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
Comment on To whomever invented LED bus advertisements: I despise you.
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 5 days ago
We for real need to start legislating and enforcing brightness laws. These headlights are out of control.
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
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
cynar@lemmy.world 5 days 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.nl 5 days 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.world 5 days 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.nl 5 days 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