The author expresses concern about recent pedestrian accidents in Burnaby, attributing them to the blinding brightness of modern LED headlights. They argue that the sharp cutoff of these lights fails to prevent them from dazzling oncoming drivers, making it difficult to see pedestrians, especially on streets with uneven terrain.
Recent incidents in Burnaby of pedestrians being hit by cars leave me dismayed. Both happened in darkness and I wonder about the cause.
I find it hard to see things like the edges of concrete medians, especially when it's also raining out. Most of these are not marked with white lines or paint. Worse, I cannot see pedestrians coming out from behind those cars with bright lights, or at least there is a delay in seeing them. This problem is somewhat alleviated when crosswalks are well lit, however jaywalkers have no such advantage.
Then, there are also these who retrofit LED bulbs into headlight housings designed for halogen bulbs. The result is usually and obviously an uncontrolled spray of high intensity light in all directions.My observation is that they have the brightest lights and a lot of spread to the sides — directly into the eyes of oncoming drivers.
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