Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights

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• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  How many accidents are caused by glare? And how many more than decades in the past? Pretty sure it’s almost none.

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• reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Could’ve sworn Europe and the UK had already approved that automatically point downward in oncoming traffic.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ 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…

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