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Stez827@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

It’s totally valid to have fog lights for use in fog because they actually do make a massive difference. I am also a fan of how they look they just fill in the bumper nicely. But using them when it isn’t foggy is pretty stupid. I personally have fog lights but barely ever use them other than when I’m on a back road late at night and just want all the visibility possible.

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Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Ofc lights have a legitimate purpose.
They are absolutely paramount to read safety (fuck cars tho for that safety even being in question - even tho I like cars, I want trains too or at least cars on trains).

I can’t imagine having a car with incandescent lights anymore (like with lots of other tech - like tires).

I use fog lights (first back, then front) if I literally can’t see taillights in front of me at like a bit over 50(-ish)m & reduced speed.

I love high beams too, it gives me so much better side-of-the-road awareness (animals), but I also have the finger on the (adaptive) button all the time in case the camera fails & starts closing the gap on a car (no, I don’t have an IR camera :/).

It’s also stupid how like 20+ year old cars have adaptive high beams (where they don’t shine in other cars), automatic leveling of headlights, and even IR cameras (with ppl & animal spotting & even highlighting), etc - and the auto industry just kept it as an expensive add-on for so many years (things changed slowly, but it’s still not standard).

At least the lawmakers mandated auto-emergency-braking on new cars (again after 20 years).

Oh, another example, the French had adaptive (non- high beam) headlights to see around the corner in 1967, yet this is still not mandated.
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Modern are ofc better - and perhaps fill the purpose you mention you use fog lights for.
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Railing5132@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I have the factory fog lamps (they’re pretty low) on whenever the low beams are on. I have abysmal night vision and live in a rural area.

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- Stez827@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  They are a separate switch for me but I drive a car from the 80s so idk maybe I’m the weird one
  
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  - JordanZ@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Not the person you responded to but it’s not possible for my car to turn on just the fog lights. So while they have their own switch you can just leave it ‘on’ and then they go on/off with the normal headlights.
    
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