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Old 02-24-2016, 07:35 AM
 
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This is a Public Service Announcement (or it should be):



Please turn ON your headlights when the conditions are rainy/bad or when it's starting to get dark. Please turn OFF your highbeams when there are other cars around. They are aimed directly into the faces and rearview mirrors of the other drivers. You don't need your lighs to see where you're going, they are there so that other drivers can see you.



Maybe my eyes are sensitive, but I cannot get over how many people drive around here with their highbeams on or have really bright headlights. My wife's car does have the fancy HID lights, but they're aimed correctly and don't light up anyone's windshield at night.
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Old 02-24-2016, 07:37 AM
 
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Cars have bright headlights these days - a lot of times I think people have their high beams on, when it's very possible they don't. I've had people flash their high beams at me because they think mine are on.

A lot of cars have auto-dimming rearview mirrors now. They are awesome. If your car doesn't have one, you can buy one.
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Old 02-24-2016, 07:38 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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It's actually the law to have your headlights on if your wipers are on.
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Old 02-24-2016, 07:42 AM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Most vehicles have two headlights, one on each side. If one is burned out, replace it. Automobiles should not imitate motorcycles, which have one headlight.

Driving with high beams on is not the wisest idea. I hate to know the statistics of motor vehicle accidents caused by blinding opposing vehicles with high beams or ultra bright lights.
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Old 02-24-2016, 07:53 AM
 
Location: At the NC-SC Border
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Cars have bright headlights these days - a lot of times I think people have their high beams on, when it's very possible they don't. I've had people flash their high beams at me because they think mine are on.

A lot of cars have auto-dimming rearview mirrors now. They are awesome. If your car doesn't have one, you can buy one.
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Old 02-24-2016, 10:02 AM
 
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The biggest issue I'm seeing nowadays is people who put HID headlamps into cars that don't have the correct reflectors on them. This is the source of 95% of the complaints about "bright" head lights because what is happening is the non-HID style reflectors disperse the beam pattern more than the HID reflectors. Normally you see this on teenager driven cars but I'm starting to see them on minivans and SUVs as well. It's pretty irritating, and yes it is against the law but there is really no way for cops to know/test unlike most other things (ie tail light out).
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Old 02-24-2016, 10:12 AM
 
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The biggest issue I'm seeing nowadays is people who put HID headlamps into cars that don't have the correct reflectors on them. This is the source of 95% of the complaints about "bright" head lights because what is happening is the non-HID style reflectors disperse the beam pattern more than the HID reflectors. Normally you see this on teenager driven cars but I'm starting to see them on minivans and SUVs as well. It's pretty irritating, and yes it is against the law but there is really no way for cops to know/test unlike most other things (ie tail light out).
I know! That's what I see a lot, too. It irks the crap out of me. Blinding light!
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Old 02-24-2016, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Upstate NY/NJ
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It used to be that you could flash a person, they would realize that their high beams were on, and shut them off. Now, it seems like no one cares if you flash them. When that happens, I just leave mine on and roast their eyeballs.
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Old 02-24-2016, 11:04 AM
 
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It used to be that you could flash a person, they would realize that their high beams were on, and shut them off. Now, it seems like no one cares if you flash them. When that happens, I just leave mine on and roast their eyeballs.
Most likely their low beams are on so they can't turn them down. It's all the aftermarket crap people are using these days that others mentioned. I see this a lot on pickup trucks and pos cars that have been modified.
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Old 02-24-2016, 11:05 AM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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The biggest issue I'm seeing nowadays is people who put HID headlamps into cars that don't have the correct reflectors on them
Yup, I've noticed that too. It's easy to spot when you see an older vehicle with super bright lights.

Another thing, something I've been thinking for a while, when people upgrade their headlamps, I don't think they are calibrating them to point to the road either. I'm not sure if the inspection places have gotten lenient about this because I thought that was one of the checks.
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