Sunday, November 16, 2008
Front fog lights.
There is a dangerous nuisance here in the UK of some car drivers running around with their front fog lights ablaze. There is no serious reduced visibility problem yet the car driver just wants to draw attention to himself. He thinks that he is special, his car is ace and that he is a cool guy. These front fog lights are not used because of fog but because the driver is a plonker.
The human eye reacts slowly to changes in light: a driver who is dazzled by the front fog lights of an oncoming car will be unable to see a cyclist 200 yards down the road even if the bicycle is displaying lights. The stiffest penalty enforced for illegal use of fog lights is £30: this is not an adequate deterrent. The government should introduce an automatic 3 point penalty for any driver caught using fog lights during clear visibility and increase the fixed penalty fine to £60.
If you also feel strongly about this issue then you can add your name to the petition running at number 10 like the 95 people before me have done. It also annoys me the number of car drivers, particularly those of the more expensive marques and models, who keep their foot on the brake whilst stationary. These lazy inconsiderate drivers should use their handbrake. It is illegal to dazzle other road users with your brake lights and just shows everyone what a lazy, arrogant and amateur driver you are!
There is a dangerous nuisance here in the UK of some car drivers running around with their front fog lights ablaze. There is no serious reduced visibility problem yet the car driver just wants to draw attention to himself. He thinks that he is special, his car is ace and that he is a cool guy. These front fog lights are not used because of fog but because the driver is a plonker.
The human eye reacts slowly to changes in light: a driver who is dazzled by the front fog lights of an oncoming car will be unable to see a cyclist 200 yards down the road even if the bicycle is displaying lights. The stiffest penalty enforced for illegal use of fog lights is £30: this is not an adequate deterrent. The government should introduce an automatic 3 point penalty for any driver caught using fog lights during clear visibility and increase the fixed penalty fine to £60.
If you also feel strongly about this issue then you can add your name to the petition running at number 10 like the 95 people before me have done. It also annoys me the number of car drivers, particularly those of the more expensive marques and models, who keep their foot on the brake whilst stationary. These lazy inconsiderate drivers should use their handbrake. It is illegal to dazzle other road users with your brake lights and just shows everyone what a lazy, arrogant and amateur driver you are!
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