Spotlights on at night

[younglion]

Ok, i always have my spotties on my ss ute on at night when i drive coz it helps me see the road coz my eyes are pretty bad. I always get people flashing their high beams at me. Does it really bother people that much? Anyone else get flashed when they have their spotties on?

[ashbox]

yes it probably does and its also illegal. your eyes must be pretty bad if you need to drive with your spotties on to see.

[Lumps of cheese]

You're probably like my missus. Her eyesight at night sucks blue chunks.
As mentioned, it's illegal so mabye you have people flashing for that reason.

[Reaper]

Ok, i always have my spotties on my ss ute on at night when i drive coz it helps me see the road coz my eyes are pretty bad. I always get people flashing their high beams at me. Does it really bother people that much? Anyone else get flashed when they have their spotties on?

If your eyes are that bad then go see an optometrist (sp?). Have some respect for other motorists on the road and leave them off when there are other cars around.

For those who are too lazy to look:

Fog & driving lights

Using fog or driving lights at the wrong time can make it difficult for other drivers to see. Incorrect use of fog or driving lights can result in a fine and loss of points from your licence.


Using fog lights
Front fog lights are designed to better illuminate the road in fog, snowfall, rainstorms or dust clouds. They can be recognised by the narrow pattern of light emitted.

Road Rule 217 states that drivers must not use front or rear fog lights unless driving in fog or other hazardous weather conditions that cause reduced visibility.

Fog lights cannot be accidentally switched on. They must be switched on separate from the main and dipped beam head lights.


Using driving lights
Driving lights are designed to illuminate the road over a long distance. They are the same as the high beam (main beam) head light and emit the same lighting pattern.

Road Rule 218 states that drivers must not use the high-beam headlights when driving:

* less than 200 metres behind a vehicle travelling in the same direction
* less than 200 metres from an oncoming vehicle.


Driving lights cannot be accidentally switched on. They can only be switched on and off with the high beam head lights.

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/...vingLights.htm

Or for our SA counterparts:

217—Using fog lights
(1) The driver of a vehicle fitted with front fog lights or rear fog lights must not operate
the fog lights unless the driver is driving in fog or other hazardous weather conditions
causing reduced visibility.
Offence provision.
(2) In this rule:
front fog light means a light (other than a headlight) fitted to the front of a vehicle to
improve illumination of the road in fog, snowfall, heavy rain or dust clouds.

219—Lights not to be used to dazzle other road users
A driver must not use, or allow to be used, any light fitted to or in the driver's vehicle
to dazzle, or in a way that is likely to dazzle, another road user.

http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/...999.219.UN.PDF

Reaper

[danja]

*danja grabs some popcorn and waits for the fireworks*

[andyman]

lol, is you car lower at the rear than the front from factory now, because i got sent the wrong rear springs for my car it aims the headlights up, if i have a car full of people at night people usually flash occasionaly, - i havnt got around to re adjusting the beams yet, will do it this week, will point the foggies down a fair bit too,

maybe you should do they same

[alien]

I never had any problems with after market driving lights in my VR... except when i first installed them and someone decided to aim them up a bit more for some stupid reason! :S Even when that happened i didn't get flashed or anything, i only found out too because a mate said they were blinding him in his rear vision mirror when he was in front!

[STEALTHY™]

If your eyes are that bad, you shouldn't be driving!


I'm yet to be 'dazzled' by an car with factory foglights! Although last night there was a 4WD with lights that looked like his high beams were on. Aswell as a wanker in a VE who we thought had his highbeams on, but he's just a moron who didn't angle his lights when he was towing a trailer!

[VYMAD]

Don't drive with them on! You'll end up blinding someone and either running them orf the road or having a head on!!!!!!

[Junny]

Ok, i always have my spotties on my ss ute on at night when i drive coz it helps me see the road coz my eyes are pretty bad. I always get people flashing their high beams at me. Does it really bother people that much? Anyone else get flashed when they have their spotties on?

get HIDs. are vy ss the ones with projector lights?

[STEALTHY™]

Don't drive with them on! You'll end up blinding someone and either running them orf the road or having a head on!!!!!!

No, just no! There factory fitted ones, not aftermarket ones

[richierich]

lol, is you car lower at the rear than the front from factory now, because i got sent the wrong rear springs for my car it aims the headlights up, if i have a car full of people at night people usually flash occasionaly, - i havnt got around to re adjusting the beams yet, will do it this week, will point the foggies down a fair bit too,

maybe you should do they same

Yes i agree, i'd say your car is down at the back and the nose is sticking up a bit, it doesnt take much.I have know problems with anyone flashing at me with the spotties on

[Supercharged VY II Calais]

i drive with them on all the time, day or night cause of the dark car. never have any issues with blinding people. you can see when they are properly adjusted as the beam will not show up very far after the front of the car on their own at night.

[cewing]

i just use mine when im driving in rural areas of sydney at night, where theres little or no street lights.

[commsirac]

Hope no-one gets upset here, but just like to clarify what should be meant by "spotties"
It is short for spotlight, yes those things one uses to shine on a rabbit to see it better. In cars they are known also as the pencil beam driving lights that will light up the trees 400m in front of the car.

So I hope no one is stupid enough to have these type of lights on when driving towards another vehicle and that the "spotties" that are being referred to ^ are the fog lamps, which as Reaper already has outlined the only lamps that should be used when other vehicles are around is the parkers, low beam headlamps or running lamps(which arent fitted to australian cars), fog lamps being permitted if adverse visibility.

For those who question/ignore why there are regs regarding the use of fog lamps here is what I offered several months ago:

is that fog lights are designed to make a nice spread in front of the car, both to the right and to the left, so one can see the edges of the road in fog/snow conditions. There is no sharp cut off of the beam to the right side of the vehicle(hence they can project into the vision of those travelling in the opposite direction), unlike on your low beam lights where they should not shine on to the other side of the road to any extent. We have headlights that are specifically designed for lhd and rhd to meet these standards, there is no such criteria for foglights....it would make them useless for when they are really needed.

[alien]

commsirac, Spotlights are 400m beams in country. In the city all the light pollution degrades them quite a bit. The light path on my spotlights was about 30-40m on the road surface, but could only reflect off signs like 150m away. In the country i could see plenty far though!

[STEALTHY™]

Hope no-one gets upset here, but just like to clarify what should be meant by "spotties"

Should just clarify, regardless of what YOU call them, people(meaning, majority of drivers) refer to factory fitted lights as spotties, or fog lights, or driving lights.

Your crap in these threads isn't needed, the question was already answered!

[TUF UTE]

poor motoring , rig them to your high beams dude

[STEALTHY™]

poor motoring , rig them to your high beams dude

Modifying the wiring of your lights is a big nono according to ADRs. Keeping in mind their FACTORY fitted lights

[Troy711]

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