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WHILE driving in daylight fog vehicle rear lights often become lost to view at about the same distance as the vehicle carrying them. The brighter the light, the further will it be visible through fog1,2. That the area of the light itself is also important is less well known.
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LYTHGOE, J. Visibility of Vehicle Rear Lights in Fog. Nature 243, 243–244 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243243a0
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