? L E D taillights

Bumpyroad wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

Not really wanting to get in between you two fighting but I do want to give a different point of view as to why I moved to LED tail lights.

I spend a considerable amount of time commuting daily to work, 500 miles a week..

Over the years I have seen women putting makeup on at highway speeds, someone taking their "T" top off their car while driving, reading a newspaper and books while driving, texting while driving..

I have seen folks with bunch of bright electronic screens mounted to their windshield..

I have seen folks driving with the interior lights on at night..

I have experienced TAILGATORS nearly on a daily basis even at 70+ MPH, at those speeds they should be multiple car lengths behind you.. Nope, they are often so close I cannot see their headlights or front end and that is without a trailer attached.

Distracted driving has been around for a long time, it is now even more so.

So, if a huge BRIGHT WALL of red tailights gives me a slight advantage that someone driving stupidly distracted happens to see that bright wall of lights in time to react and prevent a disaster I WILL TAKE IT.

Simply put, I (and YES YOU BUMPY) do not have control over OTHER DRIVERS and what they do.

We cannot keep them from TAILGATING, driving distracted or not even driving (autopilots), we can only WARN THEM that driving conditions in front of them are changing (Tail lights).

I will take even a microsecond advantage (the speed LEDs light up faster than a incadescent bulb) if that is what it takes for me to avoid someone driving into me from the rear.

LEDs do react faster, they are brighter when done correctly and you can really see the difference.. Just don't buy them solely for life, I have had to replace lots of LED modules and they did not have the 100,000 hrs that was claimed (11 yrs of continuous light).

well stated. by the way I went back through this thread and noticed that way2roll's entire input into it was the whining at me. :)
bumpy