New foglight / driving light restrictions

[Caity05]

Hi guys,

Don't know if anyone can help but someone told me today there are new restrictions coming in about foglights / driving lights - apparently it's going to be illegal to have them on unless you're driving through fog ... anyone able to shed any light on this? (excuse the pun!)

Thanks

[old mate]

im pretty sure its always been illegal to use fog lights when there isn't any fog...

[Harrison]

i did see an ad in the paper few weeks back... from what i saw the fine is $60 and something about seatbelts (or lack of one) the fine increased to $300 and 3 points

there was one other thing but it is beyond me
hopefully that helped

[VYMAD]

Yes that's right the other thing was something about dropping a "uie" across a solid centre line.

[Caity05]

I just spoke to a friend about it, he said it's always been illegal but they're starting to crack down on it now ... he thinks it's a $70 fine (ish) plus a point or two.

[acarmody]

Yep three new rules:
1. Fog lights must be off in clear conditions (I assume this means factory fitted ones too).
2. The DRIVER will cop a fine and demerit points if any passenger of any age doesn't have a seatbelt on (so if one of your mates doesn't have a seatbelt on, you cop the fine. Seems unfair to me.)
3. No U-turns over solid centre line.

[jakbob]

According to the queensland transport website its $40 for having your fog lights on, $180 and 3 points for a uie over a single white line, $300 and 3 points for the driver if anyone in the car doesn't wear their seatbelts.
Queensland road rules

[Joey_21]

thats ass what do foglights do to anyone ? what would make them illegal?

[old mate]

thats ass what do foglights do to anyone ? what would make them illegal?

they can be a bit dazzling and most are brighter than low beam headlights..

[Caity05]

They look hell good though

[wikky]

They look hell good though

Mmm......fully sick. Also refered to as 'w4nker lights'. It's been illegal to use fog lights in clear conditions for years.

[Joey_21]

i dont use them cos they look good i put them on because they give more light on the road thats what i use them 4

[Disturbed_vegeta]

i got pulled up ages ago for my foggys on my stato, the cop said "why so many lights mate" i just said i didnt know it was against the law to have em on..he let me off but gave me a defect.

[danja]

Yep three new rules:
1. Fog lights must be off in clear conditions (I assume this means factory fitted ones too).
2. The DRIVER will cop a fine and demerit points if any passenger of any age doesn't have a seatbelt on (so if one of your mates doesn't have a seatbelt on, you cop the fine. Seems unfair to me.)
3. No U-turns over solid centre line.

Hang on... and all this is NEW in Queensland?

WTF?! Well, welcome to the 21st century anyway!

[Caity05]

The seatbelt legislation used to be that if someone 16yrs+ had no seatbelt, they paid the fine - but obviously now they've taken the stance that it's the driver's responsibility no matter what.

[Blown VYSS]

l hate tools driving with there fog lights on during the day

Look at me Look at me !!

Fine them all !!

[Holden or Nothin]

I read about this in the recent RACQ mag. 40$ fine for fog lights on at anytime, night/day. Only allowed them on in 'poor visibility' which i think is BS cus about 4-6 in the arvy or early morning i like to have them on, not also for vision but so my speedo lights up aswell.

[wikky]

I read about this in the recent RACQ mag. 40$ fine for fog lights on at anytime, night/day. Only allowed them on in 'poor visibility' which i think is BS cus about 4-6 in the arvy or early morning i like to have them on, not also for vision but so my speedo lights up aswell.

Say what? You do know that you don't have to turn your fog lights on for your speedo to illuminate?.... Turn on your parkers/headlights = problem solvered.

[vsl67]

Ive seen the cops driving around with theirs on in fine wether and also have watch them pass other drivers doing the same thing and they couldnt have cared less

[Caity05]

Speaking of these & the other restrictions / new laws that came in; I got a 10 page document sent to me from the Dept. Main Roads if anyone is interested in having a look? It's in PDF, I'm happy to email it to you if you want to read it, just PM me your address. There are some new rules in there which are worth reading.

[Holden or Nothin]

Say what? You do know that you don't have to turn your fog lights on for your speedo to illuminate?.... Turn on your parkers/headlights = problem solvered.

My fog's turn on aswell when i do this

previous owner wasn't an electrician.

[SuperSixty6]

Maybe a dumb question,

But i assume there is a difference between "Fog" and "Driving" lights. I have noticed the "Fog" to have a Frosted like lense, Hence it scatters beam of light everywhere making it illegal.

However, I noticed the Driving lights have a Clear Lense, Are they still illegal?

[GAMBLR]

Maybe a dumb question,

But i assume there is a difference between "Fog" and "Driving" lights. I have noticed the "Fog" to have a Frosted like lense, Hence it scatters beam of light everywhere making it illegal.

However, I noticed the Driving lights have a Clear Lense, Are they still illegal?

Simply, a 'Fog' light has a switch in the cabin to turn them on and off independant of the main light switch. They can be switched on provided at least the parkers are switched on. The type of light they produce is beneficial in poor conditions, such as rain or fog where usual headlights are not enough. But they have to be switched off when conditions clear.

Driving lights do not have a factory switch, as they are hardwired into the highbeam circuit, and only illuminate when the highbeams are on.

In essence, every Commodore with lights down the bottom are classed as Fog lights because of the switch near or on the headlight main switch.

As for the type of light they produce, I'm not really sure...

[SSv_6ltr]

I drive with them on at night because it give a more of a spread beam beside the car...Too many Roos on the side of the road.
People complain alot, esp at night because alot of drivers adj the height and change the wattage, they should be the same as low beam wattage...55w

[Drewie]

Yep three new rules:
1. Fog lights must be off in clear conditions (I assume this means factory fitted ones too).
2. The DRIVER will cop a fine and demerit points if any passenger of any age doesn't have a seatbelt on (so if one of your mates doesn't have a seatbelt on, you cop the fine. Seems unfair to me.)
3. No U-turns over solid centre line.

Not sure if QLD is having the same new rules as VIC, but the one about no 'U' turn over a solid centre line, in VIC it also states no overtaking as well, so it sort of becomes the same as a double line. See the VIC link below. Maybe QLD is going to be a litlle bit different.
Or was the no overtaking on a solid single already in place in QLD.

"Victorian road rules: U-turns and overtaking"