Fog Lights
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Drove in fog this morning but it was the patchy stuff - several patches lasted a good 3 to 4 miles and visibility was down to less than 3 car lengths - you can't safely do 50+ through that no matter how good your lights are.
Sadly what happens is that as you turn on the rear fog light, the dimwits behind you use that as a speed target and follow you rather than drive to the conditions.
Sadly what happens is that as you turn on the rear fog light, the dimwits behind you use that as a speed target and follow you rather than drive to the conditions.
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From: Lincolnshire Wolds
On the subject of lights, has any one else noticed the increase in misaligned headlights and vehicles with only one headlight,usually misaligned? Whatever happened to the MOT,and have the plod given up on motoring offences other than speeding? 
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You'd need plod on the roads for that to happen - there have been so many cutbacks over the last few years, they're a rare sight these days.
MIsaligned, bulb out, both bulbs out and fog lights on to keep them going - you name it. It's not just old stuff either, plenty of stuff < 3 years old that fails.. Have you seen the access in most modern cars - you either need the hands of a 5 year old or 3 hours garage time to get dead lamps out.
MIsaligned, bulb out, both bulbs out and fog lights on to keep them going - you name it. It's not just old stuff either, plenty of stuff < 3 years old that fails.. Have you seen the access in most modern cars - you either need the hands of a 5 year old or 3 hours garage time to get dead lamps out.
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From: B roads
I have used my adjustable headlight widget to point mine further to the ground as my land yacht suspension flashes the beam upwards when I go over some bumps.
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From: New Milton, Hants
Originally Posted by CHIPPO
I was struck today driving to work:- 1) There would be loads of cars showing 1.5 billion candle power red dwarf suns to the rear of their cars and the the fronts( seem to be the must have accessory on all new cars) 2) I was correct they all got to play with their little buttons and switched the lot on 3) I looked out and on average i would think the visible distance on the M11 was around 150 metres without any form of artificial lighting , not good but not horrendous 4) So wandered along at 65 ish 5) But of course with your 1.5 billion candle power red dwarf suns on you can now drive at 80 regardless or 40 with impunity 6) I have looked but am sad to report my car does not have the invincibility cloak as part of the fog light system , never saw it on the option list , dam 7) System it seems allow you drive 10ft whoops 3 meters from the car in front with complete safety irrespective of the level of visibility Now it seems to me there is a popular misconception that fog lights some how improve visibility , but the trouble is they make the rear of car slightly more visible at the expense of brake light visibility, and strangely in-animate objects such as trees , lamp posts , bridges , pillar boxes , paper boys and girls , pedestrians etc don' t have them but these are the things we need to see and avoid , so having 1.5billion candle power suns makes no difference to the speed at which one can travel it is still distance you can safely see that is the limiting factor. And this morning looking at those very solid objects it was about 150 meters on average the suns you could see from 500 meters! What am i saying here , not sure really apart form some education is required , not least with my spelling and typing ! I await a reply
Grumpy old b*****d
