Fog lights

Dang, you got me.

Okay, I'll admit, depending on the situation, like, let's say, a two-lane highway, or a desolate interstate, I'll run my OEM, properly aimed "fog" lights to better see the sides of the road, beyond the fog lines to watch for wildlife. Sure, you'll probly still end up hitting a deer at full sprint but it's still nice to have an advantage by seeing it coming and having some time to react and hit the brakes and possibly reduce some of the damage.

You know, it's been proven that an extra set of lights helps to improve visibility since vision is cut more than half at night....

As I said, if the fog lights are properly aimed, they shouldn't be of any concern to you in the first place..... Or are you the type to just complain about them regardless? I think so.

 

I think a lot of people do.

I see a lot of trucks running them.
I have yet to be bothered by them.

Which is one reason I don't worry about using them.

 

Why don't you complain about the hundreds of inconsiderate drivers running their high beams all the time in their vulvas instead? Majority of the so called "fog lights" on these trucks are actually driving lights. Fog lights are actually yellow or amber in color, so as to not light up the fog.

 

I love running with my fog lights on, when the paint peels off the back of a car in front of me I know the force is strong.

 

My sentiments as well.

I know everybody's different to a certain degree but ####, I drove strictly at night for almost two and a half years straight and I was never bothered by them and it didn't matter if they were in my mirrors or comin right at me from oncoming traffic.

Now, on the other hand, highbeams and some of those off-road lights that could put aircraft landing lights to shame, those seemed to cut right through the retnas.

 

Well, they are supposedly fog lights, because they only come on with the lowbeams. Driving lights operate with the highbeams because they project their light outward, sometimes farther down the road beyond the highbeams, which isn't the case with the majority of these lights that are built into the bumpers on cars and trucks these days.

But all in all, I agree with you that true fog lights are yellow because the yellow light seems to cut through the fog, rather than reflect off the tiny water particles.

That's why its a general rule that you don't run your brights in fog because you can actually blind yourself and make visibility worse.

 

I think 4 big off road lights would be excellent.

 

The ones that blind the crap out of me when i pass another truck is my peeve! If they are out of adjustment they look like high beams.
The Volvo and Freightliner seems to be the worst.
On a nice dry open highway there is no need period to run them.
Heck,i rarely ever use high beams let alone the driving lights. I guess i see better than most at night....

 

What's the deal with them anyway? Is there an advantage to them being mounted low, like going under the fog? I never got much of a benefit from the ones that were stock in a pickup truck bumper. Never used them. Where is it written how they are supposed to work and how they are supposed to be aimed?

 

dont get me started complaining....we will be here allllll day