20-11-14, 10:07 PM
Fog lights are definitely my gripe... we've had a fair bit of it recently, but only today has it warranted there use imo. It was pretty bad, very reduced visibility such that at a usual safe (2 second) distance from the car infront (50-60mph A roads), they were already beginning to disappear. A few miles up the road in the town, where because it isn't surrounded by open fields, the fog limits visibility by about as much as some light drizzle yet all the stupid town bastards have their fog lights on for no reason other than to blind everyone behind them.
Those I followed from the rural roads turned their fog lights off once it cleared... (well, most of them) its all these god damn idiots who have never driven out in to the countryside a day in their lives because its too scary or intimidating... arrrgghgh... rant.
I actually had someone on the M4 a few months back around J15 (Swindon) with their fog lights on... because it was dark. I mean there was literally no fog, no rain, it had been a nice clear day so road conditions were fine and visibility was perfect. Not only this but they were also a middle lane hogger - surprise surprise. So, being in my car, I over took them, sat in front of them and continuously flashed my own rear fog lights at them until they got the point...
Those I followed from the rural roads turned their fog lights off once it cleared... (well, most of them) its all these god damn idiots who have never driven out in to the countryside a day in their lives because its too scary or intimidating... arrrgghgh... rant.
I actually had someone on the M4 a few months back around J15 (Swindon) with their fog lights on... because it was dark. I mean there was literally no fog, no rain, it had been a nice clear day so road conditions were fine and visibility was perfect. Not only this but they were also a middle lane hogger - surprise surprise. So, being in my car, I over took them, sat in front of them and continuously flashed my own rear fog lights at them until they got the point...