Welcome to Lightmare
Our organisation has been formed to fight the growing road safety issue of blinding lights which affect a driver's ability to perceive hazards. 

The Authorities are allowing this "Lightmare" to escalate, they are putting the most vulnerable and less conspicuous road users at risk - pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.

HID-Xenon headlight + High brightness LED Daytime Running Lights
Our aim is to persuade the UK Government to limit the eye damaging intensity of light that a driver encounters:-
 
   #  High Intensity Discharge Xenon headlights (HID-Xenon) - they can cause temporary blindness

   #  Misuse of brake and fog lights - contravention of the highway code

   #  Over-bright Daytime Running Lights (DRL) - the EU have set maximum brightness to 1,200cd
    to compete with the sun - the Japanese proposed a more acceptable 200cd = bright sidelights


Manufacturers and Government appear not care about the dangers of blinding lights.
In this website we explain why a driver's vision is affected by blinding lights.
We document the growing body of Expert ophthalmological opinionLegal opinion and  Media  coverage, which will permit those responsible to be brought to justice for the consequential extra deaths and injuries caused by their sanction to deliberately blind drivers.


 We can only to stop this escalating  "Lightmare" with your vote.
It costs nothing and we will not trouble you with spam.
We will do our utmost to ensure that they will not ignore us.   
 It’s called people power!
What can you do to help? Please sign our Petitions:
Our original Petition 
or the new
HMG e-Petition
 
Please note:
To verify a valid vote either HMG or petition.co.uk will send you an email requesting confirmation.
Please check in case it goes into your spam box

            Our warmest regards and thanks to all our supporters,                              
                                 Roy Milnes roy@lightmare.org         and         Ken Perham ken@lightmare.org   

Supporting Organisations:-

Driving Instructors Association
Federation of European Pedestrians

Living Streets – UK Pedestrians

British Motorcyclists Federation

Right to Ride Northern Ireland

Motorcycle Action Group

BlindedbiXenon

CTC the national cyclists' organisation

DaDRL UK
DADRL USA  DADRL Poland  (Google Polish translation)DADRL Bulgaria    
 DaDRL Lithuania

Lightmare are worldwide a voluntary group of experienced motorists including scientists, engineers, mathematicians, lawyers and ophthalmologists supported by the leading pedestrian, cycling and motorcycling organisations who are committed to improving road safety by reducing glare and other distractions in the driving environment.
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Lightmare in the Media

Cycle Safety: The Times campaign

Austrian Experts: DRL Danger UTube


  




The Cabbies Guide to Motor Manners
Also see Media