Latest appropriations bill shines a light on headlight brightness

Light brightness

The Soft Lights Foundation reported recently that headlight brightness is —hopefully — to get some amount of attention from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

As the organization notes, it’s only a suggestion, but it’s a start.

We’ve covered this topic twice, here and here.

This comes in the form of an amendment authored by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA3) and passed by the House Appropriations Committee. Plus, as a part of the latest signed appropriations bill, the text below is now law:

• Headlight brightness.–The (Appropriations) Committee urges the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress on what gaps may exist related to the impact of the brightness of low beam headlamps on the vision and safety of drivers, pedestrians, and other road users, including the effect of varied terrain, including hills and curves.

The organization notes that as a mere suggestion, “it is discretionary and can be completely ignored.”

So, to keep NHTSA from ignoring this paragraph completely, they recommend we can write to government writing to DOT Secretary Sean Duffy at (opl@dot.gov), get in touch local media, follow up with Congressional Representatives, and so on.

Finally, the group adds that the addition of the paragraph is “still a major milestone for us.”

You can find them www.softlights.org. DashboardSymbols.com will be contacting our reps in Congress.

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