Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site deepthot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!deepthot!julian From: julian@deepthot.UUCP (Julian Davies) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Dipped Headlights Message-ID: <160@deepthot.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 11:41:03 EST Article-I.D.: deepthot.160 Posted: Thu Feb 16 11:41:03 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Feb-84 01:39:28 EST References: <2524@fortune.UUCP> Organization: UWO CS, London Canada Lines: 10 France has unusual rules in that respect (yellow for dipped). In the UK, the law is fog lamps may be yellow but ordinary lights must not be. The reason for yellow is actually that long-wavelength yellow light is less scattered in mist and fog, so they work better. but fog lamps (real ones, mounted very low) should NEVER be used outside fog because they too easily glare oncoming drivers at a small bump in the road. They are low and not angled down, and sneak under the fog/mist a bit. My flame about headlamps is people who let them get dirty, so they blind you whether or not they are dipped.