Mook Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 After being blinded last night by a garlic-munching Pierre sucking on a Gauloise with his yellow fogs on and yellow headlights on main beam in his Renault Clio got me to thinking why. Why did they use to have yellow headlights? Was it the nicotine staining seeping through from the inside of the car all the way to the front of the car? Or maybe the fact that everyone pisses wherever they like in France? I've. No. Idea :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 I think Clarkson might have an answer. He might mention something about the colour of their bellies........... But in all honesty, I am not entirely sure. Will have a read on Wiki or Yahoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 I thought everyone knew this. It dates back many centuries (the horse drawn carriage lights were also painted yellow) when they wanted any invading force to know that they were willing to surrender without a fight. It is where the notion of the colour yellow being associated with a coward comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Here ya go......... Stems from after WWI (according to the first answer in Yahoo) Yellow headlights came into use end of WWI to differentiate French vehicles from German. France was the only one to use them and many foreigners complained about the abrupt change of colour when they crossed the border, that it could disorientate them and make night driving more dangerous. By 1993 France decided to have the same headlights as the rest of Europe. That makes it easier for drivers to have only one colour of headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lussac Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Old Top Gear film about the yellow French headlamps by Chris Goffey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Here ya go.........Stems from after WWI (according to the first answer in Yahoo) Blimey - I was almost right ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Chris sports a, quite epic, brown tank top in that piece. Only a handful of real men could carry that off. Top Bloke - knew him and his son well many many moons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 I always though it was because yellow light cuts through rain and fog better? Still remember my dad painting his headlights yellow on the cross channel ferry every year, you couldn't do that these days now headlights are all plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 And they are supposed to generate less glare for oncoming traffic. Watching the GT stuff at Le Mans, I think it looks quite cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 The French hang on to everything 'unique' for as long as possible. I mean, look at their language, they're still hanging on to that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Mon dieu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 The French hang on to everything 'unique' for as long as possible.I mean, look at their language, they're still hanging on to that..... French is a brilliant language, especially when as a Brit you speak it with a proper French accent - French women love it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 when as a Brit you speak it with a proper French accent - French women love it :D What - "Lissen verri carefullee, I will say zis onlee wunce.." ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 LMP cars have white lights, GTE cars have yellow lights. Oops I am still in LeMans mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 French is a brilliant language, especially when as a Brit you speak it with a proper French accent - French women love it :D I knew a French lady that loved French spoken in a dodgy cockney accent a la Del Boy. I've mainly known English women to love the French accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 In my experience of foreign languages, the ladies like to hear their native language spoken in an English accent. It's something different isn't it, seems more exotic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 English spoken with a French accent - oh la la Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Mon bicyclette est dans la piscine always works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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