Is Fog Lights Necessary for US Drivers?

The changing characteristic of Earth atmosphere brings along the problem of fog in the early morning hours in the United States is seen to be a prominent hitch to early morning travellers. It affects the driver’s visibility and on the different side, it can cause breathing trouble or respiratory problems for the ageing population. However, it is seen that the use of distinct lights (fog lights) by drivers is often misunderstood.  The importance of rear fog lights is not well understood by most drivers in the United States. These rear fog lights can be used effectively to avoid the struggle of the drivers in locating other vehicle on road. The red beam of light by the rear fog passes through the fog and rain to make the car visible to other vehicle drivers during heavy rain and thick fog. The use of front headlights alone would not provide safe driving. The regular headlights better known as driving lights reflects off the snow, dust and fog and particles in the surrounding air which lessen the visibility of driver and can sometimes confuse the driver leading to minor or major accidents. To avoid the occurrence of any mishap the use of fog light is suggested to keep the track of road surface and lanes during foggy hours. The fog light beams in cars cut through the fog and clear the view for the driver to avoid its collision with obstacle such as animals, vehicles etc. In a nutshell, the fog light in front of car helps the driver to see obstacles whereas the fog lights at the car back is to make aware of the car to other drivers. Moreover, the use of fog light with better lumens and good glass lenses is important for driving in foggy nights for improved driver visibility.

Thus, having fog lights in cars for the US weather type is a necessity to assist the drivers to ride cars on the streets of the United States especially in the months of October and November. Conversely, the use of fog light is suggested only under foggy weather conditions when the visibility drops below 100 mm (as per the Highway Code) or when the driver is unable to see the tail light of front vehicle to avoid the distraction of its brightness under less fog condition or normal weather to other drivers. 

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