Originally Posted by
JohnJ80
Qualitatively, they are similar to the LEDs used in police lights and are comparable to brake LED tail lights today. They are not blinding, but it's absolutely impossible to ignore them. They are an intense light plus they sort of invoke the trained response in drivers to red flashing lights - slow down, be cautious and give room.
J.
Police lights *are* pretty much designed to be blinding. You're supposed to pull over to the side of the road and stop when you see them - that's the point.
And people rear end cop cars with their lights on, amublances hit other amublances at intersections, etc. brighter! Brighter! BRIGHTER! Hasn't made them magically safe either.