Foggy Lights
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I know its common sense to turn lights on in the dark/fog but i've noticed a fair few don't because as replied " lights are auto they come on when need be" .... well they are not! please stay safe and be respectful check that they have.
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I'm sorry, I'm not quite following you. Are you talking about car headlights? I've never had a car where the headlights switch on and off automatically, which is what I think you're suggesting.Marshmellow wrote:I know its common sense to turn lights on in the dark/fog but i've noticed a fair few don't because as replied " lights are auto they come on when need be" .... well they are not! please stay safe and be respectful check that they have.
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The automatic lights started a few years ago. My Peugeot 407 that I brought 5 years ago has automatic headlights and wipers but it still has there respective "stalks" on either side of the steering wheel. I personally let the on board computer run them except when there is fog or it's raining too fine as the sensor cannot tell the differance.Steve wrote:I'm sorry, I'm not quite following you. Are you talking about car headlights? I've never had a car where the headlights switch on and off automatically, which is what I think you're suggesting.Marshmellow wrote:I know its common sense to turn lights on in the dark/fog but i've noticed a fair few don't because as replied " lights are auto they come on when need be" .... well they are not! please stay safe and be respectful check that they have.
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Yes, automatic lights are all well and good but even though the visibility may be poor the ambient light level may be ok so they will not switch on. The other thing is when you then drive your wife's car you set off with no lights on
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Two of our cars have auto headlights and daylight running lights so we do not need to worry too much in normal driving conditions (my third classic car has no mod cons, electric windows are the only excitement in that car) but fog lights are not automatic. We only just bought one of the cars a few weeks ago so had to learn how to turn the fog lights on yesterday!
I find it just as irritating when some people put fog lights on when not foggy (which is actually illegal). It is not difficult to ensure your car is correctly lit for the conditions, we still check using reflections on cars/windows etc even though the cars have auto headlights.
(my little one has pop up headlights so very easy to check and still makes me smile)
I find it just as irritating when some people put fog lights on when not foggy (which is actually illegal). It is not difficult to ensure your car is correctly lit for the conditions, we still check using reflections on cars/windows etc even though the cars have auto headlights.
(my little one has pop up headlights so very easy to check and still makes me smile)
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Test.
First post on new forum..
First post on new forum..
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It worked....
Now another 8 meaningless posts.
Now another 8 meaningless posts.
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"There's no fog. NO FOG!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ei0-wq9AqQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ei0-wq9AqQ
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lol steve come on, cars have had automatic lights for ages now. Certainly way more than 5 years!
Havent you noticed how on a car in front they often come on briefly then turn off a few mins later when they drive under a bridge?
Havent you noticed how on a car in front they often come on briefly then turn off a few mins later when they drive under a bridge?
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Nope, never come across them and never noticed the behaviour you describe. This forum is so educationalcodek2 wrote:lol steve come on, cars have had automatic lights for ages now. Certainly way more than 5 years!
Havent you noticed how on a car in front they often come on briefly then turn off a few mins later when they drive under a bridge?
As someone quite rightly points out, it's a driver's responsibility to be on control of their vehicle and not to assume that some sort of installed technology allows them to relinquish that responsibility.