In 1997, when we bought our brand new Camaro, we went to a movie, arriving
while the sun was up. After the show, we got into the car, fired it up,
released the handbrake, and, voila, the headlights came on. "Did you turn them
on?" I asked hubby John. "Nope, the car did."
Even in darkened tunnels, the headlights automatically come on. And when we
park the car at night, they turn off by themselves. We were also teased about
competing with our "running" lights on at the car's first events. What nobody
understood is they are on all the time. Locally I believe the law is the
headlights need to come on at sunset. These come on just a little earlier than
that. Guess it's designed for mindless drivers. But I get a kick out of the car
taking over. Now, it it just weren't such a big lummox, comparatively speaking,
that is.
--Pat
Ron Bauer wrote:
> I do it because of the increased vision it affords. Someone earlier wrote
> that as long as the fog lights are aimed correctly, they shouldn't annoy
> anyone more than regular headlights. I am a firm believer of this, and it's
> been pretty rare that someone's "foglights" have annoyed me. Typically it's
> someone's headlights that are aimed incorrectly or on high beams.
>
> Typical foglights help to light up right in front of your car and off to the
> sides. You may not think this makes much difference, but it can make a
> difference between hitting something and not hitting something.
>
> I am constantly amazed at how far lighting technology has come. New cars
> have very distinct cut off lines on the light, to the point that you could
> point the car at a wall and draw a straight line with only using the top of
> the light beam. Fog lights don't go any higher (and in fact are quite a bit
> lower) than a traditional headlight, so I don't buy the argument that they
> should annoy another driver any more than the person's headlights being on
> in the first place.
>
> Now, if you want to get into real annoyances, let's talk about the idiot's
> that don't turn their headlights on until _they_ can actually see the light
> from their headlights! Living in the Pacific Northwet, I am annoyed on an
> almost daily basis when it's pouring down rain and people are driving around
> with no lights on. Sure it doesn't help them to see, but it certainly helps
> me to see them. Of course, since I was in an accident once because of this
> very situation where I couldn't see someone coming until it was too late
> because their lights were off, I'm probably even more sensitive.
>
> Ron Bauer
> Team Butt Heat
> Y2K S2K
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. John Lye <rjl6n@server1.mail.virginia.edu>
> To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 4:33 AM
> Subject: Re: A friendly tip
>
> >Paul Foster wrote:
> >
> >>Conversely, if you are approaching a group of cars at night it is good
> >>manners to turn on your fog lights so they know you are not a cop...
> >
> >If you do that to me, you'll get blasted back with the *big* fog lights
> >on my 'roo bar. If its foggy out, use your fog lights - if its not,
> >keep them off. What is it with all these folks who run around with
> >their fog lights on all the time, anyway?
> >
> >John Lye
> >
> >'59 TR-3A, '62 TR-4, '70 GT-6+
> >email: rjl6n@virginia.edu
> >homepage: http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~rjl6n/homepage.htm
> >
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