Foglight season is upon us

[figbat]

Now that the clocks have changed it is officially open season on front foglights. Switch on in October, switch off again in March. Don’t worry about the conditions or visibility or oncoming traffic, after all who is to know you have front foglights unless you illuminate them constantly?

 

[markemark]

It’s the rear ones I dislike more as they look like brake lights.

 

[fossyant]

I have more issues with other cyclists riding on pitch black cycle paths with 'strobe' function on their 1000 lumen lights - you can't see approaching them. Next one that does it is getting my 'high' beam - 2200 lumen.

 

[Slick]

Always hated fog lights, but the rear are worse for me too.

I reckon its just something else we just need to get used to though as nobody else seems to care.

 

[PeteXXX]

Is it drivers that feel they have to hold their roof on via the wound down window during the summer that use fog lights all winter?

 

[oldwheels]

Always hated fog lights, but the rear are worse for me too.
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I reckon its just something else we just need to get used to though as nobody else seems to care.

A local musician coming home to Tobermory from a gig at Craignure at about 0230 was pulled over by the traffic plods from Oban on a fundraising visit for using his fog lights with no fog. His excuse was that they were best for spotting deer on the road verge but it still cost him a fine.
Cannot remember how much and it was about 5 or 6 years ago at least.

 

[Slick]

A local musician coming home to Tobermory from a gig at Craignure at about 0230 was pulled over by the traffic plods from Oban on a fundraising visit for using his fog lights with no fog. His excuse was that they were best for spotting deer on the road verge but it still cost him a fine.
Cannot remember how much and it was about 5 or 6 years ago at least.

That's the first and only example im aware of, regarding anyone being fined for misuse of fog lights. Well done the Oban boys.

 

[gavroche]

Fog lights should only be used in the fog and here in North Wales, we get very little fog, happily.

 

[oldwheels]

That's the first and only example im aware of, regarding anyone being fined for misuse of fog lights. Well done the Oban boys.

He told me that he met only a couple of cars and turned off the fog lights when they approached. Naturally he thought it very unfair and plod had been parked in a spot invisible to him approaching. They used to come over for a weekend now and again, create havoc and then depart with loads of dosh.
They did nothing for respect for the law.

 

[figbat]

That's the first and only example im aware of, regarding anyone being fined for misuse of fog lights. Well done the Oban boys.

My brother-in-law was once pulled over and ‘given words of advice’ about using his front foglights.

 

[Gwylan]

Always hated fog lights, but the rear are worse for me too.

I reckon its just something else we just need to get used to though as nobody else seems to care.

Then there's always the twerp in the persisting down rain with no lights at all.

We are such a diverse lot.

 

[Slick]

He told me that he met only a couple of cars and turned off the fog lights when they approached. Naturally he thought it very unfair and plod had been parked in a spot invisible to him approaching. They used to come over for a weekend now and again, create havoc and then depart with loads of dosh.
They did nothing for respect for the law.

I used to laugh at that excuse from some once they had been caught speeding or some other offence.

Yeah, big jam sandwich piloted by a 6 footer wearing a high vis jacket.

 

[Slick]

Then there's always the twerp in the persisting down rain with no lights at all.

We are such a diverse lot.

Mrs Slick sent me a picture recently of a car that drove off a reasonably straight stretch of road. When she went to speak with the driver, she claimed that during an overtaking maneuver (that she had no right to attempt) she became aware of a driver coming towards her with no lights on.

I remain sceptical

 

[oldwheels]

I used to laugh at that excuse from some once they had been caught speeding or some other offence.

Yeah, big jam sandwich piloted by a 6 footer wearing a high vis jacket.

Hiding behind a hedge.

Different scenario.
My wildlife pal lives a couple of miles out of town and on a weekend night took his car down to the pub but walked back home. Frequently the local boys saw him walking and gave him a lift. Proactive policing?

 

[fossyant]

I actually put my fog lights on, on Halloween for the last 200 yards to our house. There were so many kids, I was driving really slowly, so thought the extra lights would help the kids/parents see the light on the road - still had to be very slow up our road to the house. Great to see the kids enjoying themselves, but given the distractions and loads of parked cars on road/pavement....