Date:         Wed, 4 Jun 2003 15:01:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: round > square headlight conversion
Comments: To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
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At my WV place (and there are now a few people on this list that have
actually been there) I tend to drive with ALL my lights on (high beams,
fog lamps, main headlights). This is to be able to see, anything and
everything (rocks, deer, branches, owls.)

It's a one lane driveway and I don't travel it especially fast (some
might differ on that)

In Virginia, the safety inspectors are supposed to check and verify
that foglights turn off when the high beams are on. I was in a
discussion today with one of them because I have several vehicles with
factory fogs that do NOT behave that way (TriStar, Corrado and Lotus
Esprit). They were legal when the were built, but now (according to
Virginia's State Police) they aren't legal.

Since I'm courteous with my headlights/foglights, I doubt this will be
much of an issue for me, but this is also a sign that some
jurisdictions have gotten fed up with the "too many lights" syndrome
that some folks are encountering.

On Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 03:34  AM, Robert Keezer wrote:

> I do have a pair of fog lights that I occasionally use when driving in
> remote areas, and I tend to drive on dirt roads on low beam -there is
> less
> glare from road signs and it shows the pot holes better.