Headlights are getting far too bright/dangerous
Discussion
Anyone else feel like driving at night is getting worse now thanks to modern cars and their collapsed suns blinding everyone?
Landrovers are bad for it but that's also because they're higher up, still no excuse it's like they're always on full beam. BMW's as well, everytime I now pass a new one I can bearly bloody see.
Sometimes I flash them as I think to myself they definitley have their full beams on, only for them to flash me back and illuminate the whole f
king county 
Landrovers are bad for it but that's also because they're higher up, still no excuse it's like they're always on full beam. BMW's as well, everytime I now pass a new one I can bearly bloody see.
Sometimes I flash them as I think to myself they definitley have their full beams on, only for them to flash me back and illuminate the whole f
king county Danez said:
Anyone else feel like driving at night is getting worse now thanks to modern cars and their collapsed suns blinding everyone?
I have more problems with the brightness of brake lights than headlights. Sitting behind a modern LED equipped car in traffic when the driver is inconsiderate enough to keep his foot on the foot brake is horrible. Headlights have become an arms race. They're fine if your lights are bright enough because your eyes are already adjusted to it, to an extent. But if you run an old car with dim lights the change in contract is pretty horrible.
kambites said:
Danez said:
Anyone else feel like driving at night is getting worse now thanks to modern cars and their collapsed suns blinding everyone?
I have more problems with the brightness of brake lights than headlights. Sitting behind a modern LED equipped car in traffic when the driver is inconsiderate enough to keep his foot on the foot brake is horrible. 
kambites said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Some cars you can't help the brake lights being on (even after foot is removed from pedal)
Really? Even if you put them in park? I find many of the new full LED lights on the Audi’s and Mercs look blue occasionally to my eyes when I see them in the rear view mirror. I’ve had my eyes tested because of this and my eyes are fine. Sometimes when being followed by one several 100 metres back I’ll go and over take the car in front just to put something between me and the car bothering me. No idea if it’s the glass on my car or other reasons for this blueness I see. Anyone else have this problem?
Edited by oldaudi on Thursday 8th February 22:26
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
kambites said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Some cars you can't help the brake lights being on (even after foot is removed from pedal)
Really? Even if you put them in park? Yep, I agree, headlights seem to be getting much brighter, which is great for the driver of said car, but an issue for those viewing them when they're coming straight at you.
I was chatting to a mate about this the other day & we decided part of the issue is probably our age - the eyes deteriorating. Now I'm back to blaming it on the lights.
Whilst I'm at it, those newest Minis rear indicators are horrendous - a small flashing orange circle surrounded by an unbearably bright rear light, making the indicator virtually invisible, to my aging eyes, anyway.
I was chatting to a mate about this the other day & we decided part of the issue is probably our age - the eyes deteriorating. Now I'm back to blaming it on the lights.
Whilst I'm at it, those newest Minis rear indicators are horrendous - a small flashing orange circle surrounded by an unbearably bright rear light, making the indicator virtually invisible, to my aging eyes, anyway.
Danez said:
Anyone else feel like driving at night is getting worse now thanks to modern cars and their collapsed suns blinding everyone?
Landrovers are bad for it but that's also because they're higher up, still no excuse it's like they're always on full beam. BMW's as well, everytime I now pass a new one I can bearly bloody see.
Sometimes I flash them as I think to myself they definitley have their full beams on, only for them to flash me back and illuminate the whole fking county
whats this, someone else also mention the 'pass' word.Landrovers are bad for it but that's also because they're higher up, still no excuse it's like they're always on full beam. BMW's as well, everytime I now pass a new one I can bearly bloody see.
Sometimes I flash them as I think to myself they definitley have their full beams on, only for them to flash me back and illuminate the whole f
king county and yes, I agree BMWs are a nuisance, they like driving real close also telling you in no uncertain terms who owns the road, even if they drive some sorry little diesel.
MellowshipSlinky said:
sweet, can't wait to rock those 
My car has led rear lights and yes they are really bright so I am conscious that they can be uncomfortable to the driver behind so I don't keep my foot on them unless absolutely needed.
Luckily car is a manual box with a 'proper' handbrake, people with automatics or automated manuals seem more likely to just sit on the brake in traffic.
Luckily car is a manual box with a 'proper' handbrake, people with automatics or automated manuals seem more likely to just sit on the brake in traffic.
I have suffered with this, on occasion. Yes, the lights are bright, and certainly effective. But for me, I’m not so much effected by the direct ‘glare’. As I am by the difference between the ‘glare’ and the darkness surrounding it.
With older lights, there’s like a gradual ‘bleed’ at the edge, when someone is driving toward you. Which late in the evening, seems relatively easy to deal with and see through / see past, if that makes sense?
With modern led lights, it’s almost like there is no graduated drop off to the light levels at all. It’s like there’s LIGHT then immediate DARK at the edge of the light beam. There’s no graduation
I’m not sure exactly how to explain it.
With older lights, there’s like a gradual ‘bleed’ at the edge, when someone is driving toward you. Which late in the evening, seems relatively easy to deal with and see through / see past, if that makes sense?
With modern led lights, it’s almost like there is no graduated drop off to the light levels at all. It’s like there’s LIGHT then immediate DARK at the edge of the light beam. There’s no graduation
I’m not sure exactly how to explain it.
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