Question Everything: Why are car headlights so bright?

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
  • The blueish tint of LEDs can make for a white-knuckle ride and make us all wonder: "Whose bright idea was this?" WBZ-TV's David Wade reports.

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  • @AnythingJW
    @AnythingJW 6 месяцев назад +19

    I need to wear sunglasses at night to drive

    • @MCO18
      @MCO18 6 месяцев назад +1

      Corey Hart, is that you?

    • @archie_bunker
      @archie_bunker 3 месяца назад

      the ones that drive with those lights are all clowns and just want the attention lol. all bums.

  • @Paul1958R
    @Paul1958R 6 месяцев назад +11

    Problem: 'Were from the govt and were here to help'

  • @Where2bub
    @Where2bub 6 месяцев назад +4

    On coming? What about blinding the driver in front of them, glancing at my mirror, and then I’m blind for a second.

  • @BilboBaggins-q8k
    @BilboBaggins-q8k 6 месяцев назад +12

    Bro if you cops want to rake revenue , pull people over for keeping the high beams on why is this not being reported as part of the problem this is actually part of it ?!?!?! Especially in northern and southern DE .

    • @GAMINGsonicgaming
      @GAMINGsonicgaming Месяц назад

      Yes the police could make a ton of $$$. If they start ticketing I bet people would fix the problem. I tell Chicago police all the time. Our idiot mayor put these on their dam suv's and buses!!!!This is the wrong city!!!

  • @lindadenault1902
    @lindadenault1902 6 месяцев назад +16

    So dangerous

  • @djSmokeShow
    @djSmokeShow 6 месяцев назад +3

    It's not that they "can be blinding", they ARE blinding, period.

  • @ciscodiy8276
    @ciscodiy8276 6 месяцев назад +14

    When we gonna have a regulatory for those crazy headlights?

    • @fredfrederickson
      @fredfrederickson 6 месяцев назад +1

      Regulate all you want but who is going to enforce this? Police? How are they supposed to determine what is and is not too bright?

    • @SleepyJoeLGB
      @SleepyJoeLGB 3 месяца назад

      Still gonna have bright headlights even if it’s regulated I could honestly care less

  • @stbrian1861
    @stbrian1861 6 месяцев назад +7

    Proper Aiming is only a half measure and would be a complete solution IF All roads were perfectly Flat and Straight with absolutely Zero Topography and ALL vehicles had headlights that were set very low.
    Drivers shouldn't have to look to the white line on the right side of the road.
    Also, when managing to merge unto a road, street, freeway, etc , from a driveway, parking lot, etc..., GUESS WHERE You have to look ?!? ..., Directly at the Headlights of Traffic.

    • @fredfrederickson
      @fredfrederickson 6 месяцев назад

      Some cars have self leveling headlights but they are expensive

  • @LawrenceMarkFearon
    @LawrenceMarkFearon 6 месяцев назад +2

    Had to get a windshield tint rated at 85% VLT from Hüper Öptik. Klar85 is nearly transparent but cuts down headlight glare at night. The nano-ceramic film blocks a little heat from the sun in the daytime too. Priceless when driving a lower car around new trucks and SUV's at night.

  • @sparkplug0000
    @sparkplug0000 6 месяцев назад +5

    One aspect that is overlooked is the DOT maintaining proper, usable, lane striping, particularly the white line on the right. Yes, some people upgrade headlights for ego, but others legitimately can’t see the lanes of the road at night, especially in rain, so they install brighter lights. A good reflective line might eliminate their feeling the need to upgrade. Plus, highly visible lines help drivers maintain their lane when they are forced to look away when they do face these brighter lights of oncoming traffic.

  • @Janedoe-hw6sp
    @Janedoe-hw6sp 6 месяцев назад +5

    I thought blue lights were illegal?

    • @HiKarmenik
      @HiKarmenik 3 месяца назад

      Lights colored blue are likely illegal, however the blue color from the LED lights are just a tint. Just like how halogen headlights are tinted orange.

  • @wrotenwasp
    @wrotenwasp 6 месяцев назад +2

    I don't get it with these damned headlights. I still own a 1986 with old school "sealed beam" headlights and I can see at night at 60 years old. Maybe growing up with these types of headlights I became used to them. I also have a 1996 Chevy pickup with halogen bulbs, they're not blinding and I can see the road at night just fine. How many lumens do you need? Smart headlights. There isn't a single part of a new car they don't want controlled by the PCM. What's next, smart floor mats?

  • @erich84502ify
    @erich84502ify 6 месяцев назад +1

    My lights cause oncoming drivers to flash the brights

    • @SleepyJoeLGB
      @SleepyJoeLGB 3 месяца назад

      So does mine but I got aftermarket lights but I have no plans on changing them out at all

  • @martinpalm5
    @martinpalm5 Месяц назад

    I'm pretty sure it's causing people to loss their sight. People should sue.

  • @foxtrotwolf6081
    @foxtrotwolf6081 6 месяцев назад

    Car headlights are so bright so that you can get the "plus" for the safety pick plus designation. Somewhere in my lifetime, they included illumination as one of the criteria, knocking the "plus" off the designation for many cars until they engineered brighter headlights.

  • @nihonkokusai
    @nihonkokusai 6 месяцев назад

    How about adjusting lower than it should be by 1/1000 inch

  • @GAMINGsonicgaming
    @GAMINGsonicgaming Месяц назад

    People speak up NOW to your Reps!!!! We have fight the idiotic things they do

  • @lmc333
    @lmc333 6 месяцев назад

    We need actually engineers setting the new standard here. There are lots of misinformation and misinterpreted information in this video. There needs to be study to normalize wht is acceptable and why is considered dangerous bright light....

  • @theczar6171
    @theczar6171 6 месяцев назад +1

    Those new Escalade’s. And a lot of the Tesla’s. Those Ford pick up trucks and GMC’s pick ups. You could spot them easily at a red light just from how bright their headlights are.

  • @edwardcarberry1095
    @edwardcarberry1095 6 месяцев назад +1

    As usual I may not be able to spelll?? { macular degeneration }
    LED LIGHTS cause macular degeneration . Learnt of that a few years ago!!!
    I have " Light sensitive eyes. "" So yes I sneeze at with these excessive lighting .
    AS WELL WHY DO SO MANY USE THEIR FOG LIGHTS AS WELL?!?!??!!??!?!?
    If your blinding me with two lights, putting two more in is not intelligent.

  • @larrysorenson4789
    @larrysorenson4789 6 месяцев назад

    So you can see the road at night.

    • @GAMINGsonicgaming
      @GAMINGsonicgaming Месяц назад +1

      No we were fine before this. There are more dangers with these lights. Not only your retinas so much more.

  • @ColinFowler
    @ColinFowler 2 дня назад

    Let's not forget all the losers who drive with their highbeams on at all times.

  • @imrytebeehyneu
    @imrytebeehyneu 6 месяцев назад +2

    Just wear one of those yellow night driving glasses. They help glare down those pesky bright car lights...
    Problem solved 👍

    • @dutchmaster1999
      @dutchmaster1999 6 месяцев назад

      i just bought a pair... sometimes you forget them
      say if you leave around 6pm and the sun is still up, you're not expecting to be out for too long

    • @imrytebeehyneu
      @imrytebeehyneu 6 месяцев назад

      @@dutchmaster1999 then leave it in your glove compartment. C'mon man...😂 ( Biden's voice )
      Also, daytime running lamps hasn't died yet...nice try..🤣

  • @archie_bunker
    @archie_bunker 6 месяцев назад +1

    it's time to ban these lights

    • @SleepyJoeLGB
      @SleepyJoeLGB 3 месяца назад

      Nahh im good. I got bright aftermarket headlights on my jeep and have no plans to replace em anytime soon

    • @archie_bunker
      @archie_bunker 3 месяца назад

      @@SleepyJoeLGB most of the vehicles i see with burned out lights are the ones driving these LED lights.

    • @SleepyJoeLGB
      @SleepyJoeLGB 3 месяца назад +1

      @@archie_bunker I’ve had LEDs for years mine hasn’t burned out yet

  • @kevinheneghan74
    @kevinheneghan74 6 месяцев назад

    I love led headlights on all vehicle for this 20 century It doesn’t matter you have aftermarket or factory ones on your vehicle go for a led headlights For your own safety on any weather The time I was a teenager I love a xenon headlights. Best Don’t use your highbeams. Best be on your low beams. Bye bye a Halogen headlights for rip. Brighter headlights are better than stupid migraine in our country. House in headlights are out of style and new vehicles. I’m gonna keep driving those a led of xenon lights are rest of my life with brightness matter what.

  • @jewllake
    @jewllake 6 месяцев назад +1

    Tesla headlights are the worst!!!!!

  • @markjohnson2079
    @markjohnson2079 6 месяцев назад +4

    The issue is people throwing cheap LED headlight bulbs in older reflector style headlight housings and NOT adjusting the aim. New cars with LEDs are aimed correctly are fine.

    • @benkenny3220
      @benkenny3220 6 месяцев назад

      No it's not. Not at all. It's all these modern cars with LEDs.

  • @Wickedpissah138
    @Wickedpissah138 6 месяцев назад

    I have an older truck.
    Lately I just keep my highs on to keep up with everyone 🤷‍♂️

    • @lmc333
      @lmc333 6 месяцев назад +2

      You are not helping, you are blinding everyone, creating dangerous situations fo everyone.

  • @Andy-bp8xk
    @Andy-bp8xk 6 месяцев назад

    My god this country is so sensitive about literally everything. Now we’re bashing others over safety? Let’s question the ppl driving that can’t see at night? Why don’t ya stay home?

    • @benkenny3220
      @benkenny3220 6 месяцев назад +1

      Because we have to go out and drive around, just to blind people, with our LEDs.

    • @archie_bunker
      @archie_bunker 6 месяцев назад +1

      i have a remedy for people with these lights lol

    • @HiKarmenik
      @HiKarmenik 3 месяца назад +1

      This world has infrastructure based on vehicular travel. It's only appropriate that the people in charge of the regulation of vehicular travel make it safe all-around, no?
      People have stuff to do at all hours. If you can't answer your own simple question with contextual articulation, then you are ignorant.