Comment from Leah Becker
AnonymousSupportAdvocacy
Summary: The Soft Lights Foundation is advocating for the FDA to regulate the lumen strength of automobile LED headlights to prevent blinding drivers. They specifically call for updating Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 to cap maximum brightness and banning the sale of high-intensity aftermarket LEDs.
I appeal to the FDA to take steps to regulate the lumen strength of automobile LED headlights. Factory-installed LED headlights typically produce between 2,000 and 4,000 lumens for low beams and 3,000 to 6,000 lumens for high beams. Some aftermarket LEDs have been found to produce 10,000 lumens or more. This is at a crisis level because people cannot see when driving if blinding LED headlights are approaching. To fix this problem, the first step is to update the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 with a cap on the maximum allowable brightness for LED technology. Next, states should begin requiring headlight alignment inspection during vehicle inspections. Finally, NHTSA should enforce a ban against the sale of aftermarket LEDs that exceed the allowed brightness, at least for on-road use. FOR SAFETY SAKE, PLEASE TAKE STEPS TO REGULATE HEADLIGHT LUMEN STRENGTH.