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Vinnie From Indy

(10,820 posts) Sat Nov 26, 2022, 08:53 PM Nov 2022

Is it just me that thinks car headlights are now insanely bright? [View all]

Driving home from dinner tonight damn near fried my retinas!

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Is it just me that thinks car headlights are now insanely bright? [View all] Vinnie From Indy Nov 2022 OP

Some new cars have very bright, sort of greenish LED headlights Ocelot II Nov 2022 #1

HIDs? SheltieLover Nov 2022 #13

More about LED/HID headlights here: Ocelot II Nov 2022 #14

I can always differentiate HIDs from LEDS by pain in eyes. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #18

Noticing that too. They look like high beams. applegrove Nov 2022 #2

And they ignore your flash requesting them to dim thier lights. In Wisconsin the state police in ... usaf-vet Nov 2022 #41

I don't drive so I wasn't really paying attention to it but my brother commented that he could not applegrove Nov 2022 #47

and what about those blue ones??? What the hell is up with those??? a kennedy Nov 2022 #3

Those are the LED ones - they look bluish or greenish and are painfully bright. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #6

yes. I agree. Even on low beam the new headlights are very distracting and bright. texasfiddler Nov 2022 #4

No, it's not just you. Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #5

No, it's not just you. It's been getting worse over the last 10 years. Biophilic Nov 2022 #7

Why can't we aim our mirrors to reflect back at them? GreenWave Nov 2022 #8

I do. 2naSalit Nov 2022 #38

Prob those fking HIDs. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #9

I hate the new ones. PlutosHeart Nov 2022 #10

The elevation of the pickup trucks and SUV's put their headlights right at eye level- a direct beam. NBachers Nov 2022 #11

I think that's it. I read that most vehicles have headlights that are not as bright as they should be Rhiannon12866 Nov 2022 #31

I've had a lot of near misses because of the lights. Haggard Celine Nov 2022 #12

Pick-'em up trucks are the worst werdna Nov 2022 #15

PU trucks are the absolute worst. rubbersole Nov 2022 #23

YES! YES! and YES!!! usaf-vet Nov 2022 #43

+1 grantcart Nov 2022 #44

No not just you. I believe there are law regulating such things. Pobeka Nov 2022 #16

It's not just the headlights. Jacoby365 Nov 2022 #17

Darn, just getting prescription glasses just for driving esp @ night. elleng Nov 2022 #19

And there are some that are blue. Lunabell Nov 2022 #20

I've had a lot of near misses because of the lights. Haggard Celine Nov 2022 #21

Depending on the lighting system of the vehicle, headlights are limited elleng Nov 2022 #22

Great article! Thanks for posting, elleng! teach1st Nov 2022 #29

Yes very bright esp the newer trucks and cars. I have the night glasses I wear sometimes at night FloridaBlues Nov 2022 #24

Yes, I have clip-ons for my glasses that are designed to reduce glare for night driving. patphil Nov 2022 #26

Headlight brightness definitely bothers my eyes. badhair77 Nov 2022 #25

They're horrible happybird Nov 2022 #27

I thought there was something wrong with my eyes. liberalmuse Nov 2022 #28

I thought something was wrong with bamagal62 Nov 2022 #49

Sometimes I have worn prescription sunglasses in nighttime traffic bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #30

It's not just you and moniss Nov 2022 #32

IT'S THE BLUE LIGHT in the new LED headlights - it acts brighter than Kashkakat v.2.0 Nov 2022 #33

I Thought It Was Just Me.... global1 Nov 2022 #34

I agree totally. They are obnoxious and a hazard IMO. hlthe2b Nov 2022 #35

Yeah, but how else you gonna see rambler_american Nov 2022 #36

It's not just you. Feels like it's burning a hole in my eye. onecaliberal Nov 2022 #37

Nope, not just you. calimary Nov 2022 #39

Could also be that you now need cataract surgery unc70 Nov 2022 #40

I'll find out soon. ShazzieB Nov 2022 #50

I thought I was the only one. The lights are too damn bright for dim lights. It is almost as if Stuart G Nov 2022 #42

Well they have Rebl2 Nov 2022 #45

Why does this just feel like when there were concerns about internet privacy issues? NowsTheTime Nov 2022 #46

It's physics localroger Nov 2022 #48

Good info, thanks Roger ! (nt) Pluvious Nov 2022 #51

It's worse if you have lens implants nuxvomica Nov 2022 #52

no. It is ridiculous! Especially when the oncoming car is an SUV or pickup truck yellowdogintexas Nov 2022 #53