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Headlight height should be regulated (lemmy.nowsci.com)

submitted 7 months ago by fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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The more I think on this, the more I wonder if it's truly unpopular "here," but it certainly is in public.

Headlights should be no more than 2 feet off the ground. Yes, your SUV will look dumb. No, you won't be able to see as far. But you also won't be blinding everyone.

And no, adjusting angles does not solve this for monster trucks in the US.

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Height is fine, pitch and brightness are the reason for the blinding effect.

[–] fishos@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

Which in some states is regulated, but not always enforced. Problem is a lot of people replace their standard bulbs with high intensity ones without changing the bulb housing. HID bulbs don't need the reflectors of a traditional housing and need to be angled differently. But people would rather spend $50 on bulbs alone than the $200-300 to do it properly with new housing.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Related question: if I'm driving and am blinded by a SUV's headlights being too high, am I morally allowed to turn on my high beams and blind them back?

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Where is that reverse high beam button..

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 7 months ago

A .22lr?

(This is a joke)