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The INDEPENDENT, January 20, 2011
ODOT offers information on safe and correct use of foglights
With increasing numbers of
vehicles on the road with fog or
auxiliary lights, state trans-
portation safety officials are re-
minding people to use vehicle
lighting correctly and safely.
Fog lights are designed to
be used at low speeds in fog,
heavy mist, snow and other sit-
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uations where visibility is signif-
icantly reduced. Front fog lights
are generally aimed and
mounted low to increase the il-
lumination directed towards the
road surface. However, after
sunset and during other low
visibility situations, fog lights
are required to be turned off
when an oncoming vehicle ap-
proaches. During normal visi-
bility conditions, fog or auxiliary
lights should be turned off. It is
not appropriate to drive with fog
or auxiliary lights left on all the
time. (See pictures of fog lights
on ODOT’s Flickr photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/or
egondot/sets/72157625853618
574/. )
When a car is using fog or
auxiliary lights, it is visually dis-
tracting for oncoming drivers.
According to Oregon law, fog
and/or auxiliary lights must be
used like the high beam head-
light system of your car. They
must be turned off when within
500 feet of an oncoming vehi-
cle and within 350 feet when
following another vehicle. The
color of fog and/or auxiliary
lights is also regulated. Fog
lights may be either white or
amber (yellow). Rules prohibit
other colors such as blue.
If your car is equipped with
auxiliary lighting, ODOT recom-
mends knowing where the
switches are and how to use
them.
If you plan to install fog
and/or auxiliary lights as an af-
ter market feature, it is impor-
tant to know that Oregon has
adopted federal rules that all
manufacturers must meet.
Products must be labeled; any-
thing that is labeled “not for
street use” cannot be used on
public roadways. Fog and other
auxiliary lights must have a
separate switch. Fog lights may
not be used in lieu of head-
lights.
For more information on ve-
hicle equipment and standards,
visit ODOT’s Transportation
Safety Web site, www.ore
gon.gov/ODOT/TS/Veh_Equip-
ment.shtml, or see the Oregon
Driver Manual on the DMV
Web
site,
www.oregondmv.com.