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Re: super-bright lights. I've been wondering the same thing. I think part of it comes from misconfigured Automatic High-Beams [0] (the sensitivity settings for
by cydonian_monk 10y ago
Re: super-bright lights. I've been wondering the same thing. I think part of it comes from misconfigured Automatic High-Beams [0] (the sensitivity settings for which are user selectable; mine defaulted to nearly always-on when new despite what the manufacturer copy claims), while the rest are just flat out brighter. Now it's just a race to see who can install daylight-bright artificial suns as their headlights first.
I've never had the greatest night vision, so all the extra light is really bothersome. That, combined with my aging, computer-cooked eyes (that are slowly turning to ash), has led me to all but stop driving at night. The upside is I get to work a bit earlier. The downside: I now spend more time in traffic.
0: http://www.toyota-global.com/innovation/safety_technology/safety_technology/technology_file/active/ahb.html http://www.toyota-global.com/innovation/safety_technology/sa...
- dbg31415 10y agoAHB... thanks. Now I have a name for the thing I hate. This plus LED lights... man what a bad combination for everyone else on the road. I just assumed "the damn kids" were driving rude, didn't realize it was crappy tech that wasn't set to turn the high-beams off correctly the way a human would when they saw an oncoming car. I'm in the same boat as you man... I'm buying Visine by the gallon and just hoping that how dry my eyes get after seeing bright lights at night isn't some kind of warning sign I'll get eye cancer or need glasses soon... getting old is only slightly preferable to the alternative. (=