I came back from the mall, they had one of those little trains for kids. The locomotive had two incredibly bright 6000K (blue-white) headlights. What for? You're in a mall. It's lit. You're going 2 km/h. It's just cheap one size fits all Aliexpress junk. Not a single thought went into the selection of these abominations.
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I thought it was just me getting older and my eyes getting worse, but headlights have really gotten ridiculous in the last 20 years or so. Related pet peeve is people walking at night in dark clothes, not even looking up when they cross the street.
I thought the same, until my teens started driving. Both of them complained they can’t see in the glare and ask me to drive at night sometimes, LoL
The hell of it is, its even stock vehicles now. So many new models have these crazy bright headlights. I know it can be done right, so how about we start having the safety bodies dealing with this bullshit at the manufacturer level?
I personally think headlight brightness peaked just before LED became mainstream. Through the mid teens companies were installing projector headlights. I had a 2014 Corolla with projector headlights so bright that I got non-stop flashes from opposing drivers.
Newer LED headlights are often matrix headlights. See the entire road like you've got high beams on, except the oncoming car's area is dark. Best of both worlds if implemented well enough. You can still turn off the high beams so that if the system stops malfunctioning, you have something equivalent to normal LED low beams.
My car has standard bulbs but with lenses that pivot to achieve the same effect, but I'm dreading the day that one of the servos breaks and my car starts looking like Forest Whitaker
Found the euro …. Is that even approved in the US yet?
What about overly bright LED signs? Like billboards or business signs? Those things also suck.
Or LED's in modern electronics. I have a wine fridge that insists on telling me its temperature in the brightest possible blue segmented display. And apparently, I must be informed of the temperature at all times because I cant turn it off. Blue LED on the subwoofer brighter than the sun. I had to put a yoshi plushy infront of it to block the light. Wireless phone charger next to my bed... you bet that puppy needs a bright ass light to light up my sleeping area... FUCK! Electrical tape is my best friend today, I use it to cover up any of these stupid LEDs now.
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If all LED headlamps followed a new polarization standard, things could be very cool. As an example, let's say the headlights could only shine horizontally polarized light and the windshields could only pass vertically polarized light. That means that one could see every thing very clearly because you wouldn't be blinded by the cars coming on the opposite side. Your light would illuminate everything in from of you, which would then reflect non polarized light back at you plus all other light reflections from other sources like street lamps. Houses could be fitted with the same filter film as older cars. Similarly, people could wear polarized glasses and get the same benefit.
Yeah but see that would require the government to do something, and right now they can't even tell their asses from their elbows. Oh and they're cutting at least half the jobs. Because eFiShAnSeE.
Maybe guns are the solution. Just gotta aim for the LED's! Lol.
In North America we can't even get signal lights to not look different than break lights. I hope Europe has better luck.
Edit: that sounds like an awesome idea
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It would add to the price, which would suck, but I'd love to see some sort of HUD assist system. Even if it was a wire frame or something that appears as a HUD on the windshield. Not bright enough to blind you or be in the way, but enough to see. User could adjust the color (within limits to maybe not negate the system). To me, we don't take enough advantage of HUD tech and different types of vision that a computer could do that a human can't. Make it come on with the headlights or something. That way it's not on during the day.
One big challenge with this is that the human eye has not followed all the technological advances... Its still gonna give you shit after the age of 40. So that means you cannot have a simple mirror reflection system where the driver simply focuses on stuff outside of the car and then from time to time onto the HUD. But I think Mamazon and the apple companies have figure either automated focusing or long distance focusing such that the eye doesn't have to focus on shit up close while driving. So it's totally doable.
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A quick question for Americans: here in the UK, cars have to pass an annual inspection once they reach three years old. It's called an MOT test and it's primarily concerned with making sure the car is safe - they check for rust, seatbelt tension, brake wear, and, yes, they make sure all the lights are not just working but also aligned properly. Do you not have an equivalent?
I think some states have laws similar to this but in a lot of the country you can basically drive your car until it falls apart unless a cop specifically stops and tickets you for something egregious.
It’s by state. I’ve always lived in states with relatively strict inspections, at least compared to other states, but I’ve never heard of them checking lights or window tint. They’re supposed to
I suppose it’s good that they focus on more urgent things like brakes, emissions, that there be lights, tire treads, and windshield chips/cracks, but I wish they’d do everything
Actually it’s mildly annoying that I have to pay the same for inspections that include the emissions check, with my EV
Some states have something similar, but it's more for emissions I think. Michigan doesn't seem to care AT ALL.
Not in my state in the US. Arkansas did away with vehicle inspections. As a result you not only have to contend with bright headlights but severely misaligned headlight housings. Most are done on purpose and the funny part of it, if there is a funny part. When they bright light you its really better than when they are on dim.
I'll add onto the answers already. I lived in both an inspection state (Virginia), and a non inspection state (Washington state). I was in Va for about 2 years. I never saw more janky ass cars on the road and broken down ones. I saw more in those 2 years than the 20+ years I've lived here in Wa.
When it came time for mine, all my neighbors sent me to a mechanic down the road. It was a long ass line, but moved pretty fast. No appointment needed. "WTF is this?" I thought. I got to my turn. The guy was in a short stool, like a dr's one. He didn't even leave it. I was in and out in 5 minutes. I'm anal retentive on our vehicle maintenance. So I'm not a danger, but man, I know how others are.
One of our neighbor's friends brought his car by one time. When it was off, oil was flooded into the spark plug holes. I swore it would never start. He cranked it. It turned over right away and all the oil sucked back down into the engine. I've never seen anything like it, nor since. I'm still flummoxed by it.
I saw one car where the person cut the roof away from just behind the driver's seats. Regular old car. They half ass put a piece of plywood and, what I assume, is plexiglass to act as a wall. The "bed" of the vehicle was now the passenger seat area. It also had some janky work going on back there.
Our inspection system is really shitty, even in the states with them. There are so many, "I know a guy", things going on that they might as well not have them. Then there are exemptions as well. Year ranges exempt. They do no real good if they're there. Completely defeats the purpose.
We used to have inspection in Oklahoma but I think it violated our "freedom" so they got rid of it.
I agree, fuck those headlights, but I don't understand the point of a community for it.
Somewhere for me to go and make myself annoyed?
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There's a load of cars with headlights that are overly bright, but there is an even bigger epidemic of idiots driving around with high beams on as part of regular course.
In the city there is no need for those, ever. Let alone always being on.
it's hard to tell the two apart these days because many cars have regular headlights that are as bright as normal high beams. there have been a few times i've been mad at someone behind me with their high beams on, and then they flash their actual high beams because they're mad at me for not also speeding while blind
god, driving at night used to be so fun, now it's ruined
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Oh, it's bullshit. It's a bunch of cockfucking bullshit.
You're sitting, waiting for the bus, trying to look down the street to see if you notice the bus coming. What do you see instead? White. Just an all encompassing blinding white light which just consumes all reality and everything you're experiencing right now.
NOW how am I supposed to know if I should be getting my bus pass out? Also, 50% chance my retinas were just singed to a crisp.
Ooh a place for the cult of the Honda Fit to congregate
As a cyclist, please.
The most annoying thing about bright LED headlights is that LEDs don't have to be bright. Yet because so many are, people view LED headlights as the problem. You can get varying brightness LED bulbs for your home, why not your car?
I still get mad about this aftermarket center high beam. way more blinding in person than the photo, also makes it impossible to see the plates
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