[BC] Re: CES

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

Too bad the designers aren't a little brighter....
M
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Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Re: CES


> On Monday 09 January 2006 09:54 am, Mike McCarthy wrote:
> >As a side note, I recently sat through a local town meeting which
discussed
> >this very item...LED signs distracting drivers along a busy strip of
road.
>
>  There was one on I-77 between Akron and Canton Ohio that was
>  ultimately dimmed down quite a bit for this very reason.
>
> >Considering the brightness of tail-light LED's and their blinding effect
if
> >you are close, this doesn't surprise me at all.  I'm surprised there
aren't
> >more rear end collisions because of the blinding effect those
hyper-bright
> >LED create to light sensitive drivers.
>
>  Well, it seems the NTSA wants you to see THAT light, so you don't hit
>  THAT vehicle.
>  ( I've found those 800,000 candle power turn signals a problem for
>  many years now )
>
>  It seems they don't give a rat's **** if the blindness causes you to hit
>  several other things, as that wasn't their objective at the time.
>  Unintended consequences !
>
>  Brighter MUST be better ! It only stands to reason !
>
> -- 
> Cowboy