USE OF FOG LIGHTS

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23746, 18 September 1942, Page 6

USE OF FOG LIGHTS

Sir,—"Motorists have acquitted themselves well in adapting their road conduct in the North Island." says the Motor Union Here in Christchurch we find manv motor-cars fitted with sn extra headlamp called a fog light fixed to the centre of the vehicle and very low down, exhibiting a vicious, dazzling, wicked beam of light forward, and with an upward tendency, in our well-lighted streets and with the moon shining Driving against these lights, together with other legitimate lights, is as your correspondent "Cream Can" said, "driving blind."—Yours, etc.. ACTION PLEASE. September 10 1942. tThe Chief City Traffic Inspebtor (Mr J. Bruorton). to whom this letter was referred, said it was not legal to have a fog lamp as an additional headlight in a restriction area, and offenders would be prosecuted. It could, however be used instead of the single headlighl permitted by the regulations. It had to be on the right-hand side of the car and not in the middle, and il had to be dipped If inspectors found a car on the roads with a headlight Hnclud ing a fo ; lamp) not dipped they would stop it and test it. If the lamp were not dipped a prosecution would probably follow.!