why has this thread derailed to high beam discussion?
anyways, fog lights do not bother me, they are aimed lower and dont affect others
anyways, fog lights do not bother me, they are aimed lower and dont affect others
May 21st, 2015 11:24 am
May 21st, 2015 11:25 am
You mean the JDM one for the WRX/STi ? Ya that is bright, however I swapped mine to LED. Sure its powered on via the tail lights, but it only gets bright if I brake. I am planning on adding a switch to turn it on and off.
May 21st, 2015 11:25 am
I am perplexed by the fact that most cars have a clear indication on your gauge cluster regarding the high beams being on. DRL is idiotic as it offers a driver to maneuver a vehicle without the rear running lights.
May 21st, 2015 11:28 am
May 21st, 2015 11:31 am
bacalhau4me wrote: ↑Sometimes you need all the lights you have to ensure other drivers see you in certain parts of the GTA.
May 21st, 2015 11:35 am
Im pretty sure he notices the blue light on the cluster. He still does it anyway. Never bothered to ask why.
May 21st, 2015 12:19 pm
I get the higher trims but hate that they come with fog lights, because I never use them and sometimes if I pull up to a high curb I might end up cracking the lenses of the fog lights. In cars with no fog lights, I just end up scratching the bumper.
May 21st, 2015 12:24 pm
A lot of brown people in Mississauga/Brampton do that too.fred2028 wrote: ↑I hate high beam drivers ... I think most of them just don't know the difference between high beam and low beam and think "oh it's dark, let me push this stalk and blind everyone".
Every time I pass a high beamer it's always an old person or an Asian driver. Not being racist, just an observation. I am also Asian btw but don't high beam.
May 21st, 2015 12:28 pm
May 21st, 2015 12:30 pm
Back in the day when HID's and LED's werent the norm you can easily tell who had their high beams on. Nowadays its alot harder. Thats prolly one reason why it isnt enforced as muchToniCipriani wrote: ↑But I never see it enforced... too focused on obvious speed traps.
May 21st, 2015 1:00 pm
I think if cops really wanted to enforce they could. I can easily tell ... Typically the guys with HB on at night don't drive nice cars (which have auto lights and sometimes projector beams that resize like new BMWs), so turning on HBs in say a Civic will light up all of the headlight bulbs rather than just the low beam bulbs which are typically near the edge of the car. Essentially if it's HID/LED but not HB then only the lamps near the edges of the car should be lit; if the lamps near the edge and near the grille are lit, then the guy is HB-ing.
May 21st, 2015 1:03 pm
I think I'd rather have the cooling and ducts to the front brakes than the fogs ... I only really use my foglights when it's pitch black or if I'm on the 401 outside of a city.crono06 wrote: ↑A lot of brown people in Mississauga/Brampton do that too.
With regards to fogs - I don't care as they are aimed low anyways so it doesn't bother me. I agree with what others have said though, rear fogs are not very pleasant.
My car doesn't have fogs cuz race car (needs moar cooling and ducts).
May 21st, 2015 1:08 pm
nahhh...it has to do with the size of revenue vs. resources. Speed traps can earn several hundred thousand of dollars versus a puny high beams may bring a couple of thousand across the whole city per day. I would like to ask all those in this thread if they have ever been issued a traffic ticket for anything relating to lighting on their vehicle? Yet, I know who had been stopped several times for too dark of window tints or too loud of an exhaust system..lol
May 21st, 2015 1:12 pm
May 21st, 2015 1:19 pm
May 21st, 2015 1:58 pm
People driving with HB are, IMHO, just ignorant. I don't think it's intentional. Hard to ticket them...fred2028 wrote: ↑I think if cops really wanted to enforce they could. I can easily tell ... Typically the guys with HB on at night don't drive nice cars (which have auto lights and sometimes projector beams that resize like new BMWs), so turning on HBs in say a Civic will light up all of the headlight bulbs rather than just the low beam bulbs which are typically near the edge of the car. Essentially if it's HID/LED but not HB then only the lamps near the edges of the car should be lit; if the lamps near the edge and near the grille are lit, then the guy is HB-ing.
May 21st, 2015 2:01 pm
May 21st, 2015 2:07 pm
May 21st, 2015 2:23 pm
Isn't it still within the law to ticket those who unintentionally commit an offense since they are obstructing others' ability to drive safely. For example, if you unintentionally parked longer than you should've you still get ticketed, or if you forgot your license plate expired you still get ticketed.
May 21st, 2015 2:25 pm
You don't need to stare at the light for it to be annoying. HB-ing, especially if it is very dark, obstructs the majority of your vision if it is oncoming and you won't be able to see much apart from the giant light shining in your face. If you are on a surface road divided only by a yellow line and oncoming traffic has HB, you can barely see 1-2 lanes around them if it's dark enough.
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