re: fog abuse

[lee@wheelman.com (Lee M. Levitt)]

Phil Payne writes:
>
>I cannot _STAND_ the prats who drive around with their front fogs on
>in non-foggy conditions.  Do they know _nothing_ about geometry?
>
>For the terminally clueless - fogs are mounted well below the driver's
>eyeline so that the beams they produce do not illuminate fog between the
>driver's eyes and the object - the road.  In order to illuminate the
>road at much the same distance as dipped lights, they are set _MUCH_
>more aggressively - only about 1/3rd of the drop angle.  This means they
>are much more likely, per watt, to blind an oncoming driver than dipped
>beams.

You're assuming that the lights are properly aimed. IME, they usually tilt
skyward at a 30 degree angle... 

>If you _must_ drive with front fogs, FFS buy a BMW!
>

Well put.

Lee
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