JustAnOldFashionedLEDGuy
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HPS lights are not a good comparison, they are generally terrible, make all the colors look the same, cast weird shadows, and aren't as bright as LEDs. They were providing minimal illumination.
I'm not an expert in this by any means, but I drive a variety of cars and motorcycles, and I notice than on very dark asphalt halogen headlights seem to be more effective than HID/LED.
Of course they were as bright as LEDs. They had to be, that was a legal requirement. In many cases they are much brighter due to high min/max ratio forcing higher illumination levels to reach targets, and also to account for depreciation over time and an indeterminate time to replacement. In many cases, with LED, the average lighting levels dropped.
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