Fog lights and motor hull insurance

British insurance company Swiftcover, actively carrying out hull insurance in the UK and Europe, announced the findings of a statistical study of insurance claims for 2011, which surprised motorists, because according to these data, fog lights caused 300,000 accidents in the past year!It was about those accidents on the road that have happened because of momentary glare from the headlights of oncoming cars front foglights, causing him to lose orientation in space and carried on hitting other cars flew off the road. Of course, such a situation occurred in the complete absence of fog, ie when included, fog lights are not only unnecessary but also inappropriate.

 Who turns on the headlights, foglights on the case and around the North Albion?

 Then, the insurance company Swiftcover held a small sociological survey among its customers who have signed a contract for hull insurance in this insurer, as well as to other motorists of the country. The purpose of the survey was to find out the situations in which motorists include headlights, foglights and what - no. By the way, the law of England banned the use protivotumanok included in visibility over 100m on pain of a fine of 30 pounds-sterling.

Results unpleasantly surprised, because more than 3 million of those polled said that they include the fog-lights exclusively on their own, and not by the order of the law. Young drivers are also introduced to some shock: it turned out that 20% of drivers surveyed to 35 years regularly travel with the included fog lamps, for so their cars look spectacular, and almost none of them have not even thought about the consequences of their actions for other drivers.In large cities (London, for example), more than half of drivers regularly travel with headlights foglights to enhance the effect of the beam, but each of them at least once a year was blinded counter fog lights and narrowly missed because of this accident.

 As is the case in our culture use the fog lights?

As is also the case with us? That tell us about the rules of the road fog lamps, and a hull insurance can be connected with it?Our, Russian traffic rules, provided only a description of the use of fog lights, but never mentioned about the ban on their use:

"P. 19.4. Fog can be used:

in conditions of poor visibility alone or with a passing / driving lamp;

in the dark on the non-illuminated roads with passing / driving lamp;

instead of the low beam headlights ...

19.7. The rear fog light can only be used in low visibility conditions. Do not connect the rear fog lights to the brake lights. "

In view of the above, we wish our drivers and the appropriate use metered-fog lights on the roads, in fact, blinding the oncoming driver, you too may suffer from his car lost control. And, of course, do not forget to draw hull insurance on your car! Courtesy and reasonable approach - a guarantee of the order on the road!