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Is it time to ban LED Headlights
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if it happened and I don't see how it can unless it's a Europe wide thing as they won't make UK specific cars I doubt (mind you if crap lights are cheaper maybe I am wrong) but I expect it will only be going forward much like all other rules which were bought in such as seat belts
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Maybe they'll make us apply those amber headlight covers like they used to use in France.
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If it's deemed too dangerous for the road, then I imagine fixes will need to be applied by the manufacturers, either through a product recall/replacement or through adapters that redirect the beam.
Why not? They already make cars RHD instead of LHD. That's mirroring the design of the steering rack, seats, door controls, dashboard and probably other parts, so what's one more set of headlights?
As for Europe - According to a recent study carried out through a dozen European countries by the Dutch Automobile Club, ANWB, the observation is the same everywhere: 66% of respondents explain that they are dazzled by the vehicles coming in the opposite direction.
8 op de 10 verkeerdeelnemers verblind door voertuigverlichting
Verblindende voertuigverlichting is een doorn in het oog van Nederlandse verkeersdeelnemers. Dat blijkt uit ANWB-onderzoek onder ruim 13.000 weggebruikers.
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its true they do make RHD cars - albeit it isnt just the UK which will use them... there are others but Oz is the other fairly large market for them.If it's deemed too dangerous for the road, then I imagine fixes will need to be applied by the manufacturers, either through a product recall/replacement or through adapters that redirect the beam.
Why not? They already make cars RHD instead of LHD. That's mirroring the design of the steering rack, seats, door controls, dashboard and probably other parts, so what's one more set of headlights?
As for Europe - According to a recent study carried out through a dozen European countries by the Dutch Automobile Club, ANWB, the observation is the same everywhere: 66% of respondents explain that they are dazzled by the vehicles coming in the opposite direction.
8 op de 10 verkeerdeelnemers verblind door voertuigverlichting
Verblindende voertuigverlichting is een doorn in het oog van Nederlandse verkeersdeelnemers. Dat blijkt uit ANWB-onderzoek onder ruim 13.000 weggebruikers.
but that said making RHD cars does cost more money and absolutely does put some car manufacturers off and is likely one reason why some cars are sold in other markets but not in the UK. (the obvious examples being Tesla model S/X as well as now Jaguars at the moment (whilst they transition) and a number of Chinese cars which never made it over here (i really fancied an xpeng P7 back when i was looking for a new car) .
but that said... i think the main issue would be..... take my car with its zonal auto directing full beam LED headlights........ Whilst i have voiced my concerns about them in terms of costs if they fail (I am crossing everything that they dont fail) imagine a scenario where my ipace was sold in Europe with these very impressive headlights....... but then for the uk market we instead for bog standard halfords £20 halogen bulbs.
As much as you say the majority of people who responded to a poll may have complained about being dazzled at night (to which i would consider buying a set of night time driving glasses) but i think that number would be a drop in the bucket compared to the uproar if
1) we started getting crappy halogen headlights in our cars when our neighbours across the pond were getting far superior lights in their cars of the same model.
and on top of that,
2) i think the outrage would be immense if cars had a forced recall which went in with their up to £5000 expensive optional extra headlights and came back with halogens.
personally i don't think 1) will happen and as for 2) i would bet money that wont happen. if in the unlikely event new cars had their lights gimped, i stand by what i said where imo it would be like car seatbelts where if fitted you have to use them but if not then you don't have to install them,
(or in a different market where rules changed.............. home heating gas back boilers (and hopefully soon gas boilers in general) where if you have them already you can keep using them but the sale of them in new builds is or will be restricted)
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