When Car Meets Mist
by GLADY REIGN
Although absolute safety while driving is impossible, passenger security can be enhanced considerably when drivers observe traffic laws and take driving precautions. The use of fog lights can be a good choice for those who want better visibility. While fog lights help a driver to navigate though thick fog, they also enhance the style of a car. Their functions are actually not limited to their name as the fog lights are also particularly useful with the headlights in pitch black driving surroundings and during heavy rains. By increasing the side light in these conditions, the fog lights make drivers more confident in driving through steep corners.
Mounted just below the headlights, this pair of lighting components has a wider light dispersion pattern, which means visibility for the lower road area before cars, trucks, vans, or SUVs. The low beam of light that they emit can pass through water particles unlike other types of lights that most likely bounce and result to distracting glares. The effect therefore is better illumination that does not blind the drivers of oncoming vehicles. Particularly when there is pea-soup fog and snow squalls or when a vehicle is moving at 20 miles per hour, low-mounted lights are very useful.
On the other hand, fog lights can actually be mounted on top of the bumper so that they cover greater distance and provide better overall visibility in less severe conditions. In mounting fog lights, therefore, it is important to direct them rigidly to the crucial directions so that their beams stay pointed where they are initially aimed. Their wide beams that have a range of 70 to 120 degrees can actually be aimed even lower so that they reach farther as necessary or as comfortable. Serious drivers know the importance of using fog lights, which is why these safety components are so common on high-end vehicles. As a few days worth of road dirt can cut the light up to 50 percent and as mud and snow can reduce it up to 90 percent, it really is about time that even drivers of regular street cars consider having fog lights.
