This. And when coming over hills. I was facing a line up 5 cars yesterday in front of me when I was going up hill and couldn't see the road in front of me because of it. Had to look at the white line on the right and if something or someone would have been in the lane I was in, I would have had little chance to avoid them.
This was me on the curve of a fm road Friday where I just accepted I’m going to stick on my line and if for whatever reason these two trucks don’t want to stay in there’s which they weren’t before passing me because trucks here like to ride the middle, I’m dead or at the very least in the market for a new car
This right here is the problem. Even when they're properly aligned, any change in elevation down the road can result in drivers being blinded when the oncoming car's front end raises up.
It is an unbelievably huge problem. Lifted pickups with LEDs are everywhere where I live and it makes it almost impossible to go anywhere at night because they gave me terrible headaches.
I’ve put my sunglasses on while walking in the evening (couldn’t even see the sun) because someone was parked with their lights on and it hurt to look in that general direction!
Nobody needs them to be that bright either. It's not like regular lights are so dim that people are driving off the road left and right. My car has regular bulbs and I live in a place with almost no street lights. I can see just fine. Way far enough ahead to stop for deer or people and when I need my brights I turn them on. These people are basically driving with brights on all the time.
The people who you could argue need it, are those people that speed through residential zones. They need to see everything, otherwise they're likely to committ murder via reckless driving. Or atleast that's what I think in my head.
Supposedly its for older people with bad vision, but ironically it makes everyone have bad vision.
I think people are driving a lot faster than they used to, hence the need for much brighter lights so they can see farther ahead. Pre-COVID, there were regular police patrols out, and they kept the speeders in check. Now I never see police, except when they are attending to a car wreck. Between the speeding and the supernova headlights, it has gotten so dangerous to drive at night!
I'm convinced they tested these headlights on a flat straight road, on a clear day.
They legit suck anywhere there are hills, potholes (hello from New England!), and rain.
They should test in the Northeast, we're we have the most unpredictable weather, and roads that disintegrate yearly into potholes, uneven terrain, and more hills than you could ever want.
I’m in an older Tacoma and I was beamed yesterday so I flash fog lights (aimed lower so I’d assume less offensive) and I discover this oncoming shit little suv thing only had his low beams on. So he proceeded to just keep the highs on as he went by.
The fact that low beams are bright enough and aimed poorly to hit a truck full force in the cab is just stupid.
I’m in a 2nd gen Tacoma and constantly being beamed directly in the eyes. Kinda wish I still had my Scion tC, maybe being lower to the ground I wouldn’t get beamed so much.
I wouldn’t say blessed. Ended up ordering the Suma Performance rearview mirror and side mirrors to help reduce the glare that blinds me when a modern vehicle is behind me.
I dont even turn my brights off for lifted trucks. They want to sit up in their baby boy high chairs so bad, they can deal with it. I've been thinking about getting an LED bar just for those pricks.
Maybe a ultra bright flashlight you can flash at them? If the cops say anything just apologize and say you trying to let them know that their highbeams were hurting your eyes
I walk/ride my bike to work in South Texas on a road with very few streetlights so people drive down it with their brights on all the time (like they can't already see with their mega daylight LEDs), and leave them on even when they see my bike with lights on it.
The number of dipshits with huge trucks or jeeps with four+ forward facing lights that are painfully bright is absurd. I carry a super bright flashlight to let them know they're assholes and often they'll turn their brights off but occasionally there is a douchebag or two who refuse to see the problem.
A-freaking-men. This is why that argument is so ridiculous. Unless the headlights are mounted to some mutant gimbal device or the car is driving on a perfectly flawless and level highway 100% of the time, “properly aligned” means precisely dick.
this and the supposedly helpful auto dimming creates a strobe effect that makes it so much worse. Im honestly surprised I haven't seen cases of someone with epilepsy because these horrible things caused them to have a seizure mid drive
Has anyone done any research on the effects these colder white/blue lights are having on our eyes? Can it contribute to macular degeneration for example or any other problems?
NHTSA believes that vehicles only travel on inclines of up to 2 degrees in most conditions. Where the hell do these people live? A Minecraft superflat world?
At this point I just literally brake in the middle of the road like if I can't see shit in front of me ain't no way I'm going to proceed with driving lol
I’ve got the yellow tinted glasses for when I’m driving at night. I can still tell which headlights are retina burners but it softens the harshness and helps me to be able to see where I’m going and pedestrians on the pavements.
U.K. driver here. So I have the new 2025 seat Ibiza FR Sport and even on dipped/ low beam I’m getting constantly flashed by incoming drivers who I’m blinding. Been back to the dealer twice and even went to an independent dealer for a THIRD opinion/check: guess what?… they are not misaligned and bang on the U.K. legal spec tolerance - nothing they can do it’s the way it is - can’t lower the beam or change the main culprit bulbs. I dread driving at night because I do give a s**t! These manufacturers have no idea that these stupid super bright leds are damn dangerous
This. And when coming over hills. I was facing a line up 5 cars yesterday in front of me when I was going up hill and couldn't see the road in front of me because of it. Had to look at the white line on the right and if something or someone would have been in the lane I was in, I would have had little chance to avoid them.
This happens to me multiple times every single day on my drive to and from work. I swear I’m gonna go blind due to the retina damage
This was me on the curve of a fm road Friday where I just accepted I’m going to stick on my line and if for whatever reason these two trucks don’t want to stay in there’s which they weren’t before passing me because trucks here like to ride the middle, I’m dead or at the very least in the market for a new car
You guys have white lines? All the ones near me have worn away or are covered in dirt.
This right here is the problem. Even when they're properly aligned, any change in elevation down the road can result in drivers being blinded when the oncoming car's front end raises up.
The road variations are 10x+ what is allowed in the aiming / design spec.
It is an unbelievably huge problem. Lifted pickups with LEDs are everywhere where I live and it makes it almost impossible to go anywhere at night because they gave me terrible headaches.
How do you even enjoy a walk like this at night? You really can’t anymore and that’s sad
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tbf i love walking at night when it's foggy here, because I get months worth of content to post sporadically
I’ve put my sunglasses on while walking in the evening (couldn’t even see the sun) because someone was parked with their lights on and it hurt to look in that general direction!
Those cars are at least 1/8 of a mile away. Ridiculous.
Nobody needs them to be that bright either. It's not like regular lights are so dim that people are driving off the road left and right. My car has regular bulbs and I live in a place with almost no street lights. I can see just fine. Way far enough ahead to stop for deer or people and when I need my brights I turn them on. These people are basically driving with brights on all the time.
The people who you could argue need it, are those people that speed through residential zones. They need to see everything, otherwise they're likely to committ murder via reckless driving. Or atleast that's what I think in my head.
Supposedly its for older people with bad vision, but ironically it makes everyone have bad vision.
Yea if your vision is bad enough that you need to burn my retina with your lights, you probably shouldn't be driving lol
I think people are driving a lot faster than they used to, hence the need for much brighter lights so they can see farther ahead. Pre-COVID, there were regular police patrols out, and they kept the speeders in check. Now I never see police, except when they are attending to a car wreck. Between the speeding and the supernova headlights, it has gotten so dangerous to drive at night!
That's odd. I see cops and highway patrol all the time but either way, people driving faster is a bad excuse for blinding the rest of us lol
It‘s such a shitty approximative technology. 👎
I'm convinced they tested these headlights on a flat straight road, on a clear day.
They legit suck anywhere there are hills, potholes (hello from New England!), and rain.
They should test in the Northeast, we're we have the most unpredictable weather, and roads that disintegrate yearly into potholes, uneven terrain, and more hills than you could ever want.
I’m in an older Tacoma and I was beamed yesterday so I flash fog lights (aimed lower so I’d assume less offensive) and I discover this oncoming shit little suv thing only had his low beams on. So he proceeded to just keep the highs on as he went by.
The fact that low beams are bright enough and aimed poorly to hit a truck full force in the cab is just stupid.
People who do this also gloat about it. They think it's some kind of flex. I'm so over it
I’m in a 2nd gen Tacoma and constantly being beamed directly in the eyes. Kinda wish I still had my Scion tC, maybe being lower to the ground I wouldn’t get beamed so much.
I get blinded all the time in a Mustang
My car same height and 2/3 cars headlights are too bright bros blessed in a truck
I wouldn’t say blessed. Ended up ordering the Suma Performance rearview mirror and side mirrors to help reduce the glare that blinds me when a modern vehicle is behind me.
Well dang it.
I dont even turn my brights off for lifted trucks. They want to sit up in their baby boy high chairs so bad, they can deal with it. I've been thinking about getting an LED bar just for those pricks.
here comes the sun
I see the bad mood risin
Do do do do
That’s why they should be half as bright it’s insane
I’d buy a mirror, sadly post 2000 you’d get caught and charged. In the past people would have thrown a rock
Maybe a ultra bright flashlight you can flash at them? If the cops say anything just apologize and say you trying to let them know that their highbeams were hurting your eyes
I walk/ride my bike to work in South Texas on a road with very few streetlights so people drive down it with their brights on all the time (like they can't already see with their mega daylight LEDs), and leave them on even when they see my bike with lights on it.
The number of dipshits with huge trucks or jeeps with four+ forward facing lights that are painfully bright is absurd. I carry a super bright flashlight to let them know they're assholes and often they'll turn their brights off but occasionally there is a douchebag or two who refuse to see the problem.
We would run out of rocks.
You can be charged for doing to them what they're doing to you?
A-freaking-men. This is why that argument is so ridiculous. Unless the headlights are mounted to some mutant gimbal device or the car is driving on a perfectly flawless and level highway 100% of the time, “properly aligned” means precisely dick.
this and the supposedly helpful auto dimming creates a strobe effect that makes it so much worse. Im honestly surprised I haven't seen cases of someone with epilepsy because these horrible things caused them to have a seizure mid drive
Has anyone done any research on the effects these colder white/blue lights are having on our eyes? Can it contribute to macular degeneration for example or any other problems?
NHTSA believes that vehicles only travel on inclines of up to 2 degrees in most conditions. Where the hell do these people live? A Minecraft superflat world?
How did we function as a society before LED headlights?
We could see, now everyone, including the stereotypical older folks who drive with hyper-brights, can't see.
Really, really well.
I could not see the person crossing the road because of someone else's super-bright headlights.
Its not modified, factory headlight!
The people who design cars think we all live on perfectly flat planes and have never heard of speed bumps or hills.
"Assume cow is perfectly spherical in a vacuum."
Do people who design headlights drive cars or?
And do the people that write the regulations not drive either?
Yup!!!
At this point I just literally brake in the middle of the road like if I can't see shit in front of me ain't no way I'm going to proceed with driving lol
Ho ho ho Merry Christmas!
I’ve got the yellow tinted glasses for when I’m driving at night. I can still tell which headlights are retina burners but it softens the harshness and helps me to be able to see where I’m going and pedestrians on the pavements.
U.K. driver here. So I have the new 2025 seat Ibiza FR Sport and even on dipped/ low beam I’m getting constantly flashed by incoming drivers who I’m blinding. Been back to the dealer twice and even went to an independent dealer for a THIRD opinion/check: guess what?… they are not misaligned and bang on the U.K. legal spec tolerance - nothing they can do it’s the way it is - can’t lower the beam or change the main culprit bulbs. I dread driving at night because I do give a s**t! These manufacturers have no idea that these stupid super bright leds are damn dangerous
So am I a D**k?
Here we have divided highways where one side is 5 feet higher. No barrier, just grass in between. But you always get blinded, below the cutoff.
I’ve become an expert at aiming my mirrors back at them when they are behind me. I can tell it works, because they always back off a half mile away.
If you think that is bad, wait until you are driving and see that shit and can barely drive because what is basically a flashbang has blinded you.
Those definitely aren’t pointed correctly
What road? This is clearly an off-road trail.
you've gotta be fucking trolling
That shit is bumpier than my ass.
You won't like Anywhere In Eastern Canada then
Bet