redtech42 t1_jdcuwon wrote
Reply to comment by sarcasticlhath in You don't need to use your high beams when driving anywhere inside 128, and very, very few places inside 495 by [deleted]
I'd argue it's not LED lights, but dealers taking advantage of gullible people, or people not knowing any better.
I have ridiculously bright headlights, but I have my lights pointed down. I forget where I read that the beam must fall 2.5" over 20', but on the highway, I can see new Corollas with their low beam pattern aimed up several degrees. I can already imagine a scummy salesman claiming "Look how bright our headlights are! Better visibility for your safety!”
Of course, there are trucks with their headlight lenses a whole 5 feet off the ground. Screw them, because even with properly aimed headlight beams, my rearview mirror is still in the path, so my entire cabin looks like it's daytime...
BikerHikerHorse t1_jddntia wrote
There really need to be better regulation and enforcement on this. Was driving home last night shortly after dark, already a very tricky time for night time vision and movement perception for most people, and just kept getting blinded by one car with insanely bright or incorrectly aimed beams or another one of those dumbass 6 foot tall "IM bIg BoY!" trucks that are in vogue right now after another. I was essentially blind on the road for a good chunk of it and if a kid ran out in front of me or something I am not certain I'd be able to stop or evade in time. It's ridiculous and there's seemingly nothing I can do about it other than buying a fucking lifted hummer.
Maybe my eyes are getting old, or I just didn't notice or care before but this seems like a thing that got way worse in the last 2-5 years.
redtech42 t1_jddogwp wrote
It's almost like the only way to avoid the problem is to be the problem...
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