. While only a quarter of all driving in the U.S. takes place at night, that’s when 77 percent of all pedestrian deaths and 50 percent of all driver deaths occur.
The press release was an endorsement of adaptive driving beams , a headlight technology that has been available in Europe and Canada for years but which was just legalized for installation in the U.S. in 2022. ADB headlights “alter the beam pattern to reduce glare for oncoming drivers without losing any forward lighting,” according to AAA. This means that drivers can keep their high beams on without worrying they will cause glare for drivers coming the other way.
A spokesperson for the auto lobbying group the Alliance for Automotive Innovation said headlight technology can “save lives and avoid collisions” and that ADB headlights were developed by automakers to “advance driving safety without interfering with the visibility of other drivers.” “We’ve urged NHTSA to strike a balance that permits wider and faster adoption of ADBs and advanced safety headlight systems on America’s roads,” an AAI spokesperson said in an emailed statement to The Daily Beast.
Second, the AAI points out a regulation which they think is too strict by prohibiting “lower cost” ADB systems from the market. “Lower resolution” ADB systems, which do not comply with the NHTSA regulations, are prohibited. But these “lower resolution” systems “still provide a significant safety belt,” according to AAI. Easing the regulations to allow these “lower resolution” systems to comply would “facilitate more rapid deployment of a number of more affordable ADB systems,” according to AAI.
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