Fog lights – what's that?

There are some parts of your car that you use everyThis is the area immediately ahead of the car where
day. You will be very familiar with these and know athe car is about to reach. That means they light up the
lot about them. However the car that you buy isroad the way a low beam lights up the road. This
expected to serve you all days of the year. Thatorientation reveals object or edges that the car is
means it has to be able to do its job of getting youabout to reach and suitable action can then be taken
from A to B on days that are not routine at all. Onby the driver.
such days some parts of the car that you are lessAs is obvious one needs to drive slowly during poor
familiar with reveal their importance.visibility conditions. Some times this can mean driving
For example fog lights. Even amongst products thatvery slowly. How fast one can drive will be determined
are not used everyday fog lights are one of the leastby how far one can see in the poor visibility conditions.
used parts of your car. However on the day that theyAlthough fog lights are installed for the purpose of
are needed, they are very useful.being used when the visibility is poor they do enhance
Fog lights are useful for two reasons. One they givethe looks of the car and make it look like a
out a light that has better penetrative power. Thisprofessional performance car. Therefore often fog
means the beam from a fog light will reveal objectslights are bought to enhance the visual appeal of the
deeper into the fog than would lights from standardcar along with products such as car body kits.
lights. Usually fog lights have a yellow beam which hasThere are though restrictions about switching on fog
good penetrative power.lights when they are not required. One should
The second reason is that fog lights are mounted infamiliarize oneself about the laws of using fog lights so
such a way that they throw light on the mostthat one does not unintentionally break a law.
important part of the road when the visibility is poor.