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Fuck LED headlights (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Driving is always a very stressful experience for me and lately it has gotten so much worse

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Is this something to do with LEDs inherently, or are they just being set too bright and blue coloured?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Angled too high, mostly.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I always hear this excuse but I think it’s bullshit. It definitely makes it worse but the lights themselves are the problem. They’re too bright, too blue, and the “safety feature” that IF they’re properly aligned the light has a hard cutoff doesn’t help if the car coming at you is going slightly uphill

Angle isn’t that important when the angle cars face you changes all the time

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Hm, I don't think that's natural to LEDs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Correct, just shitty headlight placement

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Yeah no, this laserlight ultra bright shit cutting straight into your eyes wasn't there 20 years ago, sorry kid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

personally I think a lot of it is just the height arms race. I see a lot of Jeeps in the city; their headlights are physically taller than my rear view mirror. Angle won't help that

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Aftermarket LEDs are brighter than stock lighting most of the time and often installed without being adjusted to not blind other drivers

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

there's inherent problems too.

Except for where they screw into the socket, incandescent bulbs are point sources that emit light in all directions. About half of it comes out "backwards" and then is reflected out with a parabolic reflector. So oncoming traffic sees a large but relatively low-intensity light source. Power LEDs are bound to a flat substrate and the light comes basically straight out. This means that manufacturers are able to dispense with the reflectors. When you're behind a car with LED taillights, you see a bunch of little bright points instead of a big soft one. Total lumens might be the same, but the small high-intensity points are more likely to dazzle you.
LEDs are much bluer than incandescents; making them warmer comes with its own downsides. Idk if this really matters though