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I actually think mitigations are real, but economics of the situation is broken. Right now buying and installing really bright headlights is cheap while not bli

I actually think mitigations are real, but economics of the situation is broken. Right now buying and installing really bright headlights is cheap while not blinding people with really bright headlights is expensive I don't see this changing any time soon. I don't really like the situation, but enforcing max headlight brightness is far easier than enforcing not other blinding people. The whole situation with headlight regulations relying on smart headlights and calibration feels like plastics recycling. It is a neat idea which runs head first into unworkable economics.

kube-system 2y ago
The EU generally places better mitigations on headlight glare, and their vehicles aren't any more expensive. It would be pretty easy to regulate: "if they're over [x] brightness, then you must have these mitigations" But the other problem of maintenance will probably always be a problem because most states are reluctant to burden their driving constituency with any inspection/enforcement program worth a damn.