Re: Sucky-to-the-Max (tm) US Lights

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

"Robert Myers" <rmyers@inetone.net> wrote:

>---snip happens---
>>The news is that for this autumn, there's going to be a police crackdown on
>>people who drive with their front foglights on in good weather. Alright!!
>>
>
>I understand the problems with fog lights on crowded highways.  But, when
>you drive some of the roads I do with switchbacks and narrow winding long
>isolated stretches and with see another vehicle three times in fifty miles
>type traffic, the fog lights provide added insurance that you actually
>might get to see that deer before it steps in front of you.  I use my fog
>lights along with the driving lights and any other light I can get under
>these circumstances.  With no apologies.
>
>In more crowded traffic conditions they get turned off.

Agreed. As someone pointed out before though, fog lights have the beam
pattern of DOT lights, which is generally not good for other road users.
Lots of people here drive with their fog lights permanently on, because
they think it looks cool, not because they need 'em.
And I tend to get a little pissed off when some git's been driving behind
me for miles with those irritating lights shining in my mirrors.

The latest craze here: driving around all day with your lights on high
beam. Now *that's* irritating.

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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1988 Audi 80 1.8S, Tizianrot metallic, 213,000km

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