 39 year Boring Old Fart !!)