This has been shining in my eyes for the last 10 minutes whilst the bus driver takes a break.

  • MintyFresh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    7 hours ago

    We for real need to start legislating and enforcing brightness laws. These headlights are out of control. This thing is an abomination.

    There is no rhyme or reason for anything beyond a reasonable street lamp and headlight. We kept asking could we, it’s time to ask should we? If nothing else I miss seeing stars at night

    • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      6 hours ago

      The issue with a lot of LED lights isn’t brightness, its beam dip. The light should be angled downwards so it never shines into the oncoming traffic.

      Unfortunately, a lot of retrofitted brighter bulbs don’t play nicely with the beam dips. Car companies also err towards helping their diver, rather than the oncoming ones.

      • EddoWagt@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        The brightness is absolutely a problem, it doesn’t matter how well they are adjusted, when the car hits a bump or comes over a crest, it’s going to blind oncoming traffic

        • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          4 hours ago

          That’s still a problem, but it’s not a new one. There’s always been the issue that lights bright enough to see ahead reliably are also bright enough to dazzle. It’s also a lot easier to cope with a quick flash, however, rather than continuous glare.

          • EddoWagt@feddit.nlEnglish
            1·
            2 hours ago

            Im not sure if you’ve actually seen bright German LED headlights, because they are otherworldly. Older lights, even bright Xenon lights are no match for those blinding LEDs

            • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              19 minutes ago

              I fully agree, there’s some stupid ones out there. But they are actually less common than you initially think.

              I spend far too long going up and down the motorways. I get bored and start comparing the various problematic cars. Most lack the nice clean cut off line, or it’s set so high as to be invisible. I’ve rarely been dazzled by cars with a properly set beam dip. It’s either high beams, or messed up beam dip.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      6 hours ago

      In Mexico they have 10 x 30 meter (say, 30 by 100 foot) led billboards that you can literally see 10 kilometers away.

      Fuck. Everything. About. That.

      Those should just “accidentally” get painted