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- From: il@bambam.u.washington.edu (Il Hwan Oh)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
- Subject: Re: fog lamps
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 19:38:06 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington, Tacoma
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- References: <1993Jan21.085305.14965@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1993Jan21.170831.8474@netcom.com> <1993Jan22.055406.10248@spdc.ti.com> <1993Jan22.154407.17507@colorado.edu>
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- bowmanj@csn.org (Jerry Bowman) writes:
- > serafin@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Serafin) writes:
- > > linley@netcom.com (Bruce James Robrert Linley) writes:
- > >>In a previous article tedebear@leland.Stanford.EDU (Theodore Chen) spake...
- > >>>
- > >>>[stuff deleted]
- > >>>i know that my fog lamps don't produce much additional glare
- > >>>compared to my regular low beams, since they are aimed fairly low.
- > >>>but i'm getting tired of being flashed whenever i use my fog lamps
- > >>>and i thought about changing them to amber. are there any
- > >>>replacement bulbs that would do this?
- > >>>
- > >>
- > >>Turn 'em off. These damn fog lights are nothing but a glaring pain in the ass
- > >>to other drivers on the road (Amber or otherwise) especially since people who
- > >>have them seem to drive with 'em on weather or not there's fog. If there IS
- > >>fog, then please, use the lights (as they were meant). Otherwise get used to
- > >>other drivers flashing their brights at you. Sorry, but I really hate these
- > >>lights (as much as those blinding strobe lights that some cars use as turn
- > >>signals).
- > >>--
- > >
- > >Fog lamps, when they are set up properly should not produce additional glare.
- > >I have installed several sets on various vehicles, and always, the beams are
- > >adjusted so that at 25ft they project just below the actual height of the
- > >lamps. They are pretty much useless, if they are adjusted any higher, as they
- > >will just through glare back in the drivers face. And yes, I keep them on even
- > >in no fog. So flash away, I'll just flash back.
-
- > Like the man said, if they are adjusted properly there is no
- > additional glare. Besides if they are flashing there lights at
- > you it is pretty clear that they see you,so just maybe the damned
- > fools might not pull out in front of you.
-
- That's intelligent. Why not mount a searchlight on your roof to make
- absolutely sure they see you? I guess other drivers on the road don't
- have a right to see anything else, other than your lights.
-
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