Another morning driving in the fog.
And the usual minority who drive without dipped headlights. Including a learner driver with an "experienced" teacher.
Many cars are fitted with lights that automatically illuminate in such conditions. Maybe its time to make all cars have the facility fitted compulsoraly, or drive around with dipped lights on all the time, for those dumb enough to forget. There is no excuse for any driver to motor along in reduced visibility without their headlights on. Not side lights either. You see lorries, coaches driven by professional drivers that should know better. I'm surprised there are not more pile ups in this kind of weather.
I must say, IMHO, the worst culprits for driving in these conditions without lights are women drivers.
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.................and those that think because they have fog lights on they can still drive at 70 mph despite poor visibility.....................................................crunch.
dvd
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I did wonder this morning if one or two other cars had radar as well as foglights fitted
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Fog is not a good reason to encourage systems that turn lights on automatically.
It is a good reason for proper traffic policing.
Anybody who drives without lights in these conditons should not be driving! Full stop, no excuses. A system that turns their lights on doesnt help any observational skills that are def needed too! Same goes for those fitted with high speed fog radar too!
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I find that my auto lights will come on when I reversing out of the garage but go off when outside even in the fog of these past two mornigs as it is still bright. Anyway for me to turn the foglights on I have to move from auto to manual light mode.
I'm just waiting to read the first complaint letter in the press from someone whose auto lights didn't come on in the fog or dark and has been prosecuted.....a bit like the "the satnav told me to turn onto a railway track" brigade.
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Auto lights on SWMBO's VW won't come on in fog. Lights came on in the Skoda but it was via a MMI.
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"I drive a BMW X5 / Range Rover / Ford Transit and I can see 2 miles in fron when the rest of you can only see 20 feet, that's why I continue to drive at 80mph. You'll note that I drive the same way even when it's not foggy - I still keep my fog lights on so that I blind the rest of you, and never use my indicators because I like to give people surprises"
Maybe that should be their epitaph on their gravestones..........
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And of course, yourself in what ever car you drive, are a shining example of a road user. Why must certain brands of vehicle be demonised because of the actions of a few of their users. Makes you no better than that Mayor Livingston bloke and his war on the 4X4.
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"Why must certain brands of vehicle be demonised because of the actions of a few of their users"
Probably because so many of the vehicles mentioned are driven by the very people who attract that sort of comment !
Exclusive makes doesnt necessarily mean exclusive drivers!
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Makes you no better than that Mayor Livingston bloke and his war on the 4X4
Slightly O/T, but..
You miss the point somewhat - 4x4s are simply exemplars of vehicles used in inappropriate contexts - the future CO2 output weighted congestion charge seeks to discourage all overly large & highly polluting vehicles from using city & urban streets - this includes non-4x4s also.
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Auto lights on SWMBO's VW won't come on in fog.
Neither do my Vectra-C. If the switch is set on auto though, you can switch on the fogs and it will then put on the headlights. Generally though there isn't much fog round my way to warrant fog lights being switched on. Also, my journey to and from work consists of bumper to bumper driving. As the cars behind and in front are only a few yards from me, I can see them which means that visibility is not greatly impared. Doesn't stop some of the other drivers from putting their fog lights on though, and then leaving them on for 3 days after the fog has lifted.
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Thread after thread had appeared on here talking about driving standards. What hope is there when drivers can't be trusted to reach out and turn a knob either on or off depending on the outside light levels ?
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You may educate someone but you cannot give them common sense.
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Followed closely in fog this a.m. by the a man driving a Berry Mell-Wown make of car - fog lamps and "side lights" only. What a Tango Alpha.
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Followed closely in fog this a.m. by the a man driving a Berry Mell-Wown make of car - fog lamps and "side lights" only. What a Tango Alpha.
Far preferable to side-lights only IMHO. I agree that dipped beam would be preferable but if that's the case why equip cars with front fog lamps at all?
Of course, just realised; front fogs are the back-up system in case a headlamp bulb blows between services! ;-)
Edited by Harleyman on 13/02/2008 at 19:47
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ive driven home tonight in the fog, never mind the cars, when are they going to light the bollards, and traffic signs,. The unlit signs are the great majority. How do they get away with it
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...when are they going to light the bollards... How do they get away with it
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Easy. The illuminated bollards are being replaced with flat bollards with a spring base.
www.roadsignservices.ie/flectra.html
The bean counters have another winner. :-(
Oh and lets turn off the street lights at night.
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yer saw some of those tonight, but when they havent been cleaned , you dont really see them till your dipped headlights reach them
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"dont really see them till your dipped headlights reach them "
What car do you drive. If it's modern there is no such thing as dipped headlights. Assume you're having a laugh?
You've got side/parking lights, headlights and main beam. Hope you're not driving on parking lights!
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What about the morons that put their fog lamps(front) when there is no fog and the ones that put their rear ones on when you can see quite clearly ahead.They are just as bad.
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