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One of the many problems with these massive pickup trucks is that the headlights are so high up that the normal mode is effectively high-beams for anyone who isn't also in a massive pickup truck
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At least for SUVs some manufacturers finally realized that you don't need to put the beams at the top of the front, you can have the DRLs there and have the beams at the bottom.
https://www.hyundai-forums.com/attachments/1564158285330-png.440196/
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That’s the only redeeming quality of the Cybertruck. Its headlights are low in the bumper area.
Also it makes it easy to identify wannabe fascists.
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This is a really good idea, and I'm glad some manufacturers are doing it. It'd be great if Ford could follow suit because the LED high beams in my car blind me every time a retro-reflector is nearby.
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Maybe it's also bcs it's a global model & some markets do have prescribed a max & a min height of a headlight from the ground (I heard even UK had or has that).
It's also why trucks in EU have regular headlamps closer to the ground compared to those in USA.
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I often think about putting an unreasonably bright backwards facing lightbar on my sedan for just such occasions. Guess what bud, now we both can't see.
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Lol, that all sounds correct unfortunately.
The cars with headlights that I find glaring are usually/more often unadjusted low-beams.
\ Or fog lamps bcs "iT mAKeS It lOoK sPorTIeR".Interestingly I can code my DRLs (front and back - diffident markets have different rules regarding what DRLs are & when are needed) to different levels & at default they are at 20 or 30% (the 100% being when used with regular headlights on, probably).
I tried it bcs I was curious & set it to 100%, but was def distracting & I reset them immediately (I didn't even do both sides, just the right one to have a comparison).
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The problem with how bright they are nowadays is that the downwards angle required to not blind people in regular driving conditions like small slopes is ridiculous and severely restricts how far you can see
they're just too bright now
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Sometimes I wonder if people know how lights work, and this goes both ways apparently. I have a couple Western Stars and a Peterbilt, and the low beams are aimed to have the same throw as a passenger vehicle that isn't driven by an idiot that can't aim lights. And those trucks sit much, much higher than a pickup.
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It's the brightness primarily, but yes made worse by the height
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Higher is supposes to be fine if you re aim them for the standard cut off height/distance, but some of the factory ones (I think Nissan Rogue) are just absolutely blinding on normal factory height
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Unfortunately those are low beams because the fog lights are on. You probably don't want to see the high beams
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New trucks only have high beams and higher beams.
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It's not just trucks it's pretty much all new cars
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I always find it funny when somebody with blinding headlights is driving towards me and I flash them, only for there to be some barely discernible change in their lights that I soon realize was them flashing me back
not that I could fucking tell a difference
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Fog lights and high beams were independent on all cars I've driven, is that not the case in the US?
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Nope; factory-installed fog lights turn off with activation of the high beams in the US. Note that we can buy self-installed aftermarket fog lights and drill holes into the dash for the switch, but even then (in the jurisdictions I've lived in) you were supposed to turn them off when using high beams. But nobody does.
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Our foglights are independent of the high or low beam setting
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... but this has got to be a failure of state (legislature & enforcement) on both counts, right?
Taxpayers should be more demanding of some pubic servants (like politicians, even judges in some cases/countries).
\ Maybe bring that French democracy device on the next electrons.Just ban high-positioned lights (or high vehicles in general), have them mandatory tested every year for alignment, fine folk with incorrect use of high-
beansbeams or fog lights. And, you know, something about guns.-
pubic servants
Need me one of those amiright?
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It's not taxpayers who have a say but campaign donators.
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Taxpayers have a say bcs they are the larger of the two classes & they can just eat them.
But taxpayers just stay quiet even when issues with overwhelming public support don't even get a debate.
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The problem with American tax payers is that they have been taught that selfishness is the highest virtue, especially when it comes to their cars. You see it with the high beams, and you see it with the ginormous toddler-killing trucks.
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Sick high-beams, bro. I’m going to slow down to 20 MPH so I can enjoy them longer.
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That's how I do.
If you blind me with super high beams, I need to slow down to be safe.
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Yeah, driving slow is my solution for just a out anything that someone is doing stupidly on the road. Am I doing it to be petty? Sure. But is it also making the situation safer? Absolutely. So if I can justify my pettiness, you bet I'm going to do it.
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and unfortunately that's how road rage starts, speaking from experience.
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I often think about if I could have any super power that isn't OP, I'd pick the ability to snap my fingers and it'll break those lights.
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hmm... What would the legality be of 3D printing fake machine guns that pop out of the brake lights like a James Bond vehicle; as a scare tactic? 🤔
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(The guns don't need to be fake for this meme to still work correctly.)
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Depending on the country. Could be listed as threats or terroristic threats, even if the guns are fake.
Now a up mirror. That might be interesting
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Self defense is predicated on the "reasonable person" standard. Anyone finding themselves (or another) imperiled by what they reasonably believe to be a machine gun is justified in doing anything they reasonably believe necessary to end the threat.
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I want a car that has a rear windscreen that can turn into a mirror at the push of a button. Really useful for dealing with men with tiny dicks who drive giant trucks
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I want a car that has a rear windscreen
Me too, I've given this a lot of thought. I think you'd need a small computer, a camera and essentially a gimbal to move a mirror. It wouldn't be hard to infer where the drivers eyes are based on how high up the headlights originated, you could even just do a figure eight around where you think the eyes would be.
The real problem is, if they hit you, and the cops look at what you have there, you'll likely be found at fault.
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A good focusing flashlight directed into the side mirror has been pretty helpful for getting these idiots to move on
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I used to be really good at reflecting with the rear-view. As long as they were far enough away that I could see their windshield, I could usually land a direct hit. I've had a few instances where I'll see the somremoved slam on their brakes.
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American problems require American solutions
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I wish the problem was only in 'murica, I have to deal with that constantly down in Bruhzil
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Is the mirror all broken?
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Nah, a class 4 laser in your pocket when you're driving is a much more comfortable way and a direct message.
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I can’t even tell anymore.
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I always wanted a programmable sign that could display messages to asshats behind me
I looked into it a while back. You can buy them on AliExpress. Search for "car rear digital sign" or something like that.
I've repositioned my side mirror to shine back at them. Usually gets them to back up a little bit.