I read this as Mr. Frog
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I got pulled over and the cop asked "Can you see me?"
Uh, yes?
"I'm asking because of the thick fog"
It was a cloudless sunny day. I stared at him blankly.
"Your fog lights are on. License and registration please."
What magical world do you live in where cops pull people over for leaving the fog lights on?
Germany
Verboten!
Useless anecdote: My first girlfriend was Russian and immigrated to Germany with her family when she was 7.
"Verboten" was the first word she learnt to read in German, cause it's written on signs everywhere.
Fun fact: Fun is definitely verboten in Germany
Buddy of mine got a citation for wrong use of the vehicles lights. A fine of the equivalent of 300USD. What did he do? He had been driving in fog, and didn't switch off his fog lights. He was pulled over less than a km out if the fog. Dude was pissed.
Definitely happened
Then we go to the restaurant and order the super salad
Bro didn't miss improv class
Yes and he was taking notes!
The real answer is you turn on Mr. Lights
Here in Sweden, all cars are required to always have their lights on when the car is moving/active, regardless of time of day or weather.
I was about to reply that sometimes it is better to not use your high beams in fog, as it is can reduce your visibility.
But then I realized that most places don't have our laws of lights, so I wrote this commwnt instead.
Austria had a day time lights law when I learned to drive, it just made sense. Then they abolished that law again :(
Which means you do get idiots driving in fog or at dusk with their lights off.
Hell, the automatic lights aren't perfect either on my new car, in bright fog I still have to make sure I turn the lights on manually as otherwise the back lights are turned off (front is okay with the LEDs). Stupid design.
In Canada we are required to have Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) which are less bright and are just on by default, but they don't turn on the tail lights. For the most part, DRLs use the same bulbs as the high beams but at a lower wattage or something (I am not an electrician)
But yes I agree, high beams and fog don't mix.
People can't seem to manage that these days even for darkness, and you expect them to do it for fog?!
(I blame DRLs. SO MANY people driving around with what appear to be headlights on, but no tail lights because they didn't actually turn the switch or something. SMH.)
I share your pain. I drive with my lights on at all times unless it's fully sunny, in which case I use just the DRLs. I truly think having your lights on hugely reduces your risk of an accident.
Honestly they should just be designing cars to include tail lights in RDLs, there's no reason for them not to be on all the time tbh.
Low beams only
That’s Mister Low Beams to you!
Goddammit I was Mister Low Beams for years while I did my undergrad, my masters, and my PhD. Now I'm Doctor Low Beams. Don't you forget it!
Don't forget Mrs. Hazards. All those ladies let each other know where it's safe to be.
I did hear recently that authorities are informing people not to use hazards just to be seen during inclement weather and that they should actually be saved for emergencies.
Sometimes Mr. Lights can be a tricky man to turn on he's complicated with rapidly evolving interests and kinks.
Clearly a lot of people have trouble keeping up with them 😪
I'd like to imagine that if something like this ever actually happened, the cop would start saying "fog or mist" instead.