Laser Headlights

[Stephen Biko]

Not all opinions are equal.

In case that press release from 2004 seems a little old, here's one from last week:
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SEMA eNews Vol. 18, No. 3, January 15, 2015

As SEMA has reported in the past, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is targeting high-intensity discharge (HID) conversion kits for enforcement actions.

The NHTSA has concluded that it is impossible to produce HID conversion kits (converting a halogen system to HID) that would be compliant with the federal lighting standard, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108. The noncompliant kits frequently include a HID bulb, a ballast, an igniter, a relay and wiring harness adapters.
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http://www.sema.org/?q=node/4182

[Bird Dog 36]

That seems like it would be hard to enforce, since I know of new cars that have come off the lot with HIDs and conversion HIDs. (My '08 Saleen was this way). If factory HIDs are acceptable, I find it hard to believe that they are going to expect our law enforcement to know which makes, models, and model years came with the acceptable lights.
No doubt that any headlights that are improperly aimed can be annoying.
It will be interesting to see if this light enforcement ever takes place.

[rowhard]

As Will Rogers said, 'thank god we don't have all the government we pay for,' the B@stards!