One thing I've noticed is that LED headlights, while brighter, have a sharper cutoff than halogen or HID. What this does is make some signs, especially those mounted higher, less visible from farther away.
While these signs reflect light very well, the light must reach it and LEDs simply don't spread enough unless the high beams are on.
Same is true to a lesser extent of trees and other objects that don't appear as visible despite the brighter LEDs. Halogen bulbs aren't as bright across the board but create a bigger "bubble" of visibility.
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One thing I've noticed is that LED headlights, while brighter, have a sharper cutoff than halogen or HID. What this does is make some signs, especially those mounted higher, less visible from farther away.
While these signs reflect light very well, the light must reach it and LEDs simply don't spread enough unless the high beams are on.
Same is true to a lesser extent of trees and other objects that don't appear as visible despite the brighter LEDs. Halogen bulbs aren't as bright across the board but create a bigger "bubble" of visibility.