I find the use of LEDs instead of incandescent bulbs on vehicles to be a retrograde move.
Or is it just me?
- They go on and off instantly. This makes it harder to identify their location. Incandescent bulbs take a tiny fraction of a second which allows you time to see which brake lights came on.
It would be nice if a delay could be built into the LED circuit such that they brightened and dimmed in a fraction of a second.
(I know that "The significant improvement in the time taken to light up - perhaps ½s faster than an incandescent bulb - improves safety by giving drivers more time to react. It has been reported that at normal highway speeds this equals one car length increased reaction time for the car behind." but that is no help in heavy traffic where you cannot see who has rear lights only and who has brake lights too.)
(I know that "The significant improvement in the time taken to light up - perhaps ½s faster than an incandescent bulb - improves safety by giving drivers more time to react. It has been reported that at normal highway speeds this equals one car length increased reaction time for the car behind." but that is no help in heavy traffic where you cannot see who has rear lights only and who has brake lights too.)
- Why are they on A/C circuits? If you are turning your head or looking from one side to the other, you can see these LEDs are flickering. I find that VERY distracting.
Why are they on an A/C circuit in a vehicle fitted with D/C wiring? (Zeity? Any ideas?)
- They tend to be very dazzling when immediately behind the vehicle, but invisible from an angle.
Why aren't they fitted into lenses in front of mirrors to distribute their light better?
- Since there is usually an internal combustion engine with an attached generator cheerfully producing excess voltage in the same vehicle, what is the benefit of installing low-voltage lights?
Wouldn't conventional glass bulbs be more environmentally friendly than LEDs make of plastic and dodgy heavy metals?
- LED life is good unless used in an environment with extremes of temperature, like a car.
Their performance is also dependent upon ambient temperature.
Or is it just me?
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