Unecessary Use Of Lights...... Twice.....

[smitty03241990]

I use to be pulled over all the time for driving stupid that was over 2 years ago i have finally smartened up and havent been doing anything since then except lights and radio got pulled over last summer for loud radio and got a warning.. Well within this last month i got pulled over on morning for fog lights being on when it wasnt foggy or dark and aftermarket lighting... 100$ ticket.... all my lights are angled down i have all hid lighting but there not bright... last night pitch black no lights midnight. got a ticket for unecesary use of lights and aftermarket lighting.. use to get pulled over for being stupid.. now i get pulled over for stupid stuff

[jin602_05]

Damn man! Sorry to hear that!

What state is this?

[smitty03241990]

mass

[martin00gt]

a friend of mine actually got a ticket for having fogs on in mass too not long ago. but also, in your sig, you have 2 sets of fogs. its illegal to drive with more than 2 sets of any lights on.

[jin602_05]

hey OP! your set up are pretty sick!

[Salincer]

hey OP! your set up are pretty sick
x2.

[Eden Prime]

I use to be pulled over all the time for driving stupid that was over 2 years ago i have finally smartened up and havent been doing anything since then except lights and radio got pulled over last summer for loud radio and got a warning.. Well within this last month i got pulled over on morning for fog lights being on when it wasnt foggy or dark and aftermarket lighting... 100$ ticket.... all my lights are angled down i have all hid lighting but there not bright... last night pitch black no lights midnight. got a ticket for unecesary use of lights and aftermarket lighting.. use to get pulled over for being stupid.. now i get pulled over for stupid stuff

I get pulled over for trivial stuff as well. No front license plate, window tint, ect.

[ateens4]

OP, i love the yellow fogs. can you tell me where to buy? if its causing you trouble, sell me your set if you want.:thumbup:

[xsnakexbitesx]

damn, i use to drive around with my fogs on all the time.. :ugh:

[v3bahumut]

Well within this last month i got pulled over on morning for fog lights being on when it wasnt foggy

I get pulled over for trivial stuff as well. No front license plate, window tint, ect.

Best way to avoid being pulled over is to not break the law, even if you think they are "stupid" or "trivial" laws.

[celicayounggun]

damn, i use to drive around with my fogs on all the time.. :ugh:

i still do, 24/7 usually
i had no idea it was illegal...

[Eden Prime]

Best way to avoid being pulled over is to not break the law, even if you think they are "stupid" or "trivial" laws.

Obviously.

However, i'd be remiss if i didn't stand beside my belief that it isn't wrong and i continue to keep my tint [ect] as a flagpole i stabbed into the Earth to display my menial attempt to advocate for myself.

[Pansolo]

po po hate you

[RomanTaylor]

Best way to avoid being pulled over is to not break the law, even if you think they are "stupid" or "trivial" laws.

+1

And driving with fog lights for no reason is just stupid. Especially hid. To each his own I guess.

[imp]

My fogs are on every time I have the headlights on. Never even heard of that being illegal.

[reguile]

Stupid state law they make up to take your money. "Unnecessary use of lights?" Lmao. Come on now guys. Hopefully, I don't get questioned for having 2 flash lights on me instead of 1 at night time.

[GSBoek]

Stupid state law they make up to take your money. "Unnecessary use of lights?" Lmao. Come on now guys. Hopefully, I don't get questioned for having 2 flash lights on me instead of 1 at night time. :facepalm:

It has nothing to do with stupid laws. The lights are not called fog lights for nothing, if there's no fog don't use them, it is unnecessary and can be distracting to other drivers.

It can be just as annoying as people buying imitation HID because they want to run cool blue lights and drive around with highbeams on when they realize they can't see anything.

[reguile]

^ Might be so, but fog lights still helps you see better to what's close in front of your car where your normal beams wouldn't be able to reach. Helped me a few times w/ going over a road covered in pot holes where I have to take it easy or end up hurting my car. Luckily, there wasn't a cop being a dick there to say "Unnecessary use of headlights." Yes, I still think the law is stupid for having a law like that. Even though I over read him driving w/ them on for no reason. I don't think it's worthy of a 100$ ticket.


True, they could be distracting, so can real HID's, or a nice looking car. I think it's just another condition that should be expected while you're on the road. And how exactly can a blinding high beam light be as distracting as having your fog lights on, or even having 2 pair of fog lights running? I think I would rather have a person behind me who is running his fog lights than his high beams. I'm sure 99% people would agree w/ this statement.

As for the high beams statement, people here don't need high beams, they're head lights are aimed so high, even in my dad's new Silverado, they're blaring in my eyes through the mirrors STILL. I thought it was only in my car since it's so low. This, how ever, is worthy of a ticket.

[smitty03241990]

i for got to mentoin on ticket was on a copuntry back road at midnight no other cars on the road just the cop.... and one was in the middle of the afternoon... not like i was city driving with all my lights on

[FrostsCelicaGTS]

The United States is in the ****ter. Why did they give you these bs tickets because they know youll just pay them and wont fight them. All the states have been having money issues why not up the tickets to help out the problem. Its not protect and serve anymore its to write tickets and make money. END OF STORY

[06CivicSi]

Funny thing is though that you don't see trucks getting pulled over with the semi-truck yellow lights lining the top of their truck and the overly large fog lights they have running during the day. Or the turbo-diesel trucks with stacks that pour black smoke all over the road way as the accelerate to 45 MPH. It might be where you live man, they don't call it a commonwealth for nothing. I live in Ohio and I have no catalytic converter and can drive around with my fogs on all I want. I don't but I could. I only turn them on during darker overcast kinda days, rain, night, and of course foggy conditions. It changes place by place. When I was in NY it was pretty dumb just like what you had to go through. Seems like the further south I get the less likely I am to get harassed for something stupid.

[TRD01GT]

I donno whats up with MA cops right now, I got pulled over on a bike and cop gave me 40 in a 30, I didn't even realize he was pulling me over cause I was going 25 and he pulled a car in front of me as well gave us both a ticket, I went all bull**** about it when he said we were racing... then he changed his mind and gave us tickets on mine hechecked RADAR I was BEHIND another car and the cop was infront of that car... no way he clocked me WTF and gave the other guy aftermarket exhaust ticket when he had a stock exhaust.. and gave us both a 40 in a 30. We are both going to court over this...

[Celicaburning]

I use to be pulled over all the time for driving stupid that was over 2 years ago i have finally smartened up and havent been doing anything since then except hid kits (http://electronicfiend.com/hid-kits/) and radio got pulled over last summer for loud radio and got a warning.. Well within this last month i got pulled over on morning for fog lights being on when it wasnt foggy or dark and aftermarket lighting... 100$ ticket.... all my lights are angled down i have all hid lighting but there not bright... last night pitch black no lights midnight. got a ticket for unecesary use of hid headlight kits (http://electronicfiend.com/hid-kits/) and aftermarket lighting.. use to get pulled over for being stupid.. now i get pulled over for stupid stuff

Pretty stupid. Don't pay for the ticket and take it to the court if you would like.

[Dasher17]

Sorry to revive this thread, but fog lights are illegal? Where and when did this happen? I have not ONCE heard of this from anyone.

I used to have them on all the time in the celica, they didn't even help me see any better (with or without fog), I just liked the way they look. (non HID though).

So really? They are illegal? Who knew?

[Souness]

I think that's pretty ridiculous. I don't use my fogs unless it's foggy or heavily raining but I still can't see the argument that it should be illegal to have them on at all times. If anything, it provides increased visibility and they're so low that nobody could possibly be annoyed by them. I can understand the etiquette that you leave them off but why make it illegal?

[jin602_05]

it was at Worcester Ma

[RWCustoms]

More than 2 sets of lighting is illegal ... so ..

Headlights + Fogs = Legal
Headlights + Fogs + another set of fogs = Illegal
Headlights + Fogs + High Beams = Illegal
etc

[chillan420]

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