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Well, the worst drivers are those that just keep their brights on, because they have no fucking clue you're supposed to lower them when another car is approachi

Well, the worst drivers are those that just keep their brights on, because they have no fucking clue you're supposed to lower them when another car is approaching. Fucking idiots.

lostlogin 3y ago
The worst offenders are jacked up vehicles like SUVs and utes/trucks/pickups of whatever people call them. When you are lower than the oncoming car, it’s completely impossible to see ahead.
- neltnerb 3y ago
  The most common offenders are cars that had the angle of their beams set wrong by someone who didn't care, I think, based on observations walking next to them. It's too common for one to point high enough to hit my face, nowhere near the correct angle, like 1/10. Of course, driving, the tall SUVs and trucks that half the time do have their brights on that insist on being behind you. But I think a lot is that the person that angled the SUV's headlights either didn't care, didn't know, or knew and was actively malicious.
- xotesos 3y ago
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082349872349872 3y ago
auto-dimming exists (and really, could've been implemented with 1950s technology? as far as I can tell, my lights basically react to oncoming traffic, overhead illumination, and taillights. Using dlp-like active repatterning, now that's the fancy part, but just turning on and off and switching between high and low beams doesn't require a high BoM)
throwaway290 3y ago
> they have no fucking clue you're supposed to lower them when another car is approaching You know it's also true if you are approaching another car (eg. from behind). And if there are people in front of your lights in general it's a pain for them too
- crustycoder 3y ago
  Auto-dim rear view mirrors have been around for ages.
  - throwaway290 3y ago
    Would you rather have your tax money spend on auto dimming glasses for everyone to wear when walking, move all car road infra under ground, or just be a decent human being?
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PrivateButts 3y ago
I think that auto dimming has made that aspect so much worse. It fails often, and removes that aspect of driving from the driver's mind. They just don't think about it anymore and blind the fuck out of pedestrians and cyclists since the sensor doesn't pick them up.

Well, the worst drivers are those that just keep their brights on, because they have no fucking clue you're supposed to lower them when another car is approaching. Fucking idiots.

lostlogin 3y ago

The worst offenders are jacked up vehicles like SUVs and utes/trucks/pickups of whatever people call them. When you are lower than the oncoming car, it’s completely impossible to see ahead.

neltnerb 3y ago
The most common offenders are cars that had the angle of their beams set wrong by someone who didn't care, I think, based on observations walking next to them. It's too common for one to point high enough to hit my face, nowhere near the correct angle, like 1/10. Of course, driving, the tall SUVs and trucks that half the time do have their brights on that insist on being behind you. But I think a lot is that the person that angled the SUV's headlights either didn't care, didn't know, or knew and was actively malicious.
xotesos 3y ago
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082349872349872 3y ago

auto-dimming exists (and really, could've been implemented with 1950s technology? as far as I can tell, my lights basically react to oncoming traffic, overhead illumination, and taillights. Using dlp-like active repatterning, now that's the fancy part, but just turning on and off and switching between high and low beams doesn't require a high BoM)

throwaway290 3y ago

> they have no fucking clue you're supposed to lower them when another car is approaching You know it's also true if you are approaching another car (eg. from behind). And if there are people in front of your lights in general it's a pain for them too

crustycoder 3y ago
Auto-dim rear view mirrors have been around for ages.
- throwaway290 3y ago
  Would you rather have your tax money spend on auto dimming glasses for everyone to wear when walking, move all car road infra under ground, or just be a decent human being?

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PrivateButts 3y ago

I think that auto dimming has made that aspect so much worse. It fails often, and removes that aspect of driving from the driver's mind. They just don't think about it anymore and blind the fuck out of pedestrians and cyclists since the sensor doesn't pick them up.