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Not to mention good old fashioned overpowered unfocused led lighting. Its been a meme with the truck bros for years, but now these products have entered the gen
by kjkjadksj 3y ago
Not to mention good old fashioned overpowered unfocused led lighting. Its been a meme with the truck bros for years, but now these products have entered the general lighting supply. Now your landlord replaces the garage light with one thats brighter than the sun and shines into your bedroom. You will end up like Kramer in the chicken roaster episode of Seinfeld.
- plagiarist 3y agoIt is somehow every single vehicle on the road with these. People should lose their license for operating a vehicle with the blinding LEDs tilted up higher than highbeams would be. It is unsafe that approaching drivers cannot see past them as they drive by.
- kraquepype 3y agoUgh yeah. It's that time of year where it gets dark early and I get blinded on the way home from work by all the bro-dozer truck lights and intense LEDs.
- rad_gruchalski 3y agoI get blinded by morons who have no idea that a normal H light bulb can be installed „the other way around”. So it points upwards. And teslas but only when they drive behind. For whatever reason tesla lights blind when seen in the mirror.
- rumblerock 3y agoI've been looking into transparent windshield films to reduce glare for this reason.
- RC_ITR 3y agoSay what you will about over-engineering, but the Germans got it so so so right with their metal full black out shades.
- userabchn 3y agoBut unfortunately it is the type of thing that, although obviously a superior solution, is unlikely to be adopted in the rest of the world. Where I live, as, I think, in most places, people would think you were very strange if you put those kinds of metal shutters on your windows, and I can even imagine neighbours being displeased with you as it makes it look like it is a bad neighbourhood.
- jrwoodruff 3y agoI'm unfamiliar with this, but I'd love some well-done black out shades - got a link or a brand?
- m4jor 3y agoIn Germany they are called rolladens. The best thing ever!
- progman32 3y agoVery common in Italy as well - search Images or Youtube for "finestra tapparelle" for an idea. The sound of tapparelle is super ingrained in many european minds, i.e. https://italybeyondtheobvious.com/taparelle/ https://italybeyondtheobvious.com/taparelle/ They are also good for deflecting debris :)
- slaymaker1907 3y agoI'd prefer to just have less outdoor light since blocking out all outdoor light also blocks out sunlight which can mess up your circadian rhythms.
- extraduder_ire 3y agoA friend of mine bought a hyundai i20, and the LED lights in it aren't aimed low enough, either by manufacturing error or design, and even when dipped they shine at oncoming drivers. No idea if this is common, or if he can get them adjusted anywhere. Can't tell you the amount of times I've seen people in the other lane flash their highbeams at him while I've been riding in the passenger seat, because they think he's doing the same.
- brianwawok 3y agoIt's 100% adjustable by user. Very likely when replacing them they got bumped? The classic way is you go in a garage or against a wall and shine them, and measure to ensure the horizontal line is going down towards the ground (vs going up and blinding everyone). Not only is it nicer for oncoming traffic, they actually work a lot better...
- sokoloff 3y agoI typical set the high beams on and aim those straight ahead. That gives max range for high beams and the low beam down and right (for right drive countries) is then also very close to optimal.
- brianwawok 3y agoYah. If you are being flashed it's likely at least 1 degree upward, which is not helping a driver see the road.