Fog light usage regulated in Vic (FINALLY!!)

[Andrew Bolt]

No I don't turn them on for "the look" but will turn them on in low arvo light, rain etc as I figure the retards I share the roads with need as much help as they can get!

Exactly the conditions I find fog lights most annoying. The glare from their reflection off a wet road is annoying. Thankfully my 100W low beams and 130/150 W high beams > fog lights.

[CT]

x2

i cant recall ever being dazzled/blinded/raped by a pair of fog lights on a commodore or another other car. the front ones never bother me, the rear ones are a bit annoying, but they're not that much brighter than the brakelights anyway.

poorly aimed headlights, or HID's shining my direction are much more of a cunt than some dodgy little lights on a front bumper

All depends on what car your drive. 4wds are less likely to be affected but every fucktard in a subaru or ss bombadore and sadly plenty of XR drivers all think motor mag is taking their fucking picture. If someone can't see your low beams - blinding the fuckers with the fog lights probably isn't going to improve it - they are already BLIND!!!

[Sicarius123]

Wait, I just saw this was for VIC. You mean to tell me the state where your numberplates should say "VICTORIA - THE POLICE STATE" were this late on the bandwagon for implementing this law?

[SLO78U]

try sitting in a RX7 and looking at some stupid fuck in a commodore with 2 habibs in the back with his fog lights on !!!!!!!! they are fucking killers.

heard about a case in QLD where a guy ran into ( headon ) another car cause they had there driving/fog/fuckwhit lights on. he won the case and said he couldn't see cause the lights were so bright !!!!!!!! the thought has crossed my mind !!!!!!

[S_E]

They definately never get the hint, because they don't even realise they're doing it. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who never even turned it on, it's been on since they bought the car.

Whenever I see a customers car at work with the foglights on I make sure to turn them off and leave them off..

[carcrazy]

Some sweede blinded me the other day with his hectic foglights, i hate them with a passion, but then again i hate everything...

[Jason Broadhurst]

What about cock sucker motorbike drivers who drive around their R6's with high beams on, or any bike for that matter.

No wonder i cut you cunts off with my fridge on wheels troopy

[MickyD]

They definately never get the hint, because they don't even realise they're doing it. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who never even turned it on, it's been on since they bought the car.

QFTMFT... you cannot imagine how hard I had to bite my tongue when we were picking up the MX5 and the dealer was telling my mrs how to turn on the 'driving lights'.....

[jzx83]

Wait, I just saw this was for VIC. You mean to tell me the state where your numberplates should say "VICTORIA - THE POLICE STATE" were this late on the bandwagon for implementing this law?

Yeah, because this is about an ACTUAL road safety initiative, rather than a knee jerk, rip off more money political stunt.

Cunts.

[jaboff]

I think some of you cunts need a new hobby! Fuck me!

How long before you all call for a law to ban Frangipani stickers on hatch backs cos they piss you off?

Seriously 99.9% of extra lights people drive around with on do fuck all in terms of glare, brightness etc so I am struggling with the "won't someone think of the children " attitude towards.

For the record yes my car has foggies/driving lights whatever you call them. No I don't turn them on for "the look" but will turn them on in low arvo light, rain etc as I figure the retards I share the roads with need as much help as they can get! (although I did get busted in CBD one day by 2 PF'ers with them inadvertently on as I did not realise I had flicked the swicth - oh the shame!)

+1.
Fuck some of you cunts must have sensitive eyes.

[Euroboost]

The lights them selves aren't the problem. It's the fact that 99% of them aren't bloody aimed correctly. Dealers are supposed to check the aim during PD and during a service. I know that most don't. I can't say all don't because I did and I know Mercedes would check to ensure it was done. Iirc it is/was part of rego inspections. I've had fog lights and driving lights on the last 6 cars and have only ever had 1 issue with them, didn't drop to lowbeam fast enough on a country road when a cop came around a corner. Nearly 700w of light, correctly aimed, will do that.