{"id":39309,"date":"2026-02-19T03:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=39309"},"modified":"2026-02-19T03:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:30:37","slug":"blinded-by-the-light-90-of-drivers-say-led-headlights-are-just-too-much-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=39309","title":{"rendered":"Blinded by the Light? 90% of Drivers Say LED Headlights Are Just Too Much"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Modern vehicles increasingly use LED headlights, valued for their energy efficiency, long lifespan, and bright, white illumination that closely resembles daylight. Automakers promote them as a major safety upgrade, designed to improve nighttime visibility and reduce energy consumption. However, despite these benefits, many drivers are raising concerns about their intensity and potential impact on road safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surveys show that nearly 90% of drivers believe LED headlights are too bright. Many report experiencing glare, discomfort, or temporary vision impairment when facing oncoming vehicles equipped with high-intensity LEDs. Night driving already limits visibility, and sudden exposure to extremely bright light can momentarily reduce a driver\u2019s ability to see lane markings, pedestrians, or obstacles. Older drivers and those with sensitive eyesight may be particularly affected, increasing worries that these lights may inadvertently create hazards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern vehicles increasingly use LED headlights, valued for their energy efficiency, long lifespan, and bright, white illumination that closely resembles daylight. Automakers promote them as a major&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":39310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":61,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39311,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39309\/revisions\/39311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}