Every year, roughly five thousands pedestrians and bicyclists are killed along United States roads - 2,300 of them happening at night - and another 70,000 pedestrians are injured in traffic crashes, according to a 2003 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation.

Latest automotive lighting systems, including xenon bulbs and Adaptive Front Lighting Systems that use led headlights, can aid better night pedestrian protection, according to the Motor Vehicle Lighting Council.

According to researcher Michael Flannagan of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, car drivers "overdrive" the headlights on most of now days automobiles, meaning they're going very fast to stop securely within the distance made observable by the headlights.

"The vital safety require in low-beam lighting is seeing distance," Flannagan said. "The highest secure speed with nowadays common low beams is only around 45 mph. Our analyses point out there is a major safety problem that headlights could solve."

One probable answer is Xenon headlights, sometimes often called blue headlights, these lights are based on a gas discharge method, Xenon uses an arc rather than a filament as a light source. The result is enhanced roadway vision by rising the light output to the sides of the road.

A 2004 University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute test exposed that Xenon headlamps offered double as much light for seeing vital things on the road while producing 25% less glare. The wider beam coverage also offers enhanced lighting on road shoulders, where pedestrians and bicyclists are usually found.

Nearly 120 automobile models built with Xenon headlights were offered in North America in the 2005 model year -; up 21% from 2004.

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