LED headlights

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This should be a pass/fail item in a vehicle's annual inspection, in states that have those laws.

Unfortunately, none of this matters without traffic enforcement. Somehow even states with strict inspection laws have vehicles on the roads that are blatantly out of compliance with noise, safety, and emissions standards. People even drive around without license plates.

I've had more than one long night drive that I put off until very early morning hours on account of this problem. But I also see people rolling coal sometimes, or driving outrageously loud vehicles, and somehow they get away with it. It's especially sad when you think about the law-abiding people who struggle to get to work or school because it would cost thousands of dollars to bring their vehicles into compliance with emissions standards.

This is also inspiring people to buy bigger vehicles. If you're among the shrinking minority of sedan drivers, the headlights from a lot of SUVs and pick-ups are pointed right in your line of sight. It's like everything else, people escalate to save themselves because they know that no one else is going to do anything. Sauve qui peut.