Been feeling this for a little while but last night I had to pull to the side twice because the oncoming headlights were SO bright, that I was blinded couldn't see. I put my hand up to block what I could and I could still feel my eyes hurting. I just don't think they need to be that bright.
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The pale blue ones are the worst, I think they're calling them Cobalt lights or something like that.
I often think folks have their brights on & it turns out they don't
hmm, Xenon seems to be those new extra bright ones!
I often think folks have their brights on & it turns out they don't
hmm, Xenon seems to be those new extra bright ones!
All the new cars seem to be xenon.The pale blue ones are the worst, I think they're calling them Cobalt lights or something like that.
I often think folks have their brights on & it turns out they don't
hmm, Xenon seems to be those new extra bright ones!
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You are correct. I hold my high beams on any oncoming cars that have lights that are just too bright. Sure, they flash their (even brighter) high beams. I don't care. I let them hold my high beams until we pass each other. It's ridiculous to think you need to be able to see half a mile ahead of yourself. You don't. It's just another example of people thinking "more is better". Sometimes it isn't.
Ha, that happens to me sometimes, but the memorable time was when a guy was making a left at a stoplight in front of me...
as the headlights came across our faces, they just seemed terribly bright, so I flashed mine
dude stops the car, backs up so he's aiming right at me & then turns on his even brighter lights
for a couple of seconds I thought he was going to try and ram us, but he finally continued onto the interstate
as the headlights came across our faces, they just seemed terribly bright, so I flashed mine
dude stops the car, backs up so he's aiming right at me & then turns on his even brighter lights
for a couple of seconds I thought he was going to try and ram us, but he finally continued onto the interstate
I hate it. My vision at night isn't great to begin with and the stupid head lights don't help.
Kids drop those fancy bulbs in their factory housings that aren't made for those fancy bulbs. The light scatters everywhere and blinds people driving toward them while reducing their own visibility.
Same deal with those cheapo HID 'conversion kits'.
-Mike
Same deal with those cheapo HID 'conversion kits'.
-Mike
Music's too loud.
Pants are too low.
TV shows are too stupid.
Headlights are too bright.
Maybe we're all getting old?
Pants are too low.
TV shows are too stupid.
Headlights are too bright.
Maybe we're all getting old?
I appreciate your point but I cannot SEE while driving. Big difference over just old age grumbling.Music's too loud.
Pants are too low.
TV shows are too stupid.
Headlights are too bright.
Maybe we're all getting old?
Fear not fellow bass players!! As we speak (or type), there is technology in THE WORKS that will allow headlights on vehicles to become "adaptive"---sensors will detect oncoming vehicles and/or pedestrians and adjust the angle of the beam ever so slightly so as not to appear so bright. This technology is already installed on a few production vehicles---soon to become industry standard.
What the...?
Is that the headlight version of mine is bigger than yours? 
I agree that headlights are too bright. I've recently come to this same realization as I have recently had cause to be driving two-lane country roads at night, and I've been getting the high-beam flash about every other car. I flash back and unlike you, they realize its not my high-beams, and they drop theirs.
FWIW, I drive a factory stock 2016 Acura MDX. No fog lights, or anything else extra. Yeah, them damn lights must be real bright. What am supposed to do to get you to drop your high-beams and stop putting me (and you) in danger? Turn off my lights altogether? I got no other options.
I wear my sun glasses at night,
So I can see,
I know I can see right.
So I can see,
I know I can see right.
Chances are, the regulations that govern headlights are outdated, and need to be updated in order to accommodate new lamp technologies, including Xenon and LEDs. There's no reason why those lights can't be designed to be effective without blinding people.
