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I've noticed this. My car has one of these bright headlights (I had no idea when I bought it). Its a lot easier to see in dark streets, I'll admit that. But my

I've noticed this. My car has one of these bright headlights (I had no idea when I bought it). Its a lot easier to see in dark streets, I'll admit that. But my car also has some electronics that turn headlights down if I'm using high beam when another car is coming my way. Maybe that's the solution, but for the low beam too?

Cheer2171 2y ago
No, fuck your automatic headlights too. By the time your car detects my car, you've already been blinding me for at least a few seconds. You're also blinding bikers and pedestrians, which that software doesn't detect.
- kube-system 2y ago
  Yeah, I don't turn on my automatic high beams until I'm on a rural road where I would have had them on manually anyway. But around town, I switch to low-beam only operation. Why do people buy $40,000+ cars and not read the manual at least enough to know how to operate the damn headlights?
  - somanyphotons 2y ago
    Most will be unaware of the manual existence, it might not even be printed
    - kube-system 2y ago
      Printed or not, owners manuals are required by law and everyone who has passed a drivers test should be aware of their existence. People are simply lazy, overconfident, and don't bother to read the big book.
      - unyttigfjelltol 2y ago
        The "big book" for my decade-old car is 387 pages. A few pages are dog-eared-- like the handwritten radio reset code-- but if there's a note in there about my headlights... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ And I despise modern LED headlights.
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        kube-system 2y ago
        Well, they are small pages. And I don't expect everyone to read every page... but at least be familiar with all of the buttons, controls, and indicators which the driver is expected to operate.
  - pavel_lishin 2y ago
    Because in living memory, we didn't have to operate headlights. We would turn them on, and sometimes turn on brighter ones.
    - kube-system 2y ago
      I think the problem is actually the opposite, and that people today often presume their headlights are "automatic", and that no decisions by the driver are necessary. In the 90's you'd get into a car at night, and if you couldn't see the dashboard, you'd know you need to turn your lights on. This nudge doesn't happen anymore because modern dashboards are also illuminated while headlights are off. This is why you see many people driving around with DRLs only at night in cities. The legacy situation is that people "operated" their headlights, and today, many presume they don't have to.
      - datavirtue 2y ago
        In the 1990s we had automatic headlights that worked perfectly and didn't blind anyone.
        kube-system 2y ago
        The technology “worked” as it was designed, but it also created a new problem by training drivers to ignore their vehicle’s controls.
culi 2y ago
you have your high beams on. Just use your regular headlights. You don't need it turned up to 11 I drove a newer car and it had this feature to leave the high beams on "auto" where they detect when a car is coming and turn them off
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antisthenes 2y ago
> Its a lot easier to see in dark streets, I'll admit that. The solution to driving on really dark streets is to turn your high beams on temporarily. > But my car also has some electronics that turn headlights down if I'm using high beam when another car is coming my way. I've heard this statement from other people before and - no, it doesn't work. You still get blinded for a few seconds before your "smart car" turns them off.

Cheer2171 2y ago

No, fuck your automatic headlights too. By the time your car detects my car, you've already been blinding me for at least a few seconds. You're also blinding bikers and pedestrians, which that software doesn't detect.

kube-system 2y ago
Yeah, I don't turn on my automatic high beams until I'm on a rural road where I would have had them on manually anyway. But around town, I switch to low-beam only operation. Why do people buy $40,000+ cars and not read the manual at least enough to know how to operate the damn headlights?
- somanyphotons 2y ago
  Most will be unaware of the manual existence, it might not even be printed
  - kube-system 2y ago
    Printed or not, owners manuals are required by law and everyone who has passed a drivers test should be aware of their existence. People are simply lazy, overconfident, and don't bother to read the big book.
    - unyttigfjelltol 2y ago
      The "big book" for my decade-old car is 387 pages. A few pages are dog-eared-- like the handwritten radio reset code-- but if there's a note in there about my headlights... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ And I despise modern LED headlights.
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      - kube-system 2y ago
        Well, they are small pages. And I don't expect everyone to read every page... but at least be familiar with all of the buttons, controls, and indicators which the driver is expected to operate.
- pavel_lishin 2y ago
  Because in living memory, we didn't have to operate headlights. We would turn them on, and sometimes turn on brighter ones.
  - kube-system 2y ago
    I think the problem is actually the opposite, and that people today often presume their headlights are "automatic", and that no decisions by the driver are necessary. In the 90's you'd get into a car at night, and if you couldn't see the dashboard, you'd know you need to turn your lights on. This nudge doesn't happen anymore because modern dashboards are also illuminated while headlights are off. This is why you see many people driving around with DRLs only at night in cities. The legacy situation is that people "operated" their headlights, and today, many presume they don't have to.
    - datavirtue 2y ago
      In the 1990s we had automatic headlights that worked perfectly and didn't blind anyone.
      - kube-system 2y ago
        The technology “worked” as it was designed, but it also created a new problem by training drivers to ignore their vehicle’s controls.

culi 2y ago

you have your high beams on. Just use your regular headlights. You don't need it turned up to 11 I drove a newer car and it had this feature to leave the high beams on "auto" where they detect when a car is coming and turn them off

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antisthenes 2y ago

> Its a lot easier to see in dark streets, I'll admit that. The solution to driving on really dark streets is to turn your high beams on temporarily. > But my car also has some electronics that turn headlights down if I'm using high beam when another car is coming my way. I've heard this statement from other people before and - no, it doesn't work. You still get blinded for a few seconds before your "smart car" turns them off.