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Peter Constantinidis
Where I live I am increasingly seeing more and more car taillights using
LEDs, primarily buses, but also recent model passenger cars.
Traffic signals are also starting to install them.
The reason I am concerned about them is because they are so dazzingly
brilliant.
On car taillights I am starting to have to avert my gaze away from the car
in front of me because I am finding the lights too bright, esp. after I
have adjusted to darkness. I have even seen a 18 wheeler that was studded
with LEDs all over and looked like a giant christmas tree. Even during the
daytime they are awfully bright, the traffic signals can be seen far off
into the distance. This means I have another use for my tinted windshield
banner, to cut glare from traffic lights in addition to the streetlights.
I thought we had laws saying that you cannot have lights on the back
brighter than a certain amount. I recently was behind a guy who either
removed his red plastic plate in front of his middle window brake light, or
replaced the bulbs with high output white bulbs. It was very uncomfortable
and I don't feel it increased road safety for either of us.
I also see a lot of people driving with ultra brilliant fog lamps and what
appears to be high beams.
Is there anyone out there in legislative land paying attention to these
issues? Too much brightness in my opinion is a road safety issue as is too
little.
LEDs, primarily buses, but also recent model passenger cars.
Traffic signals are also starting to install them.
The reason I am concerned about them is because they are so dazzingly
brilliant.
On car taillights I am starting to have to avert my gaze away from the car
in front of me because I am finding the lights too bright, esp. after I
have adjusted to darkness. I have even seen a 18 wheeler that was studded
with LEDs all over and looked like a giant christmas tree. Even during the
daytime they are awfully bright, the traffic signals can be seen far off
into the distance. This means I have another use for my tinted windshield
banner, to cut glare from traffic lights in addition to the streetlights.
I thought we had laws saying that you cannot have lights on the back
brighter than a certain amount. I recently was behind a guy who either
removed his red plastic plate in front of his middle window brake light, or
replaced the bulbs with high output white bulbs. It was very uncomfortable
and I don't feel it increased road safety for either of us.
I also see a lot of people driving with ultra brilliant fog lamps and what
appears to be high beams.
Is there anyone out there in legislative land paying attention to these
issues? Too much brightness in my opinion is a road safety issue as is too
little.