new lighting idea
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Might just be because I'm stil "young", but my eyes don't feel strained with any color. :dunno:
I've driven with green, white, red, orange, and blue and didn't notice anything major. If it's too intense I simply dim it way down. Sometimes I drive with the dash nearly darkened out even with the Supra just so the dash is less distracting, but I never felt it was a big deal with any specific color.
If I do the white LED's for the dash, I'll just drive with it near complete dark on the dimmer when driving at night.
JJ: What do you think of all the NEW cars with white lighting? Are they all just idiots? It seems like they would know...
I've driven with green, white, red, orange, and blue and didn't notice anything major. If it's too intense I simply dim it way down. Sometimes I drive with the dash nearly darkened out even with the Supra just so the dash is less distracting, but I never felt it was a big deal with any specific color.
If I do the white LED's for the dash, I'll just drive with it near complete dark on the dimmer when driving at night.
JJ: What do you think of all the NEW cars with white lighting? Are they all just idiots? It seems like they would know...
suprarx7nut;1035745 said:
I would look at fighter and airline jets and emulate what they do. They would have the best design for eye fatigue and visibility in mind.
I rarely get involved in fashion fights, but I'll toss a bit of information in the ring here.
It's not about distractions. It's about night vision. White lights trigger your retina to contract for brighter light - which is what allows you to see in daylight. Unfortunately, this drastically drops your night vision distance.
So, the guy with the stock green dash will be able to see the deer / raccoon / bear / moose / tree in the middle of the road with enough time to safely brake and stop. The guy with the white dash will need to panic brake, because he won't see it until later, and may not be able to avoid the obstacle.
This is one of the big reasons why streetlights moved away from bright white years ago - probably long before most members here were born. Except me. And JJ. And a few others.
It's not about distractions. It's about night vision. White lights trigger your retina to contract for brighter light - which is what allows you to see in daylight. Unfortunately, this drastically drops your night vision distance.
So, the guy with the stock green dash will be able to see the deer / raccoon / bear / moose / tree in the middle of the road with enough time to safely brake and stop. The guy with the white dash will need to panic brake, because he won't see it until later, and may not be able to avoid the obstacle.
This is one of the big reasons why streetlights moved away from bright white years ago - probably long before most members here were born. Except me. And JJ. And a few others.
Some additional facts about color and the eye's reaction:
Green is perceived with the greatest clarity and contrast of ANY color by the HUMAN eye.
Red light requires the MOST time for the HUMAN eye to adjust for in order to perceive a truly CLEAR view of the image presented.
Orange/Amber colors are the best compromise when comparing reaction time to clarity in low lighting situations.
Blue lighting is the second most difficult color for the HUMAN eye to focus on clearly as it, like red, is close to the end of the HUMAN eye's visible spectrum. In this case it's not a matter of the amount of time it takes for the eye to collect the light, but to cut down on the excess. It is seen VERY quickly by the eye, but at the cost of detail.
White light... well, it's not good, but it is NOT the worst. In cases where
ambient lighting levels constantly change while and brighter greens are actually the preference as they both have decent recognition times and are both strong enough that they maintain legibility in most situations where other colors are drowned out.
Green is perceived with the greatest clarity and contrast of ANY color by the HUMAN eye.
Red light requires the MOST time for the HUMAN eye to adjust for in order to perceive a truly CLEAR view of the image presented.
Orange/Amber colors are the best compromise when comparing reaction time to clarity in low lighting situations.
Blue lighting is the second most difficult color for the HUMAN eye to focus on clearly as it, like red, is close to the end of the HUMAN eye's visible spectrum. In this case it's not a matter of the amount of time it takes for the eye to collect the light, but to cut down on the excess. It is seen VERY quickly by the eye, but at the cost of detail.
White light... well, it's not good, but it is NOT the worst. In cases where
ambient lighting levels constantly change while and brighter greens are actually the preference as they both have decent recognition times and are both strong enough that they maintain legibility in most situations where other colors are drowned out.
