I once had a van driving behind me that had those autodipping ones. Except one side was broken and was basically a strobe light in my rear-view mirror. Very annoying and distracting.
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reddig33@lemmy.world 4 months ago
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PoopBuffet@lemmy.world 4 months ago
over_clox@lemmy.world 4 months ago
They bring up the very valid point of various vehicle heights. Some vehicles are smaller and shorter, others are bigger and taller.
Let’s consider an analogy, where a larger taller vehicle is an adult, and a smaller shorter vehicle is a child. Now you, as an adult, aim a flashlight forward, but somewhat downward, you’ll still be shining your flashlight right into the eyes of children in front of you.
Now back to actual vehicles, they also have rear view mirrors, meaning that the driver and occupants of smaller vehicles are getting blinded both from in front and behind.
If only there was a standard for how high the headlights are off the ground, regardless of vehicle height. Sigh, that ship apparently done sailed though…
tal@lemmy.today 4 months ago
Can’t change it for existing vehicles, but can for new ones. The existing ones will eventually age out.