PA laws against yellow fogs?

[croll326]

Im looking to get yellow fog overlays and was wondering if anyone know if it was illegal in PA. If it is, does anyone have yellow fogs and get hassled by the cops?

[SBT]

Im looking to get yellow fog overlays and was wondering if anyone know if it was illegal in PA. If it is, does anyone have yellow fogs and get hassled by the cops?

 

I used to run yellow fogs in PA all the time and was never stopped. From a quick review of the Subchapter E. PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS code here: http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/067/chapter175/subchapEtoc.html and this section in particular: § 175.66. Lighting and electrical systems, there does not appear to be any restriction on fog light color. Just location and positioning.

 

HTH,

SBT

[tomfohr15]

I couldn't imagine it being illegal as Lexus comes standard with yellow fogs (although I'm not sure about all models).

[NewLegGT67]

Yellow fogs are actuall better then white.

[dmp]

Yellow fogs are actuall better then white.

 

 

...for being seen. If you want to SEE, use white...if you want to be seen, use yellow

[NewLegGT67]

...for being seen. If you want to SEE, use white...if you want to be seen, use yellow

 

That's what I meant. I wasn't clear. Thanks

[psucaptainkickass]

...for being seen. If you want to SEE, use white...if you want to be seen, use yellow

 

Yellow fogs are not cosmetic. They are better than white to see though fog.

Yellow light reflects less than white light. Search google for proof, because I am to lazy to link to anything authoriative.

[dmp]

Yellow fogs are not cosmetic. They are better than white to see though fog.

Yellow light reflects less than white light. Search google for proof, because I am to lazy to link to anything authoriative.

 

 

I didn't say they were cosmetic. I'm saying if you want to SEE thru fog, use White lights. I learnt that from Car and Driver - or Road and Track? a decade ago.

 

Yellow light reflects less? That means you won't see what it's bouncing off, right?

[outahere]

Yellow fogs are not cosmetic. They are better than white to see though fog.

Yellow light reflects less than white light. Search google for proof, because I am to lazy to link to anything authoriative.

 

I have done hours of google searching on this topic, and have never seen definitive proof that yellow fogs are superior to clear fogs at detecting obstacles in fog. Even the linked reference paper Daniel Stern provides at his site does not demonstrate any superiority of yellow over clear. That paper only makes a reasoned conjecture that yellow HID fogs would be superior to clear fogs.

[SBT]

I have done hours of google searching on this topic, and have never seen definitive proof that yellow fogs are superior to clear fogs at detecting obstacles in fog. Even the linked reference paper Daniel Stern provides at his site does not demonstrate any superiority of yellow over clear. That paper only makes a reasoned conjecture that yellow HID fogs would be superior to clear fogs.

 

In my experience, low white fogs (as close to the road as possible) are better in fog than yellow because of their reflective properties next to the darker road surface. Up higher and it's a crap shoot which works better.

SBT