Madam, - David Fitzgerald (November 1st) points out the obsession Irish drivers have with using their fog-lights. Part of the problem, I believe, is other road-users' tolerance of this practice. If I were to drive after dark with full headlight beams on constantly, other drivers would rightly flash their lights at me. The same does not happen when fog-lights are incorrectly used, and are blinding oncoming drivers.
The Garda seems also to be blind to the illegality of the practice. Perhaps the Road Safety Authority could mount a TV advertising campaign which would show the warning light on the dashboard (which, for those who don't know, consists of a headlight symbol with zig-zag patterns through the beam) and emphasise that if it isn't foggy, this light should not be on. - Yours, etc,