Dear Supporters,
The following members of Congress have signed onto Representative Mike Thompson's letter to hold a Congressional hearing on blinding LED headlights.
Mike Thompson
Mark Pocan
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Judy Chu
Dwight Evans
If your Representative is not on this list, please contact the office of your representative and ask them to sign on. Below is a sample email that you can send to the Legislative Director or Chief of Staff for your Representative. To get the contact information in the example below, search for "congressweb Sara Jacobs". The email format for the staff is first.last@mail.house.gov.
To: brandon.mendoza@mail.house.gov
Dear Brandon Mendoza, Legislative Director, Representative Sara Jacobs, California,
Representative Mike Thompson has created a letter for members of the House to sign on to hold a hearing related to blinding LED headlights, which over 90% of the public complain are too bright and too dangerous. Will you please ask Rep. Jacobs to sign Rep. Thompson's letter. Here is the sign-on link: (https://quill.senate.gov/letters/letter/22416/opt-in/view/d27e6739-aadd-4c20-899b-b2962ce8ace8/ Here is the letter:
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The Honorable Brett Guthrie The Honorable Frank Pallone
Chair Ranking Member
Energy and Commerce Committee Energy and Commerce Committee
2125 Rayburn House Office Building 2322A Rayburn House Office
Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Chair Brett Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone:
We request a hearing with the full committee or relevant subcommittee to address the issue of excessively bright automotive headlights and their negative impact on driver and pedestrian safety. We share the concerns that many of our constituents have brought to us that automotive headlights are often excessively bright, endangering drivers and pedestrians navigating roads.
Reports from 2001 and 2008 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) demonstrate both the significant impact excessively bright headlights have on safety as well as the relevance this issue has for millions of people. Although NHTSA’s 2022 final rule allows adaptive driving beams in new vehicles, more needs to be done to ensure that there are enforceable standards for the brightness and glare of modern headlights. Since these reports, the situation has only gotten worse.
We are concerned that NHTSA has failed to set a maximum upper limit on vehicle headlamp intensity and that further inaction is harming public safety. In the interest of improving health and safety for all Americans that use our roads, we request this hearing as a means of creating a safer driving environment for all. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Representative Mike Thompson
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Sincerely,
Mark Baker
President
Soft Lights Foundation
www.softlights.org
mbaker@softlights.org
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