Illegal Foglights?????
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anyone heard anything about foglights being illegal. Okay well maybe i got a little out of hand with the amount of lights on my truck but hey wouldnt we all love to have the sun on the front of our D's? Well anyway, drivin down the road, minding the speed limit and i get pulled over. The cop proceeds to tell me that i cant have foglights that its illegal. So i said okay sir thanks alot... and turned them back on. But has anyone heard of them not being alowed? I have a brush guard installed and headlight black outs, so my head lights are useless so i put 3 sets of fogs on the brush guard, there a little obnoxious but than again i dont care cuz it aint my eyes getting blinded. Hahah. Well... I realy didnt think it was illegal. Are they illegal or is the cop just a dick?
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You can go online to your states vehicle codes sections of state laws and look up what is allowed by law. Print that out and keep it with you to show someone next time you get pulled over. You might want to check out the law on blackouts a swell. Hope this helps. Ted
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Hey there.... I was just wondering the same thing over the weekend... Here's what I found for my area; I'm in BC, Canada.
Fog lamps
4.11 (1) A motor vehicle may be equipped with 2 fog lamps, mounted on the front of the vehicle below the headlamps, that are capable of displaying only white or amber light.
(2) Each fog lamp must be
(a)mounted not more than 30 cm below the headlamps, and
(b)adjusted and aimed so that, at a distance of 8 m from the lamp, the centre of the beam is at least 10cm below the height of the fog lamp.
(3) The fog lamp wiring and switch must permit simultaneous operation of the parking lamps, tail lamps, licence plate lamp and, if required, clearance lamps.
(4) The operator of a vehicle may use fog lamps instead of headlamps when atmospheric conditions make the use of headlamps disadvantageous.
[en. B.C. Reg. 476/98, s. 2.]
I was on the local police website and found this quote from one of the officers which I found amusing....
"If you are using your fog lamps along with your headlamps then you are not using the lamps in an authorized manner and you can be charged under the MVR. For some reason using fog lamps in clear conditions is quite trendy right now and the legislation is in place because these lamps can be distracting and hazardous for oncoming drivers. Hope that helps, and let me know if you know why this fog lamp thing is so popular"
Cheers!
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Fog lamps
4.11 (1) A motor vehicle may be equipped with 2 fog lamps, mounted on the front of the vehicle below the headlamps, that are capable of displaying only white or amber light.
(2) Each fog lamp must be
(a)mounted not more than 30 cm below the headlamps, and
(b)adjusted and aimed so that, at a distance of 8 m from the lamp, the centre of the beam is at least 10cm below the height of the fog lamp.
(3) The fog lamp wiring and switch must permit simultaneous operation of the parking lamps, tail lamps, licence plate lamp and, if required, clearance lamps.
(4) The operator of a vehicle may use fog lamps instead of headlamps when atmospheric conditions make the use of headlamps disadvantageous.
[en. B.C. Reg. 476/98, s. 2.]
I was on the local police website and found this quote from one of the officers which I found amusing....
"If you are using your fog lamps along with your headlamps then you are not using the lamps in an authorized manner and you can be charged under the MVR. For some reason using fog lamps in clear conditions is quite trendy right now and the legislation is in place because these lamps can be distracting and hazardous for oncoming drivers. Hope that helps, and let me know if you know why this fog lamp thing is so popular"
Cheers!
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I use my foglights when there is fog, and I sure hope someday someone with lights just as irritating or more so than yours pisses you off and blinds you. Too bad so many drivers on the road have that attitude of not giving a s**t about the other people on the road. watch out for the cop who already stopped you because if you ignore their warning next time you'll get a ticket. have you ever caused an accident? maybe then your attitude will change, but too late then.[:'(]
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