Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 17:31:29 -0500 From: tom reingold <trn244nopsamnline.net> Subject: front foglights
Ian wrote: > T[Rear dog lights'] main functionality in the UK appears to be that of blinding drivers > to the rear (or front in the case of front fog lights) when dickhead drivers > insist on using them in the wrong weather conditions, i.e. NOT FOGGY and > where manufacturers have failed to take appropriate steps to stop this > dangerous abuse of fog lights happening in the first instance. > > Ian For that matter, what is the point of front fog lights? I understand they cast a nice wide beam, really low down. The ones on my 1995 Saab 9000 don't cast it very far forward. Maybe they'd be useful if I were looking for a contact lens on the side of the road, but I don't do that when I'm driving. The beam is so short, it never helps. I suspect that they're just not very good fog lights, which means I've never had good fog lights. In the 1987 9000S I had, I got the aftermarket Saab foglights, and they were just as bad. And why is using front foglights bad when they're not needed? I don't use mine ever, but when foglights are properly aimed on other people's cars, they don't get in my eyes. They just look stupid. -- Tom Reingold IT Guy looking for work in NJ or NYC http://whatexit.org/~tommy/resume-func-tlr.html