Complaint! LED tail-lights of some Indian cars are too bright

Continuous exposure to these lights while driving can cause damage to your eyes. Besides, the sudden blinding effect caused by super bright LED brake lights can result in a crash.

I was out driving through the city at night the other day and was waiting at a junction when I noticed a first-gen Innova and a Maruti Baleno hatchback in front of me. While the halogen tail-lights of the Innova were fine, the LED lights of the Baleno were just too bright for my eyes. Even the lights of the Swift are too bright.

Just like we have driver's complaining about the brightness of LED headlights of newer cars, I have an issue with the LED tail-lights of newer cars. These lights are just way too bright.

Take a look at the lights of the Innova...

...vs the bright lights of the Baleno. What makes the Baleno's lights worse is the fact that they get these circular brake lights on the top of the tail-light cluster that are blinding:

BHPian esoticoreventon shared this picture of the Swift's bright tail-lights:

BHPian blackwasp felt that the tail-lights of the Ertiga are also too bright:

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There are other BHPians complaining about the brightness of the tail-lamps of Maruti cars - Related Thread.

While halogen lamps produce a yellow light, LEDs produce white light, which makes them brighter. Continuous exposure to these lights while driving can cause damage to your eyes. Besides, the sudden blinding effect caused by super bright LED brake lights can result in a crash.

Even then, more and more manufacturers are using LED lights in their cars as they are energy efficient and last longer. Another reason LED tail-lights are becoming a trend among manufacturers is because they are bright, and the brighter the tail-lights, the higher the chances of the car getting noticed by the driver behind. This lessens the chances of a rear-end collision. But should tail-lights really be so bright?

It's not just the Baleno, the LED tail lights of some other cars as well are too bright. Here are the ones on the W221 S-Class facelift:

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