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Rear Fog Lights?

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Has this been talked about? What are they? If it has been, mods please close.
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The US needs rear fog. It would keep people from using their hazards in the rain, which some people hate. I actually appreciate people using hazards because I can see them but that's a whole different topic for another day lol
 
The US needs rear fog. It would keep people from using their hazards in the rain, which some people hate. I actually appreciate people using hazards because I can see them but that's a whole different topic for another day lol
FYI: it is illegal in FL to drive with your hazards on, you could receive a summons.
I've never seen a US built vehicle intended for sale in the US with a rear fog light.
 
FYI: it is illegal in FL to drive with your hazards on, you could receive a summons.
I've never seen a US built vehicle intended for sale in the US with a rear fog light.

Most Euro brands sold in the US have them. My Volvo S60 had them. Some Benz have them too. My mom used to oen a Jaguar X-Type and it had them. But the problem is that most owners don't have a clue what the second position of the fog light switch does and they are on the rear fogs all the time...

My S60 had rear fogs (in fact it was 1 rear fog, driver side) but no front fogs.

I miss that feature dearly on my Model S : it helps a lot when driving in bad weather.. I hate when people turn their hazard when visibility is poor, hazards are for actual hazards like it's braking in front or there's an accident ahead...
 
I hate rear fog lights almost as much as I hate people who drive with their hazards on. Its incredibly distracting when people have them on on a clear night, and makes it harder to see other cars and obstacles.
 
I hate rear fog lights almost as much as I hate people who drive with their hazards on. Its incredibly distracting when people have them on on a clear night, and makes it harder to see other cars and obstacles.

I agree. North Americans seem to use fog lights almost all the time. I think they feel it makes the car look "cool" or something. Those with rear fogs are, as you say, very distracting in non-foggy conditions. Those that are incorporated into the regular tail light can also sometimes be confused with brake lights. I prefer ones that are separate from the regular tail lights.
 
To be fair its not all North Americans, its less than 1% of them... still plenty to be hugely irritating though.

Hmmm... maybe it's a Toronto and/or Canadian thing. Just on my way in to work today, at least 50% of the cars that have fog lights had them on. And there was no fog.

None of them Tesla drivers though, right?

I do not use mine unless it is foggy or I am driving in a 2 mile gravel laneway to my friend's lake house so I can better see the potholes. Otherwise they stay off.
 
FYI: it is illegal in FL to drive with your hazards on, you could receive a summons.
I've never seen a US built vehicle intended for sale in the US with a rear fog light.

All our past Volvo and Mercedes vehicles have had the rear fog lights and it is really useful for bad weather. I don't know why they are not left in place for the US market. They are a good idea.

Also useful when someone is tailgating you at night :)