Modern headlights are terrible...apparently

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Frijj said:
So say the RAC:

“Drivers are being temporarily blinded by modern vehicle headlights, according to an RAC survey.

Two-thirds of drivers say they are "regularly dazzled" by oncoming headlights even though they are dipped, the survey of 2,061 motorists suggests.”

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I’ve thought this for a while. Seems like every bloody new Audi that goes past blinds with me the ultra bright new headlights. I guess they’re LEDs?
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Annoying as fuck. I suppose its ok for me to drive with full beam on all the time then?

Local Lad said:
I'm convinced they are all driving round with high beams on.

Some of them look blue in the distance as well which I thought wasn't allowed
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Agree

Typhoonftm said:
Mine do that. Love it. :lol:
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Great for you, until you come across someone with the same car, doing it to you.

Westoe SAFC said:
A lot of women on this thread.

Try going for an eye test, you are likely to be less dazzled.
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You drive one of these cars then? You're clearly better than the rest of us.

Mainze said:
Normally cars driven by wankers.

No surprise there.
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Clearly identifiable by the posters supporting said lights...
 
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Smiler said:
Yeah, they've made the headlights so bright you can't actually make out the much dimmer indicators
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It doesnt help that indicators nowadays are virtually hidden and seem to be in a different place on every car - you knew where to look when the “glass” for them was amber and usually on the front bumper!

Smiler said:
The worst at the reactive headlights (or whatever they are called) that BMW and a few others run. They dip themselves whenwtraffic is oncoming and shape left or right around bends, but even some headlights that are fixed and are on dipped are ridiculous.
It's made even worse when your car is lower than everything else like mine, I constantly have my rear view mirror dipped on a night as I get blinded from every angle.

They must look at the Pistonheads forum as there was a recent thread about all this on it.
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My Merc had those , they don’t work very well so I ended up dipping them manually anyway. Another useless modern option to go alongside auto wipers - that either stubbornly refuse to wipe when you want them on the low setting , or never switch off when you want them to on the high setting! Bring back the time delay and bin this rain sensor shit!
 
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Dmac1969 said:
It doesnt help that indicators nowadays are virtually hidden and seem to be in a different place on every car - you knew where to look when the “glass” for them was amber and usually on the front bumper!


My Merc had those , they don’t work very well so I ended up dipping them manually anyway. Another useless modern option to go alongside auto wipers - that either stubbornly refuse to wipe when you want them on the low setting , or never switch off when you want them to on the high setting! Bring back the time delay and bin this rain sensor shit!
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Eh, you can move the wiper switch so it wipes manually with auto wipers.

Likewise with the lights, you can flick the switch to go between high and dipped beam.

Need to read your manual.
 
As kind of mentioned, the use of auto headlights: fuck me man! The sensors are shite: you see some fuckwitts driving around mid-day with their lights on full. Just switch it to manual and be a responsible human, not a pie filling behind the wheel.
 
Typhoonftm said:
come across them regular. Nowt to get your knickers in a twist about, ya f***ing melt.
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Any need for the insults?

Goat Eyes said:
Eh, you can move the wiper switch so it wipes manually with auto wipers.

Likewise with the lights, you can flick the switch to go between high and dipped beam.

Need to read your manual.
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Agree, you can turn them off. Just laziness though, isn't it?
 
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steve30000 said:
Any need for the insults?


Agree, you can turn them off. Just laziness though, isn't it?
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It is but then also it’s a sign o the times. Millennial don’t want to have to turn things on.

The lad has a point though... They can’t get auto lights/wipers to be 100% fool proof and they expect driverless cars to be a thing sometime soon.
 
JAZZMANB said:
Yeah Nissans start a light show from about a quarter mile behind you
You even getting flashing blue at one point
No idea how they're legal
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Oh those f***ing blue lights!

Every time, I think is that the polis or an ambulance behind me...nah it’s some daft **** with blue tinted headlights

Also in driving room 101:

Tinted windows

People who remove make/model badges off their car
 
Frijj said:
Oh those f***ing blue lights!

Every time, I think is that the polis or an ambulance behind me...nah it’s some daft **** with blue tinted headlights

Also in driving room 101:

Tinted windows

People who remove make/model badges off their car
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People who tape led lights onto their mk2 ford escort

People who put a chimney sized exhaust on and backfire it on purpose

Keeping their front fog lights on cos they think it looks kool, like.

People who speed past you, going way past the speed limit and most always run the red light, because you'd catch up to them otherwise and make them look like a colossal twat. Their ego is more important than causing an accident, or running some poor sod over.
 
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