Can anyone tell me when fog lights in the snow became so widely used? I only ask as I saw quite a few cars and even a lorry with them on last night!
Fronts or rears?
I ask as I used my front ones for most of last week when I was driving in snow for much the same reason as I might in fog, to help me see the road markings that were rapidly becoming covered by snow.
Incidently, they should used in bad visibility, doesn’t have to be fog…
Rear fog lights which were not needed in the snow last night as the visibility was more than adequate from vehicles behind!!! As for front fogs needed in snow - can see your point of view for picking up the road markings but still think not necessary!
I agree, saw a few with rears on when they just didn’t need to be.
At least the fronts don’t dazzle like the rears.
Mind you, there were many travelling with no lights at all!!!
I usually find and I mean no offence the elderly in there cars on the motorways with a bit and I mean a bit of rain and they find the need to slap all of them on rear fogs are to alert people your there in poor visibility I know your there cause all I can see for the next half mile infront of me are your blimmin lights! Turn them off! I think they have become for many drivers a fashion accessory.
anisboy:
Fronts or rears?I ask as I used my front ones for most of last week when I was driving in snow for much the same reason as I might in fog, to help me see the road markings that were rapidly becoming covered by snow.
Incidently, they should used in bad visibility, doesn’t have to be fog…
Only prob with front ■■■■ is you might be able to see but the light bounces off dazzling others even more so when the lights are dirty or partly masked as the light is reflected back onto the reflector inside the light
If there is no fog neither is needed, fronts dazzle and rear causes some people to brake un necessarily which is the last thing needed in the snow. If you really need the front for extra visibility round country roads where your not blinding on coming traffic go for it other than that no no.
I believe the law states that front fog lights can be used in fog or falling snow (or both presumably). Mine only seen to put light out to the sides, not up front or upwards.
However I hate rear fog lights with a passion: most people use them when it’s nearly perfect visibility and all they do is give the traffic behind a headache!
Simple answer to rear fogs when not needed, high beam, sit behind offending car and leave on full beam until tool infront gets the message.
dowahdiddyman:
Simple answer to rear fogs when not needed, high beam, sit behind offending car and leave on full beam until tool infront gets the message.
The problem being they are a tool already and we all know that tools like to brake hard to annoy heavy drivers !!
I find the best solution is to just try to ignore them
After all if they are dumb enough to use rear fogs when not required they are stupid enough to cause you a major problem if you annoy them
cheers
Steve
Karl86:
… I think they have become for many drivers a fashion accessory.
I agree.
dowahdiddyman:
Simple answer to rear fogs when not needed, high beam, sit behind offending car and leave on full beam until tool infront gets the message.
They won’t turn them off because they are stoopid idiots. They either don’t know they have them on or don’t care.
Front fogs are good for one thing, photographs.
There can’t be many days in a year when rear fogs are of any use, most times people use them is when you can see a car with just tailights on, half a mile ahead of them !
I use rear fogs when needed [only when foggy] , however as soon as i see headlamps coming up behind i turn them off,front fogs dazzle me i cant see the point.
Must admit my front ones on my 4x4 have been a godsend a couple of times this week, the Ashbourne-Buxton road has been a nightmare at times with the blowing snow.
mucker85:
dowahdiddyman:
Simple answer to rear fogs when not needed, high beam, sit behind offending car and leave on full beam until tool infront gets the message.They won’t turn them off because they are stoopid idiots. They either don’t know they have them on or don’t care.
…or are utterly oblivious to the rules governing the use of rear fog lights…
When I worked as a motorcycle instructor, I’d say about 50- 60% of people that were car (and occasionally pro) drivers couldn’t even tell me what the sequence of traffic lights were and what each light(s) meant…
Nor had they heard of a puffin crossing or a toucan crossing or a Pegasus crossing…etc etc…and they were supposed to be qualified drivers! 
Fog lamps (front or rear) may only be used in conditions of seriously reduced visibility - i.e. thick fog, dense spray, heavy falling snow etc.
Just to clear up. Fog lights should be used if visibility is around 100m or less. That’s the official rule in the HC. What to me is just as annoying is the amount of people with NO lights in snow. The windows and mirrors on a truck get dirty and with the dull sky and snow coming down it’s worse than rain, then you get the black, silver and dark cars coming up behind you and a third of them have no lights on. The sooner all vehicles have LED running lights the better.
Use your fog lights when VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 100 METERS, doesn’t matter if its rain/fog/snow etc.
In the car I use the rear ones if there’s nothing behind me and I’m driving down a dark road in fog etc, gives approaching vehicles a better chance of seeing me earlier rather than too late. Once a vehicle is behind then I switch 'em off as they can see me.