6/5/2021 "The Lights Have an Intense Bright Beam That Hinders Oncoming Traffic from Correctly Viewing the Road and Hazards Ahead of Them
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6/5/2021 "The lights have an intense bright beam that hinders oncoming traffic from correctly viewing the road and hazards ahead of them. The intense bright headlights are a road hazard with a good potential of causing accidents" 6/5/2021 "lights are waaayyy to bright!" 6/5/2021 "Oncoming vehicles with these lights blind me. They are not safe to other drivers. When facing these light often times I have to turn my head away from the road and or hold my hand up to try and block the light. None of this is safe and could easily cause a accident. I don't state into the sun in the day time why would I want to stare at it in the night while I'm driving when it's harder for your eyes to adjust." 6/5/2021 "These too bright, badly adjusted lights are dangerous and I'm scared when I have to drive at night !!!" 6/5/2021 "I am rendered effectively blind for 3-5 seconds at a time by these headlights, and when driving on a two-lane highway at night, it is terrifying. It does not need to be this way." 6/5/2021 "i have an SUV and cannot see when these pickup ups wit these type of lights come at me! I cannot imagine being in a car with these blinding lights coming at me. We use to have laws against these types of high intensity lights on vehicles, enough already!" 6/6/2021 "How did it get to this point?" 6/6/2021 "I avoid driving at night because of these." 6/6/2021 "I hesitate to drive at night because of high-mounted bright lights behind me (I’m 70)" 6/6/2021 "I'm tired of being blinded by LED lights. I am afraid of getting into an accident because of it." 6/6/2021 "Its dangerous to drive at night. I cannot see for the glare!!" 6/6/2021 "omg, finally - thank you! this has to stop." 6/6/2021 "Being blinded by another driver's headlights and possibly causing a car crash is the result of an industry that values looks and buyer appeal over safety. Past time this issue was fixed." 6/6/2021 "I am blinded by these blue-white headlights. I am 68 and it’s making night driving harder. There was nothing wrong with the warm yellow-white headlights. Just drive the speed limit and you won’t out run your vision. Regarding safety, having all cars run automatically run headlights while running, day and night, would help tremendously." 6/6/2021 "Each year, in the past few, my discomfort increases with the rise of SUVs & led lights; this is also a safety issue for older drivers, and therefore for everyone!" 6/6/2021 "The glare from headlights at night is extremely painful, and I have no choice but to drive at night. It’s ridiculous." 6/7/2021 "I'm signing because these blinding vehicle LED headlights including, halogen and HID lights are a blinding nightmare for me. In particular, SUVs blind me when their headlights' glare is reflected in my rear view mirror as well as, directly from oncoming traffic. Automakers promote them as a safety feature when, in reality they pose a danger. I find myself reflexively removing and raising my arm and shielding my eyes with my hand, which further interferes with my view and further disrupts my focus. Lexus and other luxury vehicles began coming out with LED lights in 2006 and in the past several years they are being pushed by most automakers because the cost of manufacturing of the lights has become cheaper. As usual, it's about the money and lack of regulation, quality control, and lack of training and know-how on using the proper installation kits and alignment of the headlight beams. Especially aftermarket LED light bulbs, which are intended for off-road vehicles, not basic transportation vehicles. W" 6/7/2021 "Older people are having a hard time driving at night since they released those headlight." 6/7/2021 "I've literally had panic attacks driving at night faced with oncoming headlights." 6/7/2021 "I've been struggling with bright lights for offer 10 years now - from oncoming traffic, rear view cars and stop/blinker lights.I want to ask to also advocate limiting luminance on traffic and road side lighting (such as signage and billboards).Furthermore, I would like to see after- market lights, typically meant for off-road use, banded for use on roads (such as the LED arrays on bumpers, grills, mirrors and roofs, as well as extra flood/beam lights).Lastly, I would like to see strong limits on the use of high beam lights, both through better driver education and stricter enforcement. There is an increase number of drivers using high beams, many of them turning those on by default as soon as they start their cars." 6/7/2021 "I am constantly blinded by oncoming headlights, to the point that I avoid driving at night. This is ruining my social life!" 6/7/2021 "I'm signing because the headlights are blinding" 6/7/2021 "Number of high position lights shining right in on car drivers.Drivers license that will not lower their lights." 6/7/2021 "I was surprised, but heartened, to find I wasn't the only person to find the headlights coming at me uncomfortably bright! I thought before reading the NYT piece that it was just me.Let's stop and reassess what we mean by "safety..." not being able to look where you're going at night surely doesn't fit the definition.." 6/7/2021 "Not only are extremely bright lights dangerous to the health of our population, but can cause a whole demographic of people to stop driving. For example, people with headaches and seizures are typically unable to drive due to the increasing bright lights that are being put into vehicles. The new Hyundai has 9 bright blue-white lights to "assist" people to see safer. We have road lights and if the area is too dark then we need more road lights. Today, while driving my child they had a seizure because of new brake lights on the vehicle in front of us that blinked in a strobe-like pattern depending on how hard the person was braking. These types of lights should be banned due to people being sensitive to light patterns and the intensity of lights. These types of bright lights and blinking should be only allocated for emergency vehicles." 6/7/2021 "These lights are absurdly bright and make it hard to see- an accident waiting to happen. I hate them so much!" 6/7/2021 "Truck driver, and they're too bright" 6/7/2021 "I am being “Blinded by the Light” Courtesy Bruce Springsteen and Manfred Mann. And those strobing bicycle headlights are blinding and dangerous. These lamps/lights need to be regulated." 6/7/2021 "hard to see at night" 6/7/2021 "I shouldn’t have to squint to drive." 6/7/2021 "having to use rear mirror damping but still get blinding light from side mirrors" 6/7/2021 "These lights are dangerous! I have had to adjust my driving many, many times, oftentimes pulling over to the berm, to get out of the glare of those vehicles wielding them." 6/7/2021 "I drive at night and completely agree that this is an overlooked danger which needs to be addressed." 6/7/2021 "I find the brightness and glare from the newer LED headlights on higher-riding vehicles like trucks and SUVs to be overwhelming, and even dangerous. It can often cause drivers like me, in a conventional sedan-type vehicle, to have to avert our eyes." 6/7/2021 "I am signing because this kind of new-fangled light has nearly blinded me on several occasions and NOW I cannot in good conscience drive at night. Fancy for you [whoever you are who owns these lights] deprives me of freedom! Maybe someone out there can make some kind of lens that really neutralizes or diffuses glare might be the answer. IF I am forced to buy new night-driving goggles, so be it." 6/7/2021 "I drive a lot of 2 lane rural roads.It's terribly blinding." 6/7/2021 "I cannot drive on winding two-lane roads in Fairfax County, Virginia at night because on- coming vehicles blind me with their bright lights. Enough is enough. There are hundreds of highly paid automotive and lighting engineers who could resolve this issue if the government would mandate a solution." 6/7/2021 "These lights are a danger to all other drivers on the road. How selfish can you get? Ban them!" 6/7/2021 "I have also been blinded by these after market high power LED lights." 6/7/2021 "I am very sensitive to light making night driving nearly impossible. The risk of facing these headlights is dangerous for some as the extreme brightness causes a light blindness, possibly causing an accident." 6/7/2021 "The macho 50% of Americans are blinding and deafening the other 50%." 6/8/2021 "I have been saying this for DECADES, even more so now that I am a professional driver!What is worse is that many vehicles are sporting four or six lights. I believe that many drivers do not realize how bright their lights are nor how to turn their "extra" lights on and off!Chevy, South Hadley, MA" 6/8/2021 "I'm signing because I still want to be able to drive at night, and the blue lights are blinding." 6/8/2021 "Drivers can help reduce the blinding effects of their vehicle's lights by turning off the fog lamps.