and I'll third this... I drove 32,000 miles in the first year of my truck,
most of that on hwy 115 which is well known for it's wildlife crossing...I
don't know about the Dak's driving lights, but the Ram's beam is very low
and would not annoy anything above the height of a go-kart, but reaches far
on the shoulder to light wildlife waiting for me to come by so they can
commit suicide... ;-)
I would consider not using them, or at least adjusting them if I got warning
'flashes' from oncoming traffic, but I get no such indications...
Gary Shook
>I'll second this as far as the use of the foglights go. I use mine all the
>time also. Twice they have saved me from hitting a deer because I could
>see it running along the shoulder of the road. When my girlfriend was
>driving my Dak one night and I was driving her car, I passed her on the
>road I live on. Yes the fog lights are bright, but don't stare into the
>light and they aren't bad.
>
>>I wouldn't say you were being a jerk, just an asshole. If you don't want
>>to sound like a jerk, don't call me a dumbass. There are deer all over
>>the roads out here, I leave my driving lights on all the time, even when
>>I am on the highway. The driving lights tend to go out a little further,
>>just enough to catch the shine off a deers eye so I can see it. I know I
>>can use my high beams, but not when there is oncoming traffic. Thank you
>>for the procedure, but please, next time keep the rude comments to
>>yourself . Anyone who tries to shoot out my fog lights will get shot
>>themselves. No bull. Hope you don't plan on visiting Texas soon, we are
>>a very trigger happy bunch.
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>>> Don't mean to be a jerk, but... If you've got your headlights on plus
your
>>> fog lights in clear weather at night you are a dumbass as far as I know.
>>> Your fog lights throw a much wider light path which will necessarily
blind
>>> oncoming drivers when the weather is clear. I always thought this kind
of
>>> irresponsibility was reserved for beemer and jap car drivers... I'll
tell
>>> you plain, if it's a clear night and your on some old dirt road in VT
and
>>> don't turn those fog lights off when a vehicle approaches, you'll run
the
>>> risk of having 'em shot out... No Bull!
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