Thickness of Fog.

jepstr67 · Dec 27, 2008

It was so foggy here in southern WI that I had to use only Fog lights and no headlights. I could manage to see 50 feet in front of the car with fogs only but if I put the headlights on it was just a total white wall of fog.

Fog lights...:smiley_thumbs_up:

patriotpierre · Dec 27, 2008

Here too, when we get blowing snow high beams just blind you with snow flakes. with the fogs on (low beams off or on depending on intensity) you can see better and don't get that snow flakes effect jumping at you.

cairn99 · Dec 27, 2008

I don't think I can turn my drl's off and use just fog lamps. Stupid design if you ask me.

inouk · Dec 27, 2008

cairn99 said:
I don't think I can turn my drl's off and use just fog lamps. Stupid design if you ask me.

Dunno in your area, but here, it's the law, DRL must be always ON.

Two tips to turn DRL off:

1.- While driving, slightly activate the hand brake, just enough to turn it off. If your brake pads are new, don't do it.

2.- Use the parking lights. It'll turn off the DRL but your parking lights will be on.

Otherwise, you could try to find the trigger inside the hand brake and build something that will turn the DRL off.

JeepPatriot08 · Dec 27, 2008

I drove in that dense fog last night from Green Bay to Manitowoc. We where on our way home from dinner and a trip to the casino. I don't have driving lights at all I am going to get a set and install them myself. I couldn't see anything till I was right up on it. She asked if I was ok driving in the fog I told her " I can't hit what I can't see. LOL

pdxbubba · Dec 27, 2008

...the fog was so thick just driving into the fog bank would set off the front airbags!

jack.allwardt · Dec 27, 2008

Here's another tip for seeing in the fog--we pilots use it all the time:

Yellow tinted, aka: "Shooter's glasses" work well in the fog--just take them off in the sun otherwise you'll have sore eyes for a while.

Years ago, Bosch & Loumbe made a photo-chromatic (like photo-grey) in a color known as "liquid amber" (yeah, I know--sounds like a popular landscape tree!)
I had a pair that an optician friend of mine made for me as a gift/trial offer. I didn't believe that they would work that much better, but the first time in the fog (and we have lots in this area..) I was driving 15 mph and just barely seeing 2 seconds of travel. I swapped glasses, and what a difference--soon I was up to 45-50 and seeing "into" the fog quite well.

Too bad these aren't made anymore--but DO TRY the shooter's glasses--glasses wearers can get goggles that fit snuggly over your regular glasses.

jepstr67 · Dec 28, 2008

I had some ski goggles that were yellow tint. It made night look like a bright sunny day.

Thickness of Fog.

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