Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-04-12 | Page 14 | Study Faults of Headlights

I STUDY TUDY FAULTS OF HEADLIGHTS I 35 Per Cent Of Accidents Happen In Night NightTime NightTime NightTime Time HARRISON N J- J S April 11 11 Intensive tests will be made at the new Edison Lighting Institute here from which It Is hoped some somo solution to the headlight problem will be found These tests have been decided upon by otters offers of the Institute following failure of various engi engI- engIneering engi- engi engineering engineering organizations and others Interested In automobile lighting to come to some definite decision Former tests have brought only confusion In the minds of the ex- ex ex experimenters a as to the proper lighting to use ise for automobiles According to L I C Porter com com- commercial com com- commercial commercial mercial engineer of ot the General Electric company which has es- es established es established the Institute 35 per cent of year last automobile accidents happened at night Most of these he adds were vera traceable to faulty headlights These had either etther too tou much glare or too little light blindIng others by the strong light or making it Impossible for tor drivers ers era to see sec people In the road DIFFERENT T OPINIONS S The Illuminating Engineering Society and the Society of o Auto Auto- Automotive Automotive Automotive motive Engineers differ dieter In their opinions of oC the Intensity of head head- headlight headlight headlight light needed for tor sate safe driving The Illuminating engineers set a minimum of and a maximum of candle power as essential The engineers go as al hIgh as all candle power as necessary for safe are driving at night The U S Bureau of Standards te tested ted the lighting equipment of oC automobiles In Wa Washington D C Of OC these those It was found that only 55 65 per cent had good lighting equipment On many of o the the cars either the lenses or 01 the reflectors were so dIrty that the amount of light wu was I II cut down don considerably On others I the bulbs were out of focus or orthe orthe orthe the lamps misdirected It Is these Irregularities that the new ne- Institute Is seeking to cor- cor correct correct cor correct An entire room has been set se aside for tor the the- study of ot head headlight light focusing alone Various forms of glare anti-glare devices will w willbe willbe be tried out and other related matter put to the test