Date:         Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:03:15 EDT
Reply-To:     KimBrennan@AOL.COM
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From:         Kim Brennan <KimBrennan@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gah. Inspections
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In a message dated 8/9/02 2:01:34 AM, freeholder@starband.net writes:

>No problem.  Just power the foglight relay from the low beam wire.  Then
>they will come on when
>the low beams are on.  Since you will want them switchable, put a switch
>in this line ahead of
>the relay.  Switch on, and the fogs come on when the low beams are on.
> Switch off, and fogs
>never come on.

At first glance this seems like the way to go...but perhaps you've never
driven in Applachian fog. This is a fog so thick that you need to turn OFF
the main headlights and use ONLY the fog lights. Otherwise you get blinded
from the reflection of the main headlights.

The purpose of the rule is to stop people from blinding other drivers with
too many lights on. Of course, off road, you want as much light available so
that you can see everything at night. While I haven't done a lot of off road
traveling, I do a fair amount of DIRT road traveling (old logging roads, farm
roads, fire roads, etc.) where you want to see everything around you.

Sigh.