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In reply to the discussion: Is it just me that thinks car headlights are now insanely bright? [View all]Rebl2
(13,556 posts)45. Well they have
said brighter head lights cause fewer wrecks, but these new ones are so bright you look away because it hurts your eyes and then you might cause a wreck. Crazy.
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Is it just me that thinks car headlights are now insanely bright? [View all]
Vinnie From Indy
Nov 2022
OP
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
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
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
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
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
Why does this just feel like when there were concerns about internet privacy issues?
NowsTheTime
Nov 2022
#46
no. It is ridiculous! Especially when the oncoming car is an SUV or pickup truck
yellowdogintexas
Nov 2022
#53