High beams on cars driving behind you (F150, vehicles, auto)
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Over the last couple years or so, I've noticed more and more vehicles driving around with high beams at night when behind cars. It can be especially disruptive to have high profile vehicles with high beams behind a car where the lights can be very intense. Even adjusting the rear view mirror only helps to a degree, and the side mirrors still reflect the intense headlights. And it's not always possible to pull over and let these jerks pass on 2-lane roads.
In my view, I don't see a reason for someone to drive around with high beams if they are 10-20 feet behind another car. Once in a while I have had very aggressive drivers ride the bumper with high beams because they couldn't pass someone driving the speed limit, which is very dangerous, but I'm not talking about the occasional idiot. I'm seeing more and more people drive around with high beams on at night all the time.
Even on cars in the opposite lane, when I flash the high beams a couple times, they ignore it and don't turn down the beams. Anyone else experience this kind of thing?
The solution to this in the future will be automatic dimming of the mirrors and windshield. Cars should be able to give you lane assist and night vision of the roads.
High beam is a sure way to cause accidents on a 2 way street and cause animals to just freeze on the roads.
Are these due to high beams in all cases? Hi-intensity headlights (HID and LED) are much brighter than conventional headlights, and they have become more commonplace in the past few years. This might be the difference that you are seeing in some cases. But I can certainly believe that the average driver has no clue what that blue light on the dash means.
The solution to this in the future will be automatic dimming of the mirrors and windshield. Cars should be able to give you lane assist and night vision of the roads.
High beam is a sure way to cause accidents on a 2 way street and cause animals to just freeze on the roads.
My last two cars have had auto dimming rear view mirrors.
Yes, it's a violation to drive too close to someone with your high beams on, even if you're approaching from the rear. Unfortunately there's no effective way to signal to someone who is behind you to turn off their high beams (unless you have rear-facing floodlights installed, right?).
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Originally Posted by jiminnm
My last two cars have had auto dimming rear view mirrors.
Mine has them too, but it's not a problem since my 4x4 F150 sits higher than most cars. I have noticed that my headlights will not affect many cars in front of me because they shoot over the top of them.
Mine has them too, but it's not a problem since my 4x4 F150 sits higher than most cars. I have noticed that my headlights will not affect many cars in front of me because they shoot over the top of them.
You must have one hell of a lift because they certainly bother me in my stock F150 and my lifted Ram. My F150 has a slightly downward slope s it doesn't seem to affect others but I had to adjust my lights downward on my Ram after lifting.
I agree partly that part of the problem is the brighter, modern lighting.
But an other problem I feel is just the common lack of curtesy and ignorance of the actual driving rules. It's becoming more of a me, me, me world where people don't give a care about anybody else. As long as they can see just screw anybody else. Oncoming traffic just doesn't respond to one flashing his lights anymore and following drivers just don't seem to care. I wonder if they still teach that in driving class?
You must have one hell of a lift because they certainly bother me in my stock F150 and my lifted Ram. My F150 has a slightly downward slope s it doesn't seem to affect others but I had to adjust my lights downward on my Ram after lifting.
I agree partly that part of the problem is the brighter, modern lighting.
But an other problem I feel is just the common lack of curtesy and ignorance of the actual driving rules. It's becoming more of a me, me, me world where people don't give a care about anybody else. As long as they can see just screw anybody else. Oncoming traffic just doesn't respond to one flashing his lights anymore and following drivers just don't seem to care. I wonder if they still teach that in driving class?
I think you are absolutely right about this. Lack of courtesy, to say the least, and not giving a darn about anyone else. Yes, oncoming traffic simply doesn't respond to flashing lights. Maybe some of that is the newer high intensity headlights that don't have to be on the high setting to be blinding in some cases. BTW, I think those high intensity headlights are banned in Canada.
Yes, it's a violation to drive too close to someone with your high beams on, even if you're approaching from the rear. Unfortunately there's no effective way to signal to someone who is behind you to turn off their high beams (unless you have rear-facing floodlights installed, right?).
Shorter answer: people are jerks.
Definitely! Lots of jerks out there. All you can do is pull over, but that's not always possible. Some people do it to intimidate drivers to go faster, but that doesn't work with me. I drive the speed limit, but then people will do stupid stuff, like ride your bumper with high beams.
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