Audi Urges Regulators To Update 45 Year Old Headlight Rules

The headlights on the forthcoming Audi  A8 sedan can illuminate around corners and throw brighter-than-average beams. They’re also smarter, adjusting automatically to traffic, pedestrians, and road conditions. “Extremely trick,” admired Car and Driver magazine. Audi plans to put the sedans into showrooms around the world this year. U.S. drivers likely will have to wait longer for models equipped with the headlights. That’s because a 1968 regulation requires that headlights switch between two settings: high and low.



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jeffgall - 4/3/2013 3:23:30 PM

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Typical government. Unnecessary regulation that stunts commerce.

monster - 4/4/2013 9:36:21 AM

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Jeff, regulations are needed to keep things in check. Otherwise I would be installing several high beam light on my truck and have it on all the time with no regards to other drivers on the road.

Now that we have something new we need to revisit the regulations amend them.

LexSucks - 4/5/2013 12:59:39 PM

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"Jeff, regulations are needed to keep things in check. Otherwise I would be installing several high beam light on my truck and have it on all the time with no regards to other drivers on the road."

- Amazing that folks can't see thing this way. WOW!! Too much Fox Noise I guess.