Dear Supporters,

On May 1, 2024, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile submitted a file to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on headlight glare as the following two documents:
GRE-90-20 - (FIA) Glare on Road Traffic: European consumer study 2024
GRE-90-40 - (FIA) European survey on glare in road traffic

These documents contain surveys of a very large number of individuals in Europe:
▪ 80 % of the respondents find the glare intolerable or annoying
▪ 50 % almost always or regularly feel dazzled
▪ 52 % of respondents pinch their eyes shut or even close them briefly
▪ 64 % have problems perceiving objects in the vicinity of the dazzling light source
▪ 25 % stated that they continued to see an image of the light source for a limited time after passing it (afterimage), or even felt pain

These surveys and submissions to the United Nations, along with the Royal Automobile Club surveys and effort by Baroness Hayter in the UK with the Department for Transport, show us that Europe now has a real effort to address the issue of blinding/dazzling LED headlights.  Sadly, there is no similar effort in the USA.  Please forward this information to your Representative in Congress.

Sincerely,

Mark Baker
President
Soft Lights Foundation
www.softlights.org
mbaker@softlights.org