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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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Try driving a big van or truck in the spray and see how invisible silver cars with no lights are in the wingmirror.
Lost clount of how many times I nearly sideswiped some stupid tosser as I attempted to change lanes in a big box van.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 10:38 AM
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Fog lights on in the rain are a pest but I find them more annoying when the twats can't switch them off and then they're on for days afterwards, fog lights used to be fitted only below bumper level and legislation stated that they should only be used in fog or falling snow. With todays modern high efficiency headlights ie HIDs they should be more than enough to make the car visible in bad weather(well not fog obviously) and negate the need for anything else to be used.?
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by gaddafi
Originally Posted by missmuffet' timestamp='1311253397' post='20800508
Low visibility or not. I will never put my fog lights on in anything other than fog and definitely not rain!
best take a few driving lessons love
ditto
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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best get your head out of the clouds and into a good book

this one might help:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAn...code/DG_069859
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by gaddafi
best get your head out of the clouds and into a good book

this one might help:

http://www.direct.go...ycode/DG_069859

It wasnt just my head that was in the clouds on that road! Lighten up baby!
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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There's a button on my car, such that it puts the front fogs on with one touch with the marker lights & obviates driving round with the headlight cowls popped up.

Despite being an eye-poking shade of red, you still get funts trying to drive into it...
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves
There's a button on my car, such that it puts the front fogs on with one touch with the marker lights & obviates driving round with the headlight cowls popped up.

Despite being an eye-poking shade of red, you still get funts trying to drive into it...
maybe it's you they're after, not the car?
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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I think too many people confuse heavy rain and heavy traffic.

Sat 5 feet behind someone with a rear fog on (and their foot on the brake pedal) for 5 minutes at the traffic light is damned annoying.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by gaddafi
Originally Posted by Nick Graves' timestamp='1311276973' post='20802286
There's a button on my car, such that it puts the front fogs on with one touch with the marker lights & obviates driving round with the headlight cowls popped up.

Despite being an eye-poking shade of red, you still get funts trying to drive into it...
maybe it's you they're after, not the car?
Yeah - just because I'm paranoid DOESN'T mean they're not all out to get me.

Bastards!!!
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