Fog/drivin Light Fines!

[smidy]

hi everyone,

just received a revenue raising cocky cop effort last night an got a fine for not having my headlights on and 2nd fine for driving/fog lights on at wrong time!! please can some one tell me facts about these little buggers as i will be contesting this at court. my fog lights are duller than my normal headlights yet when i put my headlights on with the fog lights i get flashes left right and centre , yet when the fog lights are only on never get a flash what so ever . i have passed many a local cop at night with just the fog lights on and never been hassled yet. the car is pretty standard so it doesn't stick out like dogs balls to coppers, just got a power trippin wanker of a cop last night could'nt get me for anything else, wasn't even speedin, and he forgot to do a DUI test which he stated he was going to do!!! if thats of any benifit at court!! any help would be great as long as it is factual or possibly u have been through this bullshit before. don't through your to cents worth in please just chasing advice!!

[Mr. Keets]

Gettin moved any second now...

Fog lights are only to be used for foggy conditions. There will be an ADR or an ANZS to refer to. I wouldn't bother fighting this one, he was right.

[smidy]

Gettin moved any second now...

Fog lights are only to be used for foggy conditions. There will be an ADR or an ANZS to refer to. I wouldn't bother fighting this one, he was right.

cool m8 cheers!! yeh just spoke to a solicitor across the road-bugger!!!! f**k i hate cops!!!!! big time!!!! yes even if you are one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[smidy]

sorry refraise that i hate corrupt cops an power trippin cops!!!

[gt-ahhh!]

sorry refraise that i hate corrupt cops an power trippin cops!!!

thats better. someone had a go at me about it once because their husband is a copper. i try to give them the benefit of the doubt until they prove themselves to be fux.

HWP though... just the sight of them makes my blood boil. in their stupid aqua coloured cars trying to do the swifty on me.

[smidy]

thats better. someone had a go at me about it once because their husband is a copper. i try to give them the benefit of the doubt until they prove themselves to be fux.

HWP though... just the sight of them makes my blood boil. in their stupid aqua coloured cars trying to do the swifty on me.

thats it give us skylines half a chance they wouldn't have a chance of issuing a fine cause they could catch us. if only!!!!

[Omurru]

my fog lights are duller than my normal headlights yet when i put my headlights on with the fog lights i get flashes left right and centre , yet when the fog lights are only on never get a flash what so ever

To me that says your headlights are adjusted wrong...probably too high and therefor blinding oncoming drivers, hence the flashes.....

[Adriano]

To me that says your headlights are adjusted wrong...probably too high and therefor blinding oncoming drivers, hence the flashes.....

Yep. headlights are focused down on low beam to reduce glare to oncoming drivers, wheras foglights aren't, hence the reason why its illegal, and a pet hate of mine. If i had my way no cars in aust would have foglights, if 90% cars can get around without them why do the 10% need to drive around with them on?

[madbung]

sorry refraise that i hate corrupt cops an power trippin cops!!!

I sense you are angry, fair enough you've done some $$

But are you saying the cop was corrupt? did he offer to let you off for some kind of favour.. or money?

Is there more to the story or are you just venting over a ticket?

Edited May 17, 2008 by madbung

[r33cruiser]

I sense you are angry, fair enough you've done some $$

But are you saying the cop was corrupt? did he offer to let you off for some kind of favour.. or money?

Is there more to the story or are you just venting over a ticket?

you think too much for a weekend

[Mr Jollwah]

Yep. headlights are focused down on low beam to reduce glare to oncoming drivers, wheras foglights aren't, hence the reason why its illegal, and a pet hate of mine. If i had my way no cars in aust would have foglights, if 90% cars can get around without them why do the 10% need to drive around with them on?

+1

I abobroad minded femaleely hate this as well, Don't have them on unless it is foggy hence the term fog lights.

though the manufacturers call them driving lights I don't see how they improve the light output where you actually need it.

Saw a commodore driving around with just the fogs on tonite, what a retard...

[fob33]

^^^agree 100%.

i hate people who drive with fog lights on when its not foggy.

[The Mafia]

I'm another person with the hate of foglights.

The cop did you a favour. Learn from it.

I always leave mine off and drive like a normal person.

[GeeTR]

Do motor cyclists annoy u ppl, with their headlight always on?

[The Mafia]

no, because they have high and low beam too.

[madbung]

you think too much for a weekend

Thinking?

You don't come to conclusions like that by thinking baby...

Give me a breakl!

[Raysboostin]

+1

I abobroad minded femaleely hate this as well, Don't have them on unless it is foggy hence the term fog lights.

though the manufacturers call them driving lights I don't see how they improve the light output where you actually need it.

Saw a commodore driving around with just the fogs on tonite, what a retard...

driving lights and fog lights r not the same. fog lights r almost always, a very noticeable shade of yellow. where as driving lights r just normal light colour. any1 thats driven a car with driving lights will tell u how much better the light spread is just in front of the car, slightly off to the sides. i dunno why ud wanna drive around with fog lights on though. it really makes ur car stand out when u drive along and all ppl see is an intense yellow glow

[Adriano]

driving lights and fog lights r not the same. fog lights r almost always, a very noticeable shade of yellow. where as driving lights r just normal light colour. any1 thats driven a car with driving lights will tell u how much better the light spread is just in front of the car, slightly off to the sides. i dunno why ud wanna drive around with fog lights on though. it really makes ur car stand out when u drive along and all ppl see is an intense yellow glow

The difference is, it is actually legal to drive with teh fog lights on if the conditions exist, wheras driving lights are only allowed to be used at the same conditions as high beams.

[JamesB]

What are the lights on the front of an R32 GTS4 , are they driving lights or fog lights ?

They seem slightly yellow , but no where near as yellow as the ones on some silvia's !

[WRRR]

Fog lights (or wanker lights) - bit like the budgie smuggler ad - there is a time and a place.

On a personal basis sorry to hear you got fined;

but in general YAAAY about time someone got pinged for having f...ing wanker lights on when there is no fog or no need. Those useless things just create a whole lot of glare for everyone coming at you and add naff all light to help you find your way around in the dark.

Please guys if you have got fog lights - F O G - the light water vapour that condenses when you have warm moist air cooled down close to ground level, like a little cloud - not omfg I hope I look cool blinding everyone else on the road.

Rant over!