Government ORDERS URGENT PROBE INTO HEADLIGHTS AFT 216 CRASHES

The Department for Transport Has Commissioned Independent Research to Find Out What is Going on and Determine Whether New Rules are Needed

The Government has ORDERED ANDEPENDENT REPORT INTO The Latest Headlight Technology after 216 Accidents in One Year. IT COMES AS MORE CARS ARE FITTED WITH BIGHT LED Headlights, and Newer Cars Operations Lights Automatically Rather than Waiting for Drivers to React.

AA MEMBERS HAVE TOLD The Organization Led Lights on Vehicles Are Among the Factors Causus, say to be BLINDED FEW DRIVING, ACCIVING TO ITS President Edmund King. Labour MP Graeme Downie, Warned That Some Drivers Are “Less Aware of the Impact Own Lighting Might Have on Others”.

Accounting to National Collisions Date, Dazzling Headlights Were a Contribution Factor in 216 Incidents in 2023. This was up from 211 the year before, but down from 315 in 2017 and 309 a decade ago. The Government Expects Independent Research Examinating Headlight Glare to Be Published This Summer.

MR King Said: “Our Own Research Shows it is an anssue for some drivers with three quariters they have been BLINDED BY ONCOMING Headlights. Lights.

“Conversely, They Also Say Brighter Lights Enhance Road Safety. The problem to be led LEDs on Higher Vehicles Such As Suvs. The Government-Sponsored Investigation Into of Led Led Roads Should Help Clarify This Further, As a WELL APPOPRIATIATE, AS WELL AS PROFIDE PROFIDE APPROST APPOPHIATIATE, AS WELL AS PROFIDE PROFIDE APPROPIDE APPROHIATE ASSOPIDE. Measures Where Needed. ”

Mr downie, mp for dunfermline and dollar in scotland, Said: “I have heard from constituents, as well as from family and my own experiment driving the constituencys cates with new LED LED BLODING FOR OTHER Road. Driver, They Dazzle in the Eyes of Other Road Users and Could Be Dangerous.

“In Addition, Technology Such As Automatic Beam Control is more commmon means some drivers are aware of the Impact their Own Might Have on Others. The Safety of Individual Drivers can at the Expert of Other Road User and Peedestrians.

“I am glad this is something something government is now look at and I look for the results and what action can be taken to improve road safety.”

Transport minister Lilian Greenwood, in a Written reply to mr downie, Said: “National Collision Statistics, which Can Record Headlamp Dazzle as A Contributory Factor, Do Not Show Any Discernible Trend that Advances in Lighting Technology Are Contrbutory Vehicle Collisions.

“Howver, Notting Increas Publicn Concern, Government has commissioned Independent Research to Better Understand the root causes of Headlamp Glare and Develops Potential Countermeasures. This Work is undere and is due to deliver in Summer 2025.” ”