What is a no hi-beam laws state?

There is no fine or offense for not shutting them off to oncoming traffic. Some states have it and others do not.

Oh ok Thank You.

I loathe them all

I lumen them all.

So ditch lights are not allowed in Vermont?

It has been especially bad lately and I don’t know why. I kinda can’t help but think it’s just people paying less and less attn while driving.

In my state, you will get pulled over without hesitation.

Vermont drivers are awful.

Glovmbal Darking man.

I'm on call a lot, and I get called out at night a lot. It's gotten horrible the last couple years. Especially the auto high beams that don't shut off when they are behind someone. Constantly getting blinded in the mirrors.

This is not the first post complaining about people keeping their high beams on. Nor is it the first post complaining about ‘bad Vermont drivers’. OP - not sure what you are trying to accomplish, but posting here isn’t going to change anything. How about attending your local town meeting and bringing it up there ? All I see posts like this doing is just bringing more negativity to this subreddit.

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Just because it's negative or you don't like it doesn't mean some of the offenders arnt seeing this at this very moment. If I can have one person take thier highs off from reading this I've done my part. With a subreddit for a state, you've got to expect both good and bad. This isn't rhappygoluckyvermont.

In some, certainly not all, cases it is the angle the low beams are at coupled with the height of the vehicle. I work with guys that had it changed because they felt bad when people would flash highs

I'm almost certain that we do have an improper lighting statute that this would fall under. It could also be used as suspicion of drunk driving and be probable cause for a stop.

As for the light bars, most are not DOT approved, and sold as off road only, meaning that anyone using them on road could be cited if caught.

Or they just have a newer truck with LED headlights. I get flashed occasionally by people thinking my high-beams are on when they aren't. I feel bad but I also get a kick out of giving them an x-ray with the real high-beams.

Edit: To be clear my truck is completely unaltered. The headlights are that way from the factory.

Edit 2: To be more clear my headlights don't need to be adjusted they are just bright

This morning there were three cars in the oncoming traffic. The middle one high-beamed me (and the vehicle in front of him, plus the two cars behind me). I didn't have my high beams on, but the guy behind me had those "bright" looking lights (I didn't think they were bad at all). So yeah, just high beam everyone when you think one guy has their high beams on (even when they don't).

A lot of states headlight rules are from pre LED days, so they just say like 55watt max for headlights. But 55watts of LED is a lot more than 55watts of incandescent bulbs, hah. I did recently pick up some retna pealer 5000's from the local junk store, but they were new in box, for $5, with new pigtail wiring harnesses, and they are the right size for my hoopty f550 farm truck, but don't worry, it just gets used on the farm, or to pull neighbors out of the ditch within a mile of my house on our dirt road, hah, hopefully won't peal any retnae, retnas?

But right now, at least where I am, no one is getting pulled over for driving like an asshole- speeding, tailgating, high beams, none of it.

Yes, I had this similar situation with my lifted truck, I had the beams adjusted and no more pissy people flashing at my low beams constantly.

Great but just filling this thread with repetitive posts isn’t the way. I doubt anyone reading your post is thinking ‘oh I didn’t realize this was annoying people - next time I’ll be adjusting my habits’.

Most ‘offenders’ don’t care at all and like one poster in this thread posted about ‘X-ray blinding people’ reaffirms my suspicion .

Again, multiple posts whining about the same issue DOES make this whole subreddit seem like all it is doing is being negative. The fact that people are downvoting me shows that a lot of people on this subreddit make it toxic.

I get having ballast in the back throwing it off but if you level it and don't adjust the lights after, you can go blow a goat. Lol

That's what this is for. If something is bring joy to us, we want to share it. If something is bringing pain to us, we still want to share it. That's like asking not to keep posting about how beautiful the mountains are because someone's already said it.

You get a kick out of damaging other peoples eye sight and causing dangerous driving conditions? Wow you’re a dick

That same group of people you are referring to, might actually be into that though.

Someone needs to find your mum down there.

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I'm flashing them with my high-beams. You don't need to be so dramatic.

> I also get a kick out of giving them an x-ray with the real high-beams.

You don’t need to be a dick, but here we are.

Posted about this and the majority of people believe it’s just new car headlights. I’m here with you man. It’s a huge problem in this state.

Your factory headlights need to be adjusted.

you should bring it to your dealer and have the headlights adjusted. It's terrible, and not your fault of course, but a lot of cars coming off the assembly line do not have properly adjusted lights.

It's a joke dude. I'm not really x-raying anyone don't worry.

No they don't they are just bright. The upper bound is below a sedans rear window on level ground when I am behind them.

They don't need adjustment they are just bright. The upper bound is below a sedans rear window on level ground.

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It was never this bad until I moved to Vermont. Is this how you own the flatlanders?... leave your highs on when going southbound while jerries are coming northbound?

Most new cars have a hight cutoff on the low beam. They are bright for sure but majority of the time that's not the issue. Although the auto high beams is a terrible idea.

I’m sure that was just your assumption while you were 3ft away from said sedans bumper

Better than assuming there is something wrong with them based on some reddit comments.

Same here.

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Or real life experience?

So every single truck from the factory needs it's headlights adjusted? Is that what you are telling me?

No, a vast majority do. Also hundreds of thousand of GMCs were recalled due to headlights being too bright. There’s a huge amount of people who raise their trucks and do not adjust them as well.

So how do you know I need my headlights adjusted? I do not have a GMC and I have not made any modification to my vehicle.

High beam laws in Vermont would make no sense. How are you supposed to drive I-91 at night without high beams?

The multiple occasions you are flashed by oncoming traffic

So then you are assuming based on reddit comments. I think only one of us has "real life experience" when it comes to my vehicle.

Lol yes, based off of YOUR Reddit comment

Are you being obtuse on purpose?

You can use them all you want. Just shut them if you see taillights or headlights in front of you.

Just like your headlights dawg

I still say short range Bluetooth, maybe an app, that will let us say/yell our key phrase "that fucker cut me off." everyone in the area who has the app will now hear what you are saying.

This will reduce a lot of driving issues and only encourage road rage occasionally.

With the help of a friend, i have finally figured out exactly where to move my side mirrors to to send the light back to the little dick fucktard in the giant truck behind me that is 3 inches from my bumper, in a blizzard, with lights like the sun.

hmm… if you pull up in front of a wall is it a sharp horizontal line where the light ends or is it more diffuse?

Sharp horizontal line. When I flick on the high beams the line just moves up. No change in brightness.

Height cutoff works well on an infinite flat frictionless plane but in the real world they get in people's eyes all the fucking time.

Lots o big curvey sweeping off camber hills. Nothing like an unfamiliar road that just vanishes out from in front of you at night.

But then how can I show how cool my beat down truck is to everyone else? /s

So much whining nowadays. Must be all the new people are crybabies

What’s the secret? I’d love to do this.

Just have your work truck owning buddy get behind your car in his truck. Turn your mirror with the little thingy until he says it's reflecting back at him. I'm sure i dont get it right every time, but im looking at the space along one edge of the mirror while turning the mirror, looking for a gap that i think is the correct positioning. Yes, i hate them this much. ;)

I completely understand. I feel the hate strongly as well. Usually I just turn my mirrors upwards or outwards so I can’t see a darn thing, turn up the radio and drive as slow and safe as I want too(in the snow). Knowing the guy riding my ass is seconds away from having a breakdown is the cherry on top. It’s usually a green plate behind me, I always assume it’s a kid in a truck his daddy bought him.

Honestly, must new cars standard lights are blinding....