📝 Petition to Require Adaptive, Region-Based Headlight Brightness Controls 

We, the undersigned, call for urgent action to address the widespread problem of excessively bright vehicle headlights. While newer vehicles boast powerful lighting for improved driver visibility, these systems often produce dangerous levels of glare for others — and the effects extend far beyond mere inconvenience.

⚠️ The Problem:

Modern headlights — especially high-intensity LEDs — are too bright for shared roads. The fallout from this includes:

⚡️ Sensory overload and distress for individuals with autism or sensory processing disorder.

⚡️ Potential seizure triggers for those with epilepsy or neurological sensitivity.

⚡️ PTSD flare-ups in veterans and trauma survivors.

⚡️ Disorientation and fear in children and animals, including working service animals.

⚡️ Increased risk of accidents due to glare-induced momentary blindness, especially for older drivers or those with visual impairments.

🧠 The Root Causes:

A rising number of inexperienced or untrained drivers, unfamiliar with vehicle settings or etiquette.

Increasing reliance on automation, leading drivers to assume the vehicle will always “do the right thing.”

Lack of awareness or concern for the impact on others — especially in high-traffic, urban, or low-enforcement areas.

✅ We Ask That:

1. Automakers implement adaptive brightness based on geographic location and lighting conditions, via software updates.

2. Headlights follow clear and enforceable lumen and beam angle limits, tied to national or local standards.

3. The public receive better education on how their vehicle lighting works, when it should be used, and its effects on others.

4. Lighting profiles offer “sensitivity-safe” or “neuro-friendly” modes, beneficial for special populations.

🗣 We believe road safety is a shared responsibility — and that technology should serve everyone on the road, not just the person behind the wheel.