This has been shining in my eyes for the last 10 minutes whilst the bus driver takes a break.

  • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    5 hours ago

    The issue with a lot of LED lights isn’t brightness, its beam dip. The light should be angled downwards so it never shines into the oncoming traffic.

    Unfortunately, a lot of retrofitted brighter bulbs don’t play nicely with the beam dips. Car companies also err towards helping their diver, rather than the oncoming ones.

    • EddoWagt@feddit.nlEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      The brightness is absolutely a problem, it doesn’t matter how well they are adjusted, when the car hits a bump or comes over a crest, it’s going to blind oncoming traffic

      • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        That’s still a problem, but it’s not a new one. There’s always been the issue that lights bright enough to see ahead reliably are also bright enough to dazzle. It’s also a lot easier to cope with a quick flash, however, rather than continuous glare.

        • EddoWagt@feddit.nlEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Im not sure if you’ve actually seen bright German LED headlights, because they are otherworldly. Older lights, even bright Xenon lights are no match for those blinding LEDs

          • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 minute ago

            I fully agree, there’s some stupid ones out there. But they are actually less common than you initially think.

            I spend far too long going up and down the motorways. I get bored and start comparing the various problematic cars. Most lack the nice clean cut off line, or it’s set so high as to be invisible. I’ve rarely been dazzled by cars with a properly set beam dip. It’s either high beams, or messed up beam dip.