mkiker2089
Elio Addict
Used in traffic, yes. It depends on the light bar and how bad it is. I live in a very lax state, some people here have green headlights. I've even seen police look the other way when actual blue headlights go by. Some light bars are bad enough however that they have to be pulled if used in traffic. Our police seem to ignore most traffic rules but it you blind someone you will get pulled over. I don't know anyone who had to have them removed. Fines seem to be the current flavor.And have you ever heard of someone getting pulled over for it?
There are three basic patterns when it comes to automotive lights. Fog, driving, and flood.
Fog lights are low and wide and also legal to use with low beams in traffic. Most states prohibit them with high beams because of the total forward wattage. The laws were obviously written with halogens in mind, I'm not sure if they are updated but the basics are still in place. Fogs are what I want as they are also the most useful for the high speed country driving I do. Other that attracting bugs it seems to illuminate well and lets me see obstacles. I prefer a warm color or yellow but I have no proof that it actually helps. The old idea of the wavelength passing through moisture better has never really been proved.
Driving lights shine a long narrow beam. I don't find them useful personally but the theory is for long empty roads. They are illegal for traffic use and considered a replacement for high beams. I can't recall the laws.
Flood lights are illegal to use on the road period and sadly most cheapish light bars are flood design. The light is bright in a short area and dispersed. These are rather useless on the road and actually almost as bad for the driver as it is for oncomming traffic. Some better light bars are out now but they still aren't great unless properly designed.
Actually there is a fourth design. Factory "fogs" are usually low powered floods for cosmetic use only. That trend is changing but GMs up until around 2000 were prime culprits. While these are flood lights in design the bulbs are weak and the placement blocked to prevent glare. They serve no real purpose other than to look cool. This actually makes them my second favorite as looking (or at least feeling) cool is at least half the fun of driving.