Yeah, what I’m saying is that there are rules about how much you are allowed to blind everyone else and car designers are specifically circumventing them.
It would also be nice if they were a more pleasant colour.
The reason why car designers do this is because it sells more cars. People feel safer in a huge SUV / “truck” when though they aren’t. People also feel safer when they can light everything up even though they aren’t.
I don’t know about regulations, but you are right about the blue light.
Most white LEDs have low CRI, and that’s why things look weird with them.
The reason they use low CRI LEDs is probably because they are cheaper and produce more lumens per watt.
The car designers specifically dampen their headlight output in the exact spot where regulators measure their light.
But there’s also the issue that they have way too much blue light. Blue light still damages eyes even though it’s only UV adjacent and not UV.
LED headlights would be fine if they weren’t infinitely bright and a shade of blue/cool white. Just make them a bit warmer and not so bright.
Yeah, what I’m saying is that there are rules about how much you are allowed to blind everyone else and car designers are specifically circumventing them.
It would also be nice if they were a more pleasant colour.
The reason why car designers do this is because it sells more cars. People feel safer in a huge SUV / “truck” when though they aren’t. People also feel safer when they can light everything up even though they aren’t.
I don’t know about regulations, but you are right about the blue light. Most white LEDs have low CRI, and that’s why things look weird with them.
The reason they use low CRI LEDs is probably because they are cheaper and produce more lumens per watt.