Comment on Headlamp tech that doesn’t blind oncoming drivers—where is it?
lnxtx@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Bring back yellow lights.
I hate white-blue retina burning lights.
Active-matrix LEDs suck for others outside.
It’s not a solution.
Yep, it’s even bad for the driver. Reflective glare off signs shows it well, plus the sharp cutoff means you have high contrast - something is either well-it or totally dark.
Unfortunately lighting regs haven’t changed, and I don’t know if the research exists that demonstrates what makes for effective vehicle lighting.
The joke with this, is that the drivers think that e.g. retrofit led produce “more light” and they “can see better”. That’s why no manufacturer does “warm” led headlights
The industry’s lobby is so pervasive that any regulation will be fought, no matter how small. I don’t know what it’s going to take to face the numerous harms that we have to address when it comes to cars and driving, but if the industry and regulators won’t care about human health and environmental harms, it’s just going to keep being bad.
I had a car behind me with LED headlights the other day. When I would look in my rear view mirror, it appeared fine, but if I focused on the road, the refresh rate on the LED’s created a strobing effect, which was extremely distracting.
Oh ohh or my other favorite is when people have massive trucks that illuminate your whole car because of their lights. It would be nice if there was a required standard
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 month ago
Honestly a huge portion of the problem is asshole drivers that just don’t turn off their brights and their fog lights or that tailgate the vehicle right in front of them while their headlights are mirror level.
I’ve seen brand new trucks with LEDs that were so easy on my eyes then I’ve seen the exact same model of truck via rearview mirror only after I passed it because the lights were beyond blinding.
They need to enforce maximum luminosity laws with an iron first; it’s ridiculous that people get away with this stuff.
meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 month ago
They also need to move truck headlights lower to the ground. There’s absolutely no need for them to be eye level.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 month ago
Honestly it just feels like so much stuff is car hostile at this point… Like I went to leave a store the other day and I couldn’t clearly see oncoming traffic because the shrubs were too high and right next to the road.
I wish I could say that was a really uncommon experience.