Dear Supporters,

This December, 2025 video from Mercedes shows everything that's wrong with the switch to LEDs. (https://youtu.be/oNpdmbqQBpQ)

1. Distracting pixelated LED grill lights.
2. 6500K CCT blue-rich light that is a photobiological hazard.
3. Sharp beam cutoff.
4. Extreme glare.
5. Bicyclist using hazardous blue-rich, high-glare bicycle light.
6. Excessively bright LED taillights.
7. Exorbitant costs.

The auto industry pushes their propaganda to make us believe that all of this tech is better than a sealed-beam halogen headlight that costs $10.

The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is holding a hearing on auto costs and safety on January 14, 2026.  Call your Senator and demand that the Committee discuss expensive, blinding headlights at the hearing.

Sincerely,

Mark Baker
President
Soft Lights Foundation
www.softlights.org
mbaker@softlights.org
X: @softlights_org
Bluesky: @softlights-org.bsky.social