Use of fog lights

- More and more drivers turn on fog lights, but, as I noticed, not everyone knows how to use them. We remind you of the current rules in this matter.

Junior Inspector Mariusz Olko from the Traffic Department of the Police Headquarters in Wrocław answers readers' questions

– If the vehicle is equipped with fog lamps, the driver must use the headlights when driving in conditions of reduced air transparency caused by fog, precipitation or other reasons affecting traffic safety. On the other hand, the rear fog lamps may (and therefore do not have to) be switched on together with the front fog lamps in conditions where the transparency of the air limits visibility at a distance of at least 50 meters. In the event of improvement in visibility, he must immediately turn off the rear halogen lights.

In addition, the driver of the vehicle can use the front fog lamps from dusk to dawn on a winding road, including in conditions of normal air transparency. These are routes marked with the appropriate road signs: A-3 “Dangerous Turns - First Right” or A-4 “Dangerous Turns - First Left” with the sign T-5 below the sign indicating the beginning of the winding road.