Or is it just me? Allot of headlights these days seem too bright to drive past. They almost look like high beams. Yes I know the look to the white line on the left thing, but they still seem too bright. Especially newer cars.
ryanm2,
May 15, 6:01pm
I find as cars get bigger, (suv's inparticular ) lights are at a painful height, especially when they are behind me.
morrisman1,
May 15, 6:02pm
chrysler 300c
Worst Car On The Road
saxman99,
May 15, 6:25pm
Most modern cars have a manual dipped beam throw adjustment knob. What I think may be happening is a large majority of owners simply cranking it right up, instead of using it to compensate for a heavy load in the rear, as designed.
socram,
May 15, 6:35pm
Some people don't even realise that even on dip, with many SUV's, they can be lowered!
When behind someone can't they even see that their lights are set far too high?
Not TOO bright these days, just better than what was available 30+ years ago - but too many unaware drivers.
saxman beat me to it whilst I was distracted!
snoopy221,
May 15, 6:46pm
mmmm ya still gotz ta realise hi viza vests and cats eyes,,,,,,,rubbing strips. Back road day and 200 k+ lights=old skool *Spotties*
Back in zee rear wheel drive 4 speed days there was NOT the reflectorised stuff there IS today
tamarillo,
May 15, 7:47pm
Relevance is?
pauldw,
May 15, 8:01pm
The WoF test is supposed to be with adjustment already on highest setting.
supernova2,
May 15, 9:56pm
Says who? I can only find reference to testing with suspension in the normal position but nothing about headlights being set to max.
pauldw,
May 15, 10:04pm
Read Note 2 in headlight section of VIRM
noodleman4,
May 15, 10:19pm
Pilot vehicles with flashing left/right high beam lights are blinding. the multiple orange lights used are fine and more effective I reckon.
pauldw,
May 16, 5:21am
The worst I've seen recently was a truck that appeared to be using daylight running light strips to outline the front and cross under the screen so it looked a bit like an 8 with headlights. The DRL strips were on full day brightness.
poppajn,
May 16, 5:26am
Weight in the rear or a trailer on push's the rear down and makes the light position higher has the same effect.
morrisman1,
May 16, 5:34am
blinding headlights.
vtecintegra,
May 16, 5:44am
Most modern cars have auto levelers now. Trouble is some of them seem to come aimed far too high from the factory.
whqqsh,
May 16, 5:52am
it's another indication of todays discourtesy, ignorance, arrogance etc of the times we live in I dipped my mirror the other night at the lights because the POS 4wd lights were right in my back window & straight into my mirror, so what did the driver do? thought it was funny to tailgate & highbeam me half way down the road. he soon stopped & apologised when I brake tested him, stopped in the middle of the road, got out & asked what his problem was. Another twit in a big vehicle compensating for a tiny .
gman35,
May 16, 6:01am
A thing that I reckon should be made law is to have to at least turn your lights to "park" if you are not driving (ie are stopping on side of road) for any length of time. It's just another annoying distraction to have stationary headlights shining towards you , or when pulling out of a nearby side street etc.
edangus,
May 16, 6:50am
Apologies on behalf of all 300C owners (we don't intend to blind you). Got to admit I have only used hi beam once in 4 years and I do a fair share of night driving.
elect70,
May 16, 11:16am
Even some tail/brake lights are too bright . sitting behind a new Merc other night at a intersection on open road his tail /brake lights were so bright couldnt see anything else. (foot on the brake )
wind.turbine,
May 16, 1:01pm
alot of cars are now coming out with rear fog lamps, PITA when some people use them with no need to
tweake,
May 16, 2:46pm
i find a lot of new cars headlights are to bright. i'm forever flashing oncoming traffic.
what makes it worse is a lot of reflectors have a sharp edge ie there is a definite edge to the light, it doesn't fade to the edge. so when oncoming car hits small bumps it looks like they are flashing their head lights at you.
also that roadside signs are way to reflective. i have to dip the head lights otherwise i blind myself. however they are probably mode for the aging population, ie old people who can't see at night.
absolutely. a lot that i've seen are idiots. multiple flashing lamps and then put a highly reflective sign BEHIND the lights. so you get double the brightness and your expected to read the sign? you can't see if the driver is waving or anything. only thing to do is look directly at fog line, ignore the pilot vehicle and hope no one has slowed down in front of you. i can see cop flashing lights for miles and these guys have 5 times the lights. its ridiculous.
then the road repair crews that aim big spotlights at the corner and blind everyone coming around it. i only say the stop go sign after i passed him. then there is road crews that use the strobes, which are designed for brightly lit motorways, not dark valleys in the country. instant blindness. theres a 2nd stop/go guy i nearly ran over.
the problem with having bright headlights is your eyes adjust to the brightness reducing the amount of light your eyes see. but that means you now do not see the dimly lit stuff just off beam.
i do a fair of work at night. the easiest way to see everything is actually to turn all the lights off. star light is enough to see everything well enough. turning lights on means the only thing you can see is what your light is on. everything else is now pitch black.
mojo49,
May 16, 2:53pm
I had the lights getting brighter and harder to cope with problem about 10 years ago. After I had the cataracts in both eyes fixed and got bionic eyes the problem went away. It is not always the other vehicle/driver that has the problem. Now I can look directly at the headlights of most oncoming vehicles without being blinded. What I find worse is those who drive with their rear bright red fog lights on all the time. They are very hard to follow and most drivers dont notice that they have them on. They are the same brightness as the brake lights. A real pain.
whqqsh,
May 16, 3:17pm
even worse the indicators integrated into the headlight unit, some of them are bloody hard to see lights on or off, don't know how they get through the system & on the road in the first place
kiwikid2005,
May 16, 6:13pm
I agree. It's the new cars. like 2012 to 2015 kinda age with the new Xenon or HID headlights as opposed to those of us with older cars and the older tech halogen headlight bulbs. It's the difference between the intense white HID light versus the 'mellow yellow' halogens. That explains some (but not all) of the problem!
supernova2,
May 16, 6:17pm
Thanks - missed it
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