U.S. headlights short on safety, AAA says - TechnologyTell
var tt_sections =... /* ]]> */ If you live where streetlights don’t, you already know what AAA says its studies reveal: Headlights in the U. S. are woefully inadequate. A press release from AAA said rural roads, which account for approximately 40% of miles driven by Americans daily, typically lack any sort of overhead lighting. The news in this press release comes from this: Even if you’ve got the latest-and-greatest LED headlights on your car, you’re probably unsafe driving on unlit highways at speeds above 55 MPH. Testing conducted by AAA Automobile Club of Southern California’s Research Center reportedly measured distances at which modern headlights illuminate non-reflective objects on both low-beam and high-beam settings. AAA said the findings, combined with guidelines issued by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, indicate that when traveling on unlit roadways, today’s headlights fail to light the full distance necessary for a... Automobile Club of Southern California’s Automotive Research Center Manager Megan McKernan said, “AAA’s test results reveal that headlights found in U. S. vehicles fall short on safety. Source: www.technologytell.com
