This may not be the last word on the issue, but FWIW, here's what I heard back
from the
technical folks at Road & Track magazine on the subject of yellow vs. white fog
lamps:
RTLetters wrote:
> Gary,
>
> I talked to Dennis Simanaitis, our engineering editor, and he agrees with
> you that there has not been proven any advantage to using yellow lights in
> foggy conditions. Like you said, the only reason they seem like they give
> off less glare is because they are usually of a lower intensity, so the
> reflection is less.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> R&T
>
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
'70 2000 (doesn't have fog lamps, doesn't need 'em - doesn't run... )
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