The industry’s lobby is so pervasive that any regulation will be fought, no matter how small. I don’t know what it’s going to take to face the numerous harms that we have to address when it comes to cars and driving, but if the industry and regulators won’t care about human health and environmental harms, it’s just going to keep being bad.
Comment on Headlamp tech that doesn’t blind oncoming drivers—where is it?
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 5 weeks agoYep, it’s even bad for the driver. Reflective glare off signs shows it well, plus the sharp cutoff means you have high contrast - something is either well-it or totally dark.
Unfortunately lighting regs haven’t changed, and I don’t know if the research exists that demonstrates what makes for effective vehicle lighting.
ninjaphysics@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
olebla@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
The joke with this, is that the drivers think that e.g. retrofit led produce “more light” and they “can see better”. That’s why no manufacturer does “warm” led headlights