2008 GMC Acadia Fog Light


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Q: How does one turn their head lamps and fog lights for a 2008 GMC Acadia?
A: As shown in the video...
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Applications: Safety, Parking, Emergency, Fog, Extreme weather
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Relevant Background: "A headlamp is a lamp attached to the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead. Headlamps are also often called headlights, but in the most precise usage, headlamp is the term for the device itself and headlight is the term for the beam of light produced and distributed by the device..." ("HeadLamp", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp)

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Relevant statistics on fog related accidents: “When breaking out fog-related accidents, here are the annual averages:
31,385 crashes
511 deaths
11,812 injured
Yes, that's over 500 road fatalities in fog-related car crashes each year!” (“Fog: Deadlier Driving Danger Than You Think”, https://weather.com/news/news/fog-driving-travel-danger-20121127)
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Relevant material- Canada: “The September 3, 1999, Ontario Highway 401 crash, was a multiple-vehicle collision that resulted from dense fog conditions on a section of Ontario Highway 401 between Windsor and Tilbury. There were 87 vehicles involved in the pile-up in both directions of the divided highway, killing eight people and injuring a further 45.The crash, which was the most infamous in a slew of fatal crashes on the highway between Windsor and Chatham during the 1990s..” (“1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash”, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Ontario_Highway_401_crash)
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Relevant material on turning fog light off in non-foggy weather: “Halogen lights are legal if they have not been tinted or colourized and they're popular because they are simple to replace, he added, but be respectful when using your car's high beams."You can get ticketed if you fail to dim your lights for oncoming vehicles within 300 metres, or 150 metres following another driver." (“Do you drive with your fog lights on 24-7? One expert wants you to see the light”, https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4950114)
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Relevant Global statistics : " Every year, roughly 1.3 million people die in car accidents worldwide – an average of 3,287 deaths per day." ("Global Car Accident Statistics", https://safer-america.com/car-accident-statistics/#Global)

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Relevant Insurance Coverage:
a) Liability both for body injury and property damage 
b) Collision 
c) Upset
d) Accident Benefits Coverage 
e) Uninsured Auto
f) Travel & health which covers collision waiver for rental vehicles
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Location: North America

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