Headlight height Vs car height
Headlight height Vs car height
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Yodafone

Original Poster:

427 posts

236 months

Thursday 7th March 2024
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I've noticed that when I'm behind the wheel of cars with a higher driving position, headlight glare seems to be less of an issue.

Have others found a similar link between the height of their vehicle and the reduction in glare from oncoming headlights?

Zarco

21,130 posts

240 months

Thursday 7th March 2024
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Yes. It's because headlights are dipped (they point down).

kambites

71,645 posts

252 months

Thursday 7th March 2024
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It's definitely worse in a low car, especially when you're being followed or approached by a car with particularly high mounted headlights (like most SUVs and bigger vans).

trickywoo

14,258 posts

261 months

Thursday 7th March 2024
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Yes. One of the reasons it’s not fun to daily a ‘sports’ car.

cobra kid

5,613 posts

271 months

Thursday 7th March 2024
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That's that sorted then.

AdeTuono

7,626 posts

258 months

Thursday 7th March 2024
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Yodafone

Original Poster:

427 posts

236 months

Thursday 7th March 2024
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kambites said:
It's definitely worse in a low car, especially when you're being followed or approached by a car with particularly high mounted headlights (like most SUVs and bigger vans).
I thought it was just me getting older and eyes not responding as fast, only realised when work kept giving me SUV's hire cars, I asked for compact, standard, intermediate a SUV gets delivered every time.