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From: julian@deepthot.UUCP (Julian Davies)
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Subject: Re: Dipped Headlights
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Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 11:41:03 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 16 11:41:03 1984
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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.