The Soft Lights Foundation is dedicated to safe, responsible, human compatible outdoor and vehicle lighting.
Soft Lights Standards
LED lights emit non-uniform luminance, which means that they have an exceedingly high peak luminance in the middle of the chip. In addition, the electronics may cause sub-sensory flicker. LEDs also have an unnatural Spectral Power Distribution. Because of these issues, many people have reported suffering from epileptic seizures, debilitating migraines, psychiatric emergencies and other negative neurological responses to LED lights. LEDs are simply too dangerous to be used for illumination purposes.
Our specifications for outdoor lighting are here: Outdoor Lighting Ordinance Template
Car lights: Maximum peak luminance of 300 nits. Maximums should be 2700K for color temperature and 800 lumens for overall brightness for headlights. Tail lights should not exceed 2700K and 400 lumens. Daytime Running Lights should be prohibited. LEDs must are too toxic for vehicle use.
Flashing/Strobing Lights: Flashing and strobing lights should be completely banned in all outdoor areas, including radio towers, bridges, signs and all vehicles, including police, fire and ambulance.
Less Light, More Dark – The Book
The 23 chapters in this Soft Lights book describe light and darkness and how these fundamental resources support biological life. The book discusses legal theory for protection of these resources, a proposal for a regulatory agency to regulate light pollution, and discussions of enforcement strategies.
Steps to Eliminate a Nuisance Light
Follow this step-by-step guide.
The Industry Knows
Evidence of Liability – We are collecting evidence that shows that the lighting industry knows about the dangers of LED lights, but chooses to manufacture, distribute and install these toxic lights anyways.
Soft Lights Foundation in the News
ABC News 13 Houston – June 16, 2021 – Story about blinding vehicle headlights with Mark Baker
Ambiance Rooms
Newsletters
Creating the newsletters was quite time-consuming, so we have put a pause on their creation.