Fog Lights

Steve059

It's "kewl". My theory is that they're trying to pretend that their car is new enough to have day running lights.

aardvaak

Steve059 wrote: »

It's "kewl". My theory is that they're trying to pretend that their car is new enough to have day running lights.

In other words they are prats.

DUTR

aardvaak wrote: »

In other words they are prats.

It's the rear ones that annoy me more.

scheming_gypsy

I don't mind front fog lights, but when I'm behind somebody with their rear fog light on... I want to pull them out of their car and beat them with their own limbs.

paddedjohn

aardvaak wrote: »

Why do people drive around with their fog lights even thought there is no fog around?

Because they are !!!!in idiots who should use the bus instead of being allowed to drive.:D

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scheming_gypsy wrote: »

I don't mind front fog lights, but when I'm behind somebody with their rear fog light on... I want to pull them out of their car and beat them with their own limbs.

Likewise, when you are stuck in a stationary queue on the motorway at night, and instead of putting their handbrake on, the pillock in the car in front keeps his/her foot on the foot brake.

It's even more painful to the eyes, since cars have been fitted with high level brake lights.

poppasmurf_bewdley

aardvaak wrote: »

Why do people drive around with their fog lights even thought there is no fog around?

Some drivers just don't know what that cute little light on their dashboard means. Others think it matches their go faster stripes. And a few are just too bone idle to switch them off.

skivenov

It makes their car look cool.

Well, when I say that, what I mean is it stops you seeing they're driving a 10 year old Vectra/Picasso/Saxo.

scheming_gypsy

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Likewise, when you are stuck in a stationary queue on the motorway at night, and instead of putting their handbrake on, the pillock in the car in front keeps his/her foot on the foot brake.

It's even more painful to the eyes, since cars have been fitted with high level brake lights.

brake lights never really bother me but the fog light just draws your attention. I can never understand how somebody can drive through town traffic and think "I can clearly see 200 yards in front of me, including the car 6 feet in front of my.. BUT !!! the driver of the car behind me must be struggling to see me so I'll put my fog light on'"
they no doubt sit complaining that I'm right up their a*rse, but that's just to block out the light

WTFH

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

That's the beauty of fords. The fog light get switched off automatically, whenever you turn the other lights off, and have to be consciously switched back on, so they can't be accidentally left on for days/weeks/months.

It's not just Ford. Most manufacturers do that these days, in fact I don't know of any modern cars which are not set up like that.