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Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:19 am to Phil A Sheo
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:19 am to LNCHBOX
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Where are yall driving that there is an abundance of high beam users? I commute 80 miles early in the morning and into evening, and the vast majority of people I encounter have their low beams on. I'd guess it's less than 1% with high beams on. So how many people are yall seeing, and how regularly?
I live in north Alabama and commute to Birmingham or Gadsden daily. It's like a growing epidemic up here for some odd reason. I'm seeing a lot more of it nowadays. It's especially bad on divided highways, which is what I'm usually on. I'll see vehicles driving along with their high beams on totally not giving a frick about those in front of them.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:20 am to Croacka
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The Amber lights are parking lights
I've never seen Amber fog lights
I got it on with an Amber in my Trans Am and the fog lights were "off".
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:20 am to JSM
Part of the reason I made sure to adjust my headlights
Id hate to have 2 beers and be pulled over for lights being too bright when I was doing everything else fine and that was the cause for him pulling him over
Id hate to have 2 beers and be pulled over for lights being too bright when I was doing everything else fine and that was the cause for him pulling him over
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:22 am to colorchangintiger
Someone posted the law in another post. Not all together illegal, just guidelines on when you can use them.
Also, I have daytime running lamps, head lights, and fog lights. I have turned them on maybe twice.
Also, I have daytime running lamps, head lights, and fog lights. I have turned them on maybe twice.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:23 am to JSM
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LSP on night dwi patrols stop drivers with fog lights on if no fog. Friend got dwi when stopped for that reason.
That sounds like complete bullshite, and certainly not probable cause to pull someone over. Hope your friend's lawyer got that case thrown out,
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:25 am to LNCHBOX
So it sounds like it's technically illegal to use fog lights during fair daylight hours
Not that you'd get a ticket for it, just reiterating the law
Not that you'd get a ticket for it, just reiterating the law
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:27 am to Croacka
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So it sounds like it's technically illegal to use fog lights during fair daylight hours
The light they emit is no different than a DRL, which are obviously legal. I don't see how a ticket for that only could possibly hold up in traffic court.
ETA: This is the law as written:
quote:
B. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two fog lamps mounted on the front of the vehicle at a height of not less than 12 inches nor more than 30 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than a level of 4 inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the above requirements may be used with lower head lamp beams as specified in R.S. 32:321.
So unless driving with your low beams on is illegal, I don't think driving with lows and fogs on would be illegal either.
This post was edited on 1/21/15 at 10:33 am
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:27 am to Croacka
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those terrible blue things posing as a euro car.
Anyone with those should be ticketed for general douchiness.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:29 am to Navytiger74
quote:Both of my vehicles have this. I thought it was a Federal law for 2012 vehicles and newer (the daytime running lights)?
Most newer decent cars have an auto setting for your headlamps that makes it unnecessary for you to ever have to touch the controls (except to switch to high beans). The default setting for daytime running lamps (not fog lamps) is on.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:32 am to skinny domino
My 2013 f150 does not have daytime lights
They are not required in the US, but I think they are required in Canada
Those ford drivers have to change a fuse or something to activate them
I always wondered why they don't make cars that have the lights come on with the windshield wipers
Some times it's raining but it's still bright enough outside to not kick on my auto lights
They are not required in the US, but I think they are required in Canada
Those ford drivers have to change a fuse or something to activate them
I always wondered why they don't make cars that have the lights come on with the windshield wipers
Some times it's raining but it's still bright enough outside to not kick on my auto lights
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:35 am to Croacka
I use my brights all the time. Why not use the strongest lights? Esp in the fog.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 10:39 am to biglego
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I use my brights all the time. Why not use the strongest lights? Esp in the fog.
You actually see less in fog when using your high beams due to the angle of the light beam itself. A high beam throws light more straight out, this beam hits the fog and reflects light back at you. Your low beams on the other hand angle their beam downward and thus do not reflect as much light off the fog back at you.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:45 pm to Darth_Vader
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but not all are amber....
The bottom one is driving lights fool.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:54 pm to Redbone
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The bottom one is driving lights fool.
Honda calls them fog lights on their website. I'd imagine they know more about it than your dumb arse.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:54 pm to Darth_Vader
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They're the same thing, some people just call them driving lights while others call them fog lights.
Honda can call them what ever the fuk they want.
Amber lights below the bumper = fog lights.
Clear lights below the bumper = driving lights.
Clear lights above bumper = off road.
Clear lights on snow plow frame = Snow plowing.
Clear lights above cab = serious off road.
I been installing this shite for longer than you guys have been alive. Anything other than above wrong application.
This answers the OP question. People have their driving lights on. To further answer the question is they are on to assist visibility when the low beam headlights are on.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:56 pm to Darth_Vader
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I'd imagine they know more about it than your dumb arse.
No, they don't. They are just in the business of selling cars to you idiots. I know lights.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:56 pm to Redbone
Never heard the term driving light before this thread
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:57 pm to Redbone
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I know lights.
Good for you. They're still fog lights.
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