https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/headlights-are-still-an-afterthought-on-many-vehicles
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[Feb 2020] ...Only 6 of the 156 models that IIHS has rated so far come with good-rated headlights across the board. On the other side of the spectrum, 30 of the 2020 models tested can only be purchased with poor headlights, compared with 36 in 2019.
..."Many carmakers still treat high-quality headlights as extras, rather than essential safety features," says David Aylor, manager of active safety testing at IIHS....
...manufacturers have historically sold many models with several different headlight systems of varying quality. For the first time in 2020, headlights that earn at least an acceptable rating must be installed across all the variants for sale, rather than merely available as options, for a vehicle to qualify for the highest IIHS award, TOP SAFETY PICK+....
...IIHS rates headlights on the distance that they illuminate the road as the vehicle travels straight and on curves. The tests evaluate both low beams and high beams. On a straightaway, good-rated low beams illuminate the right side of the road ahead to at least 325 feet. Poor ones might light up 220 feet or even less. IIHS engineers also deduct points for headlights that produce glare that can momentarily blind oncoming drivers...
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[Feb 2020] ...Only 6 of the 156 models that IIHS has rated so far come with good-rated headlights across the board. On the other side of the spectrum, 30 of the 2020 models tested can only be purchased with poor headlights, compared with 36 in 2019.
..."Many carmakers still treat high-quality headlights as extras, rather than essential safety features," says David Aylor, manager of active safety testing at IIHS....
...manufacturers have historically sold many models with several different headlight systems of varying quality. For the first time in 2020, headlights that earn at least an acceptable rating must be installed across all the variants for sale, rather than merely available as options, for a vehicle to qualify for the highest IIHS award, TOP SAFETY PICK+....
...IIHS rates headlights on the distance that they illuminate the road as the vehicle travels straight and on curves. The tests evaluate both low beams and high beams. On a straightaway, good-rated low beams illuminate the right side of the road ahead to at least 325 feet. Poor ones might light up 220 feet or even less. IIHS engineers also deduct points for headlights that produce glare that can momentarily blind oncoming drivers...