2 days ago · How Bright Headlights Escaped Regulation — and Blinded Us All Modern LED technology promised safer roads. Instead, it’s creating a blinding menace that regulators …

I set out to trace how ultra-bright headlights slipped through the rulebook and into everyday traffic, and why the people most dazzled by them have been left to improvise their own defenses.

1 day ago · Super-bright LED headlights are blinding drivers, sparking complaints despite safety benefits like improved visibility and fewer crashes. Outdated U.S. regulations allow unchecked …

2 days ago · How Bright Headlights Escaped Regulation (autoblog.com) 64 Posted by BeauHD on Thursday January 08, 2026 @02:00AM from the blinding-menace dept.

If you find yourself squinting while driving at night, you're not alone. The IIHS reports that average headlight brightness has roughly doubled in the last decade. The NHTSA receives more …

2 days ago · Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Autoblog: ... the problem is that the federal brightness standards for automotive headlights have not changed for decades. …

Feb 15, 2025 · Generally, yes, LED headlights are legal in the U.S. and much of Europe. However, after-market headlights may not be. Is there a limit to how bright headlights can be? …