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They are safer as they come on faster, giving you more warning, and they are visible farther away, also giving you more warning.
Jeez, you guys will complain about anything, won't you?
If they bother you, don't get so close and stare at them, ok?
Distance doesn't matter. The intensity of light at your retina stays the same regardless of distance, aside from light loss to atmospheric haze. That's why you can't look at the sun, it's almost as bright as it is from 100 miles away
There's no reason for LED tail lights to not have diffusers just like tail lights have had for the last century
They are safer as they come on faster, giving you more warning, and they are visible farther away, also giving you more warning.
Jeez, you guys will complain about anything, won't you?
If they bother you, don't get so close and stare at them, ok?
I have literally never had issues with something coming on too slowly or not seeing it. It is called paying attention while you drive. But it is hard to pay attention when they are burning my retina
I have literally never had issues with something coming on too slowly or not seeing it. It is called paying attention while you drive. But it is hard to pay attention when they are burning my retina
Studies have been done that show the instantaneous action of the LEDs gives a clear advantage in catching your attention for stopping distance.
And it's not so much about YOU paying attention, but the person BEHIND you paying attention to YOU. Do you want them to have another 60 ft of warning that you are stopping? Of course you do.
I have literally never had issues with something coming on too slowly or not seeing it. It is called paying attention while you drive. But it is hard to pay attention when they are burning my retina
You have no idea what you're talking about. It is fact that LED's reach full brightness significantly faster than halogen lighting and that this benefit is directly beneficial to traffic safety. I personally would prefer to have LED taillights because while its nice to think of unicorns and magic lands where everything is perfect, the reality is far different. I wouldn't need airbags either in perfect land but unfortunately my passport says I'm in America.
You have no idea what you're talking about. It is fact that LED's reach full brightness significantly faster than halogen lighting and that this benefit is directly beneficial to traffic safety. I personally would prefer to have LED taillights because while its nice to think of unicorns and magic lands where everything is perfect, the reality is far different. I wouldn't need airbags either in perfect land but unfortunately my passport says I'm in America.
Diffusion would not affect the speed of full brightness.
Diffusion would not affect the speed of full brightness.
I never said it would. Diffusion is preferred and has been utilized on any OEM setup I've owned as far as I can recall. This is the case with my current 2010 Hyundai Genesis Sedan and with the 2003 Infiniti G35 I used to own. You generally see exposed LED's on cheap aftermarket setups or cheap OEM setups where the LED's aren't particularly bright.
I have no issues with them and actually believe they are safer because led's reach max brightness near instantaneously while halogens have to warm up (the transition period is visible to the human eye).
No one needs brake lights you can see 5 miles away through fog like the Toyotas have.
I definitely don't prefer them - they are a bit obnoxious especially having to sit behind them in traffic. But what really annoys me is that always-on full rectangle on the rear of a Challenger or Charger. I really hope that doesn't become a trend like how everyone's copied DRL styles.
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