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- From: bowmanj@csn.org (Jerry Bowman)
- Subject: Re: fog lamps
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.215055.17522@colorado.edu>
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- Organization: University of Colorado Boulder, OCS
- References: <1993Jan22.055406.10248@spdc.ti.com> <1993Jan22.154407.17507@colorado.edu> <1jpieuINNod6@shelley.u.washington.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:50:55 GMT
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- In article <1jpieuINNod6@shelley.u.washington.edu> iho@cac.washington.edu writes:
- >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.
- >
- >--
- >Il Hwan Oh | "You live and learn.
- >Computer Facilities Manager | At any rate, you live."
- >University of Washington, Tacoma | -- Douglas Adams
- >iho@cac.washington.edu |
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- How many damned times do you hane to be told ? WHEN ADJUSTED
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- PROPERLY THEY DO NOT BLIND ON COMING DRIVERS! GOT IT NOW ?
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