Fog Lights

herbie1204 · Post by **herbie1204** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:15 pm

Can someone give me a definitive answer as to whether they are legal in WA or not. A link to traffic laws would be great.

Post by **yorky** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:24 pm

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/c ... /s183.html

Post by **robbage** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:37 pm

This subject came up on air a few weeks ago. Jeez, the bitching and moaning I heard... from people who think it is their god-given right to drive around with their fog lights in our face because it makes them more visible and how hard-done-by they are when they get told to turn them off. We can see you. We aren't allowed to drive if we are legally blind.[/rant]

herbie1204 · Post by **herbie1204** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:40 pm

The thing that strikes me as strange and I can be corrected if I am wrong, fog lights are illegal in most states in Australia?
Yet, in saying that cars are manufactured in Australia (Holdens for example) with fog lights.
Thanks for the link yorky.

Post by **yorky** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:47 pm

Where does it say fog lights are illegal? You can have as many fog lights as your heart desires, as long as they are not actually used (unless in fog of course).

herbie1204 · Post by **herbie1204** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:51 pm

Haha lol I misread the link

donks · Post by **donks** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:59 pm

yeh they are not allowed to be used unless in fog or heavyyyyy rain and such.. mind you i have seen some unmarked XR6Ts with them on... infact i got pulled over by a police officer and he had the 'driving lights' on.. i didnt say anythign though.. didnt want to come across as a smartass..

lol

but im with robbage.. they are brighter than people think and can be verrrry distracting..

Post by **yorky** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:01 pm

Thing is lights on an approved emergency vehicle ARE legal

Hence why they can also carry flashing headlights

Post by **Tyranus** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:10 pm

yorky wrote:Thing is lights on an approved emergency vehicle ARE legal

Hence why they can also carry flashing headlights

Only under emergency conditions though, the traffic cars that have the little spotties should be rigged so that the spotties only come on when High beams are put on. The alternating headlights is a way of attracting attention. Not unlike the way people flash their headlights when they've gone passed Laser/multanova/booze bus.