trfourtune
Jedi Knight
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Well, I'm going to open up the old can of worms here after doing a lot of research: why are/were fog lights yellow.
First there are a lot of "scientists" on the net stating that they don't do anything(yellow that is). Making all sorts of statements about scattered light etc.
It has NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
Adding yellow/orange filter to lights WILL reduce the light intensity available unless you increase the light source so that is not the point.
The whole matter is based on human anatomy of our eyes and brains. What the yellow does do is help our eyes and brains perceive less GLARE. When your eyes perceive glare, it makes it harder to see. It's like overload to the brain.
I personally do drive in snow and fog and i do find that yellow helps with my ability to see in those conditions.
Remember that when it is really foggy or snowing very, very hard, you are not looking for long range vision, you just want to see the road.
the bait is cast!
anyone?
Rob
First there are a lot of "scientists" on the net stating that they don't do anything(yellow that is). Making all sorts of statements about scattered light etc.
It has NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
Adding yellow/orange filter to lights WILL reduce the light intensity available unless you increase the light source so that is not the point.
The whole matter is based on human anatomy of our eyes and brains. What the yellow does do is help our eyes and brains perceive less GLARE. When your eyes perceive glare, it makes it harder to see. It's like overload to the brain.
I personally do drive in snow and fog and i do find that yellow helps with my ability to see in those conditions.
Remember that when it is really foggy or snowing very, very hard, you are not looking for long range vision, you just want to see the road.
the bait is cast!
anyone?
Rob