Ok, there are a number of questions then that you can answer.
1) Where do you fasten the lamp?
2) How many Leds in the unit?
3) Do you have electrics on board?
4) Is there a penalty for not having the light on?
5) How close do you drive to the kart in front?
My point isn't that one wouldn't be able to see the light, merely that most of the incidents I have seen in the wet have little to do with not knowing the kart in front was there but more to do with missing the braking point on the track or misjudging the grip levels and sliding into the back of someone who was exactly where you thought he would be.
One reason is that the amount of spray means that one isn't quite sure of where one is when following.
I fear that there are a number of people who would accelerate blindly into situations if they could see a light, people who at the moment are mildly cautious.
Secondly, in the absence of anything else a single light gives no distance reference. See the point above. People will push forward blind to everything but that light in front. If someone's light is obscured for any reason.... bang.
Thirdly, there's a perception in short circuit racing that the pods are there for a reason and you need to use them to get your money's worth. It looks as if the higher speeds, more drastic results reduces that in long circuit racing.
Combine 1, 2 and 3 and I don't think lights will make that much difference in the accident rate.
The adoption of bigger, better pods hasn't reduced the number of incidents, just made them more survivable, but I am not sure that will apply to increasing speed and confidence in the rain without increasing driver skills.
Unless you feel that there are those who currently accelerate into a cloud of spray produced by a kart, who won't because a light tells them there's a kart there!
I suppose there's an art there, being able to tell whether the water on your visor is going up or coming down.
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