this subject came up here maybe a few years ago, but figured I'd bring it up again.
I have a hard enough time with bright oncoming lights at night, especially in the rain, but what's even worse are the LED lights.
Does anybody else have a hard time with LED tail lights at night - the strobe like flickering? I find it so distracting and dizzying that it's hard for me to drive behind them.
It started with cadillac tail lights. Those continue to be the worst, but others aren't far behind.
More and more cars are using them - and NOW they're being used up front around headlights.
My wife and kids think I'm crazy because they can't even notice it. They say they can sometimes see it on the cadillacs, but that's about it.
I don't know why I'm so sensitive to it - but I just can't see how people CAN'T see it. I guess it's how your brain's wired, and I've got a few screws loose in other areas, so it's no surprise my anti-flicker circuit's loose too.
Last time we discussed this somebody brought up some helicopter pilots having this problem with sunlight coming through the rotors. I have to think it's the same condition.
Thing is, it's so bad - and with what seems EVERY new car using LEDs - I really don't think I'll be able to drive at night for much longer.
As if the car lights weren't bad enough - there also being used almost exclusively on road signs - and now even christmas lights!
I'm doomed.
Just wondering how alone I am in this regard.
I have a hard enough time with bright oncoming lights at night, especially in the rain, but what's even worse are the LED lights.
Does anybody else have a hard time with LED tail lights at night - the strobe like flickering? I find it so distracting and dizzying that it's hard for me to drive behind them.
It started with cadillac tail lights. Those continue to be the worst, but others aren't far behind.
More and more cars are using them - and NOW they're being used up front around headlights.
My wife and kids think I'm crazy because they can't even notice it. They say they can sometimes see it on the cadillacs, but that's about it.
I don't know why I'm so sensitive to it - but I just can't see how people CAN'T see it. I guess it's how your brain's wired, and I've got a few screws loose in other areas, so it's no surprise my anti-flicker circuit's loose too.
Last time we discussed this somebody brought up some helicopter pilots having this problem with sunlight coming through the rotors. I have to think it's the same condition.
Thing is, it's so bad - and with what seems EVERY new car using LEDs - I really don't think I'll be able to drive at night for much longer.
As if the car lights weren't bad enough - there also being used almost exclusively on road signs - and now even christmas lights!
I'm doomed.
Just wondering how alone I am in this regard.