Fog Lights On / Off ?

Stu · Postby **Stu** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:46 pm

Have encountered a lot of fog in country areas of Vic, seems to always be in the Yarra Valley everytime I am up there. It is surprising how many ppl drive using their high beams to find a way through it.

Roodosutaa · Postby **Roodosutaa** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:49 pm

for sydney, foggies are a w@^k 99% of the time.

you need driving lights - I wonder why aussie makes always throw in foggies and not driving lights in their sporty/optional packs

DCMau · Postby **DCMau** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:48 pm

StanTheMan wrote:I have them on any time i'm on the road. If it gets people to notice me. I don't have a problem. especialloy with a small car like the MX5.

I am with you. Until I started having them on when driving at night, I always had people just pull out in front of me, when clearly there just was not enough room, and I had to slow down considerably. Now they seem to give me just that little bit more room and I only need to slow down to 2/3 of the speed limit.

Just thinking that no-one seems to jump out in front of the landcruiser (with bullbar) that I drive some times. Funny how size of a vehicle and the amount of damage that it may cause really matters to people.

AJ · Postby AJ » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:51 pm

4 pages...in one day, i'm impressed :mrgreen:

...........makes the washer nozzle & soft top latch threads look like pale imitations :lol:

leave 'em off ya tossers

fig · Postby **fig** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:21 pm

AJ wrote:4 pages...in one day, i'm impressed ...........makes the washer nozzle & soft top latch threads look like pale imitations

leave 'em off ya tossers

Dont ya just love it AJ

Hot Rodders · Postby **Hot Rodders** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:27 pm

fig wrote:
AJ wrote:4 pages...in one day, i'm impressed ...........makes the washer nozzle & soft top latch threads look like pale imitations

leave 'em off ya tossers

Dont ya just love it AJ

AAhh, what idle minds and idle hands can acheive!!!

fig · Postby **fig** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:34 pm

Hot Rodders wrote:AAhh, what idle minds and idle hands can acheive!!!

Had to laugh.....remember the conversation last night

KIJIMA · Postby **KIJIMA** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:36 pm

Well, if in doubt read this: (Victorian based - Vicroads)

Regulations for fog lights and driving lights.

Front fog lights

May emit a white or yellow light.
Need to be operated independently of headlights.
Should only be used in hazardous weather conditions.

Rear fog light

Must emit a red light.
Should have an indicator light.
Must be at least 100 millimetres from brake lights.
Must only be used in hazardous weather conditions.

Driving lights

Must be wired to operate only when the headlights are on high-beam.
Are considered equivalent to headlights, so their use is illegal when driving within 200 metres of another road user.
Must emit a white light.

So, put that in your pipe and smoke it miata!

If you live in Vic, basically you can do what you want. That being said, what I dont understand is that if a vehicle meets ADR's and has driving/fog lights fitted, it would seem that laws in certain states contradict themselves. After all an ADR is an ADR and it has to pass a legal benchmark.

fig · Postby **fig** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:39 pm

KIJIMA wrote:Must be at least 100 millimetres from brake lights.

Strange....my rear foggy is right next to the brake light :?:

AJ · Postby AJ » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:56 pm

fig wrote:
KIJIMA wrote:Must be at least 100 millimetres from brake lights.

Strange....my rear foggy is right next to the brake light

mmmmmm.......& on the merc sprinters, it's directly beneath the tail/brakelight in the same housing

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:58 pm

The rear fog lights in my wives Lantra are right next to the brake lights. Incidently they have never been turned on.

Ben

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:36 pm

In W.A. the fine is something like $250 and 3 demerit points.

Cops love pulling over WRX drivers.

AJ · Postby AJ » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:49 pm

IMO they should defect a lot of 'em off the road...(WRX's that is) :evil:

Hot Rodders · Postby **Hot Rodders** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:40 pm

fig wrote:
Hot Rodders wrote:AAhh, what idle minds and idle hands can acheive!!!

Had to laugh.....remember the conversation last night

Absolutely and look at the results!!!!
You also have a PM :mrgreen:

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:45 pm

The overhead warning message boards on some sydney roads now are pointing out fog lights are illegal to use when the weather's not crap. I was very pleased to see that, usually the board are spouting some useless crap.

On another note many years ago, before I bought the MX5 (call it 8 years then) I was driving to canberra in a hired hyundai (I'd booked a commodore but they stuffed up the booking

) and there was a blank switch on the dash, so I pressed it a few times and nothing seemed to change, so I pressed it a bunch more times while looking everywhere inside and outside the car to see what it did, eventually I noticed the scenery behind me flashing red in sequence with my button pushes.

Wonder what the people behind me thought???