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TYC HEADLAMP BULBS — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

firecrash · 1854218 · 2022-11-17

Vehicle

Make
TYC
Model
HEADLAMP BULBS
Year
Manufacturer
TYC INDUSTRIAL, USA
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I have perfect vision. I am 22 years old. I don't have any astigmatism, trouble seeing at night, or any related issues. I regularly find myself blinded and completely unable to see the road in front of me due to the bright and highly mounted headlights that come from the factory on many modern cars. This is a serious public health issue, and one that I hear most everybody I know talking about, how many of them cannot drive at night anymore because of how blinding other drivers headlights are. The legal height that headlights can be mounted at is too tall, and must be reduced by at least 12 in. there needs to be regulation in terms of lumens and candela in how bright car headlights can be at maximum. we also desperately need regulation in terms of what color temperature headlights can be installed in cars. many cars today have headlights that have a color temperature of 4000 Kelvin or higher. This is extremely bright white, edging into the blue territory. warmer tones, closer to 3000 Kelvin appear more yellow to the eye, cause less eye strain, and are less likely to blind other drivers. This is a serious safety issue! It is impossible to see where you are going if you are driving in the dark at night these days, because modern headlights are so damn bright. For the safety of the public I urge you to regulate more thoroughly headlights on cars, their height, brightness, and adjustment, because as it stands now The public at large is in great danger of being temporarily blinded

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11493891
Machine
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