I had a dickweed in a lifted truck pass me last night. That fucker had like 12 lights on the front. They lit up the area like daylight. Why cant the NTSB make a change for what is legal so we can get these dicks off the road.

I did this one time on a dark rural road, and not only did they blast my retinas with the equivalent of ten thousand supernova when they turned on their brights, but they also turned on their flashing blue-and-red lights on top of their car for a second.

oops

Reminds me of the "No full auto in buildings" clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyC-F_7QXtk

Fun fact! The NHTSA requires any aftermarket replacement LED bulb be approved by them, and have noted in this letter that not a single aftermarket replacement bulb has received such approval.

As of writing this comment, LED retrofit headlights are illegal. It's just that this rule hasn't been enforced in a very long time (if ever)

Loads of newer vehicles have auto adjusting headlights. There needs to be s lumen cap, anything over should be illegal.

The vast majority of what blinds me on my drives are completely factory headlights. There are still those with aftermarket bulbs, but I get blinded by stock Dodge Rams and Toyota Highlanders all the time.

They think the blue indicator means their headlights are on.

I thought this was just a Portland thing... "surely everyone can't be that stupid"

My latest pair of glasses have a yellow tint for this very reason

Seeing this all the time in Chicago too. It's really frustrating. Coupled with the same vehicle height and regular light brightness inflation that's been occurring it's really bad.

The headlights for most new SUVs and trucks are at the same level as the rear-view mirror in my normal-sized car. The hood is higher than my roof. It's ridiculous

They're supposed to adjust their lights and point them down, but I guess most people don't.

I'm in an element, so I'm pretty high up and I get blinded. When I drive my wife's Mazda 3 it's fucking horrible

Both were rendered obsolete with led headlights. And cars behind blinding the driver way too much.

Good thing though is they see my finger preeetty clear without opening the window.

It got very dangerous to drive at certain roads. I know plenty of people how stopped driving after sundown. Even if it is good for the environment; When they need to take at trip at such times, they shall not be in danger. Also LEDs are light pollution. And it madr some people feel superior ehich harmed driving culture. Humans are ignorant fucks.

I've driven sedans/compact cars my entire life. I'm seriously getting a suv or crossover just because of all the damn lifted LEDs blinding me.

I really wish there was regulations on the lumens output on these freaking newer headlights. Used to be halogens on luxury cars but not its literally every car has bright ass LEDs.

We die in the dark so they can live in the light

The Tesla cruise control feature turns the 'auto' high beams on every time you activate it and the feature is really poorly implemented. The camera it uses to detect other cars will loses sight of you when you get close and it'll flip the highbeams on in your face.

Teslas have a thing that automatically turns off the high beams when it sees another car driving towards it. Does it work all the time? Idk.