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Old May 7, 2021 | 07:56 AM
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Why are they called passing lights? Maybe a dumb question but I'm the curious type
Why not just fog lights or as on a train engine, ditch lights
 
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Old May 7, 2021 | 08:06 AM
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LoL

Why does H-D call a kickstand a "jiffy stand"? The world may never know..........

 
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Old May 7, 2021 | 08:21 AM
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Mine are always on, that means Im passing all of the time?
 
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Isn’t winter over?
 
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Old May 7, 2021 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by GalvTexGuy
Isn’t winter over?
LoL...
Just remember, it's gettin' HOT down here in FL. It's just like a negative of winter up north! Year 'round issue there @GalvTexGuy , just changes the region they come from!
 
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Originally Posted by Tcrafty
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Just remember, it's gettin' HOT down here in FL. It's just like a negative of winter up north! Year 'round issue there @GalvTexGuy , just changes the region they come from!
The question I asked was meant to be rhetorical. It’s an inside joke.
 
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Lateral illumination to help when passing. We all run them on almost all of the time. Back in the day without them it was a little dicey pulling into that lane in the dark using the old Edison bulbs.
 
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Originally Posted by GalvTexGuy
The question I asked was meant to be rhetorical. It’s an inside joke.
@GalvTexGuy Ummm... I knew that. But thanks for spelling it out in links!
 
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They aren’t fog lights. And in many states, it’s not legal to have them on all the time. Maybe just for passing gets them by this technicality.
 
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