Are sidelights driving lights..? Aren't they really parking lights - hence the name...?
Brighter might be safer. But it isnt a given. Reflector lenses are used because it enhances the lower lumen output from halogen bulbs. A huge hike in lumen output using an LED, further placed in a reflector lens, serves to blind other people. And this is why we have rules presumably. ( about blinding people - not the telling yourself lies to justify the expense. You guys probably have wives for that !) The law isnt withput it's shortcomings, IMO. I believe you can probably fit LEDs into projector type units and improve visibility without adversely affecting other road users. Win, win. ( except the law hasnt caught up yet , apparently )
Alot of biker friends of mine like to modify their rides. Its more common than the car scene from my experience. Get hit on a motorcycle and it hurts; possibly for the rest of your life if you're unlucky. These people often repeat the same contradictions. They put tiny blinkers on that they think look cool. Or they use integrated light/blinker units. And then they fit smoked lenses...You cant see sh1t if you come up on them from behind as they sit stationary in the middle of the road with blinkers saying "right turn Clyde". Worse still possibly as from the front view, the blinker is obliterated by their stupidly bright LED in the reflector bowl lens...
These same people risk blinding oncoming traffic; cos they think its safer....?
It's what you tell yourself. Because the sales guy has planted that seed in your head when he vaccinated you...!
Having a reverse light that is distinctly brighter works for me. I sold myself on a brighter rear fog light too. Here I ran into CanBus issues. So stop/tail lights are a no-go as well then...
Probably saved me from being that guy tbh !
I do like the interior lights- they work. And the whiter the better. But that's because my car colour combo suits it IMO.
I will try the LED sidelights but as I have the Xenon-look units already, Im not not bothered if these throw a code or not. It will serve as confirmation for me, that the seller is pushing duffs on the marketplace to unsuspecting punters. Unsuspecting in as much as the claim to be CanBus error free is not a reality...
Its an interesting argument. Bikers go through this every year. Safety features are legally shackled to our obligations as road users, then u-turns, then new ones.Its worse than a Boris Johnson govt....! Hi-Vis, helmets, gloves...Lights. In europe they want full set of replacement bulbs carried at all times. Breathelysers onboard, then they relent. Oh joy !
At the end of the day- when every vehicle adopts the same approach to being seen, we become desensitised. Its just white noise. Ubiquitous...hidden in plain sight !