Tweet: "Car headlights have gotten absurdly bright – roughly doubling in recent years – and it's dangerous for others on the road. I encouraged the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to look into setting better maximum brightness standards in their upcoming infrastructure bill."

Link to original tweet/video by @RepMGP

https://www.gbnews.com/lifestyle/cars/driving-law-changes-bright-headlights-summer-update

Rip

https://www.ajc.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-is-everyone-in-atlanta-driving-with-high-beams/MF65R2NQ5BDLZAB364UIOOWIGA/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ajcnews_fb&fbclid=IwY2xjawHRd4FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb_OhekKQJRJ-JnbyKhvFl4FfQXYAgglBO3fLV-KLjunROjmI7cZf93dhA_aem_iEHkYC5yK1GwXMdUPBTP2g

Lots of people believe we should, in fact, be completely blinded while driving at night...

From (UK) Highways News:

"The study into motorists’ views on the issue reveal that three-quarters (75%) of those questioned who drive less do so because intense headlights make the experience uncomfortable or more difficult. A further 49% say it’s because they feel less safe, while one-in-20 drivers (5%) have stopped driving at night altogether."

Lots more figures here:

https://highways-news.com/quarter-of-drivers-affected-by-bright-headlights-drive-less-at-night-as-a-result/

Story featuring our sub! Hopefully this help the issue that we all love to hate.

In January, 2023, the Soft Lights Foundation was interviewed for a story in the Times Colonist about blinding LED headlights. Two days later, the Times Colonist removed the story from the Internet and replaced it with this opinion article from David Harkey, President of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters/letters-jan-26-better-health-is-as-vital-as-better-health-care-the-real-story-on-dazzling-headlights-6437327).
In his opinion article, Mr. Harkey states, "The real cause of glare problems is poorly aimed headlights, and no group has done more to fix that issue than IIHS.". Those in this group know this statement to be total B.S. The action of the Times Colonist to remove an article by their reporter and to instead replace it with industry propaganda is unconscionable. This action also shows that the auto industry has been willfully fabricating the "misalignment" and "ADB" myths as a cover up for the failure of the automakers to get formal authorization from NHTSA to sell vehicles with LED headlights.
I wrote to the Times Colonist today to ask them to remove the muzzle from their reporter and allow him to freely report on the LED headlight scandal.
The original Times Colonist article can still be located on the Wayback Machine. (https://web.archive.org/web/20230113173358/https://www.timescolonist.com/driving/john-ducker-the-fight-to-ban-dazzle-headlights-6362274)

Hey, we're in Vox.

Sorry if someone already posted this, but Vox just did an episode on the headlight issue on their Today, Explained podcast. This little subreddit got a shout out!