Dear Supporters,
The Soft Lights Foundation would like to provide strategies for your Representative in Congress to take action to protect the public from blinding LED headlights. The following 4 action items can be taken by your Representative. You may call and email your Representative in Congress and request that they take the following actions:
1. NHTSA Investigation - NHTSA is required to open an investigation into the safety hazards of LED headlights under 49 U.S.C. § 30118. The Soft Lights Foundation submitted a regulatory petition to NHTSA, requesting compliance with this statute, but NHTSA has failed to respond or comply. Your Rep. can submit a letter to NHTSA requesting a response as to why NHTSA has not complied with 49 U.S.C. § 30118 and opened an investigation into LED low beam headlight glare.
2. FDA Report - 21 U.S. Code § 360jj requires the FDA to provide studies "from time to time" related to electronic products that emit electromagnetic radiation. The FDA has never provided a report to Congress on the hazards of LED products, including LED vehicle headlamps. You Rep. can submit a letter to the FDA requesting that the FDA comply with 21 U.S. Code § 360jj and submit a report to Congress on LED headlights.
3. FDA Investigation - 21 U.S. Code § 360ll and § 360nn require the Food and Drug Administration to open an investigation into LED headlights because the headlights emit electromagnetic radiation and it has been shown conclusively that LED headlights are a safety hazard. Your Rep. can submit a letter to the FDA requesting a response as to why the FDA has not complied with 21 U.S. Code § 360ll and § 360nn and opened an investigation into the photobiological hazards of LED headlights.
4. GAO - Your Rep. may submit a request to the General Accountability Office and the Congressional Research Service to request that those departments provide an unbiased report on LED headlights to Congress.
Sincerely,
Mark Baker
President
Soft Lights Foundation
www.softlights.org
mbaker@softlights.org
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