[Daily car maintenance] When will the fog lights and double flashing lights turn on? You may have been wrong all along!

  7
 September 10, 2024
Hello everyone, this is a column focusing on car repair and maintenance. There are car mysteries you don’t know, and it will teach you how to avoid the big pits on the road of car ownership. I believe that not only you but also many people have a certain sense of obscurity about the car aftermarket, which will help you uncover the unknown stories of car repair and maintenance.
In fact, there are quite a lot of lighting systems on cars, and many car owners do not really know the use of each car lighting. One of the most elusive estimates are fog lights and emergency flashing alarm lights. I believe many car owners do not know exactly how to use these two lights!
This issue of the editor will take you to interpret: fog lights and emergency flasher, in the end should be used under what circumstances!
The visibility in rainy and snowy weather is very low, and if you encounter a foggy day, the visibility is even lower, perhaps only tens of meters. For cars driving on the road, this is tantamount to not turning on the lights in the dark, and the risk coefficient is very high.

So what kind of light should be turned on at this time?

One, don’t turn on the emergency flasher!

There are many car owners who immediately turn on the emergency flashers as soon as they encounter this extreme weather, thinking that it is the most appropriate time to turn on the emergency flashers. Little do you realize that there is a huge danger coefficient behind it!

Do not turn on emergency flasher alarm lights in extreme weather for the following major factors.

In fact, the brightness of 1 pair of flashing alarm lights is not high

Emergency flasher lights can not be compared with fog lights in terms of brightness, penetration and recognition in extreme weather. Its flashing function and button logo give drivers the illusion that it is better to turn on its emergency flashing warning lights in extreme weather.
Fog lights are generally yellow, this light source is very penetrating and has the best identification in extreme weather conditions. Even if there are layers of fog, you can see the light emitted by the fog lamp at a glance, which is much better than the emergency flasher alarm light.
Therefore, of all the light bulbs on the car, the fog lamp is almost the most expensive one. (except for individual LED lights and laser headlights, of course)
In order to further reduce costs, many models are equipped with only one fog lamp.

There is a certain danger in the double flashing alarm lights!

Emergency flasher alarm lights and turn lights are integrated. After turning on the emergency flasher alarm lights, the turn signal basically has no effect when changing lanes, because most cars are not equipped with steering priority function at all. If there is a car behind you at the moment, and you want to change lanes at the moment, the rear car will not be able to judge your driving intention at all, and there is a great possibility of a rear-end collision.

What is the most appropriate way to use a lamp in extreme weather?

Whenever there is low visibility such as rain, snow or fog, fog lights should be turned on first. If you have fog lights on the front and rear of your car, turn on all of them. This is the safest way to drive.
I believe that you are reading the article is not shocked for a while, we always thought that the emergency flashing warning lights of the alarm weapon originally had a dangerous side!
Three summaries
Nowadays, many people are unwilling to do one thing, that is, to use their brains to think, and are more willing to believe some hearsay theories. In fact, we can use counter-proof to verify this matter, that is, if the emergency flasher alarm lights have the function of fog lights, they would have eliminated the fog lights long ago.
Everything has the meaning of its existence, existence is reasonable, and the function that has been verified for such a long time must have its irreplaceable reasons. Just by looking at the name, we all know when the fog light should be turned on. Think about it, should we use our brains more?