Transport Canada Tackles Blinding LED Headlights

0:00It's April 7th, Canada news today starts now. AI powered and ready, I'm Cory with the story. Transport Canada is stepping up to tackle those blinding LED headlights everyone's complaining about. They've launched a survey asking drivers how glare from modern lights messes with night vision, especially from oncoming cars and rearview mirrors. These LEDs throw wider, brighter beams with a bluer tint that feels 50-60% harsher than older bulbs. Factor in tall SUVs, pickups and minivans, which made up nearly 87% of new vehicle sales in 2024, and that light hits. Writing your eyes instead of the road, drivers are split, some call it like getting x-rayed on the highway or painful flashes while others dig the extra visibility for spotting deer way. Ahead. Vancouver City Councilor Sean or even pushed a motion for federal action heading to a conference this June. Experts point to bad aim from bumps, curves, dirty lenses, and aftermarket swaps as big culprits,

1:01plus aging eyes and wet roads. They push for auto-aim tech already out there, limits on blue light, and tougher checks. Province is handle road enforcement, but U.S. rules slow real fixes since we sync up on standards. Transport Canada's poll tests, ideas like better education and design updates, hoping for safer, less squinting drives soon.