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In Countries like the good old USA, with cars driven on the Right Hand Side of the road, the rear fog light is on the drivers side, to help cars in back see the proper side to pass your car. Assuming a 2 lane roadway (2 lanes going the same direction), and your are driving in the proper lane (right lane).

On a single lane roadway, it helps to identify the center line for the cars behind.

Barn996

Along with their front fogs as well....all day, all night, and they don't have a clue.

smackboy1

MINI Cooper S has 2, so is that a German thing or a German-Trying-To-Masquerade-As-A-Brit thing?

alpine003

An interesting note along the same lines is with the Oldsmobile Aurora. Anyone recall that car? Very strange as it is an American car and brand yet it came with dual rear fog lights. IIRC, it was marketed as a Chevy over in Europe but the least Old's could've done was to remove the rear fogs for the American market. They would've had to replace the rear bumper to accomodate the US license plate anyways so they should've just taken the extra step...oh well, the wonders of American car companies...

thirteeneast

The BMW Mini are not built in Germany, there Built in the UK.

Funny Enough my first 3 series BMW only had one fog and that car was still built in Germany.

but then my 5 Series had two and I don't think that one was built in Germany.

So I do think its a German thing not a Europe thing.

tooloud10

In the country I sometimes turn on my fog lights to use as driving lights to illuminate the sides of the road. Personally, I've never found any front fog lights to do the slightest thing to help me see or be seen in the fog. Mostly I leave them off, though.

Yes, the Olds Aurora is one of the worst offenders. I'd be willing to bet that most of these owners have no idea that there's even such a thing as a rear fog light, much less two of them on their car, much less how to turn them off.