foglights

Low-mounted car beams

Foglights are auxiliary vehicle headlights mounted low on the front bumper, designed to illuminate the road in fog, rain, or snow.

Their low position reduces glare from light reflecting off moisture droplets.

Many drivers use them in clear weather for style, though this annoys purists: Turn off your foglights, it's not even misty.

driving

headlights

Front vehicle lamps

rearview · signal · hazards · wipers · defrost · visibility · highway · roadway · intersection · lane

weather

mist

Fine airborne moisture

  • hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
  • rainWater dropping from clouds
  • snowFrozen crystalline precipitation

sleet · drizzle · overcast · murky · visibility · dense · thick · whiteout · dampness · precipitation

illumination

beam

Structural support member

  • halogenSalt-producing element group
  • LEDSemiconductor that glows
  • xenonElement fifty-four, noble gas

lumens · brightness · amber · yellow · bulb · wattage · cutoff · projector · reflector · housing

safety

visibility

Range of clear sight

awareness · precaution · detection · reflective · illuminated · oncoming · pedestrian · wildlife · roadside · obstacle

Opposites
beam direction and reach

foglightshigh beams

Maximum headlight setting

brights · driving lights · spotlight · light bar · daytime running lights

Family

foglight

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G