Fog

[TripleS]

I've driven in the lighter sessions of fog, and, I consider it to be unpleasant. Simply because during the day time, dipped lights are plenty bright enough to penetrate the fog for oncoming drivers, and the rear lights are also bright enough too.

At night, I habitually drive with my main-beam on, regardless of how much ambient lighting there is, unless there's someone that's going to be dazzled by my lights. This meant that driving in fog at night was an awful experience, as the dipped beam didn't light up what's up ahead, and the main beam was just reflected off the fog. There was one point where the fog was so dense even the dipped beam was reflecting off the fog, and that was the point I made a very interesting discovery: you can turn your fog lights on without needing the dipped beam on (i.e, you can have fogs+sidelights, no dipped lights). That was a useful discovery for that minute or so when the fog was that thick.

If the fog is quite thick, such that it limits us to a very low speed, I find that using front foglights (and no headlights) works quite well because they give a wide spread of light (but very little forward reach) and being at a low level there is less less glare from light being reflected back from the fog.

[TheInsanity1234]

If the fog is quite thick, such that it limits us to a very low speed, I find that using front foglights (and no headlights) works quite well because they give a wide spread of light (but very little forward reach) and being at a low level there is less less glare from light being reflected back from the fog.

Precisely what I was saying. It's useful as it allows you to see the edge of the road without the light reflection being dazzling.

Which is why I find those people who put on all the fog lights possible when it's a bit misty extremely annoying, along with those who put fog lights on when it's raining really heavily.

Don't they realise that putting fog lights on in the rain is just about the worst thing you can do for oncoming drivers who have to deal with the insane amount of light being reflected off the road into their faces?

Oh no, wait, they won't notice because they're too busy tweeting about how bad the weather is for driving.

[onlinegenie]

There was one point where the fog was so dense even the dipped beam was reflecting off the fog, and that was the point I made a very interesting discovery: you can turn your fog lights on without needing the dipped beam on (i.e, you can have fogs+sidelights, no dipped lights). That was a useful discovery for that minute or so when the fog was that thick.

You didn't know that? Most drivers of your age use fog lights and sidelights as a matter of course, even in daylight!

No.

I'm not one of the "most drivers my age", ta very much.

No, I've seen enough of your posts to know that . I just thought you would have noticed it. Carry on the way you are.