Soft Lights Foundation
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Driver safety
Led light health effects
Citizen Petition from Soft Lights Foundation
FDA-2026-P-0028-0001Other
Comments
213
Last activity Jul 8, 2026
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Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+87%
+87% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
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- Title
- Citizen Petition from Soft Lights Foundation
- Posted
- Jan 2, 2026
- Comment period
- Jan 2, 2026 – ?
- Topics
Analysis
Overview
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Include campaigns
Stance breakdown
+87%
Net support
Support198Oppose12Other3
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +87% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Individual
184
Advocacy
27
Other
1
Academic
1
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted Jan 2, 2026
Dec 29Jan 19Feb 9Mar 2Apr 6Jul 6
Support198Oppose12Other3
Support × commenter type
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Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
94%
4%
2%
Advocacy
85%
15%
0%
Other
100%
0%
0%
Academic
100%
0%
0%
Issues raised
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Position map
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| Organization | Driver safety | Led light health effects |
|---|---|---|
Soft Lights Foundation AdvocacySupport The Soft Lights Foundation is submitting a petition and thousands of public comments urging the FDA and NHTSA to establi |
Comments
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- Mar 1, 2026Comment from Callie CumminsSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the Soft Lights Foundation's petition requesting that the FDA study and report on the public health and accessibility impacts of high-intensity LED vehicle headlights. They argue that current regulations ignore the physiological harm and glare caused by these lights, which disproportionately affect certain populations and create accessibility barriers.
Read comment → - Jan 4, 2026Comment from Albert KaufmanSupportIndividual
The commenter supports the petition and argues that the current testing procedures for vehicle lighting are flawed and easily manipulated by manufacturers. They advocate for revamping the tests to include movable rigs that simulate road imperfections and implementing a hard cap on low beam brightness.
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