i have an ultrabright headlamp for my push iron its a head torch . go out every night with the dog sometimes pricks in cars dazzle me full beam so i let em have it by looking up and over at them they soon dip. normaly look down and away if they dip no need for it if everyone plays the white mans gameI am right with you on that score and my own pet peeve are cyclists, they should be stopped and fined for blinding motorists. I too cycle to and from but I make damned sure I blind nobody, it's a blloody nuisance it is.
go out every night with the dog sometimes pricks in cars dazzle me full beam so i let em have it by looking up and over at them they soon dip. normaly look down and away if they dip no need for it if everyone plays the white mans game
Found that out the hard way...HID and LED conversion in a standard lamp is an MOT fail I'm afraid.
Section 4.1.4 of the MOT manual if you want to check.
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I don't think the height thing is the sole cause of the issue, I still regularly get dazzled by dipped beams in the pickup which towers over most crossovers and SUV's.I am sure the issue is compounded by my car being a normal size /height car and not a giant SUV thing that seem to make up the majority these days.
Modern headlights are dazzling, but frankly a nightmare.I don't think the height thing is the sole cause of the issue, I still regularly get dazzled by dipped beams in the pickup which towers over most crossovers and SUV's.
The higher colour temperature of HID's and white LED's with more blue light than conventional bulbs messes with how your eyes naturally adapt to reduced light, making it much more dazzling.
There's a desperate need for UNECE (who regulate such matters as part of one of the Vienna Conventions) to update their criteria for headlights to restrict both colour temperature and luminous intensity to levels that don't adversely affect other road users.
Many a true word spoken in jest...Maybe it's your eyes and not the headlamps? Stop ****ing for a week and see if it improves your night vision...
I always keep one eye shut, just to be on the safe side. I swap at 99.Maybe it's your eyes and not the headlamps? Stop ****ing for a week and see if it improves your night vision...
I agree with this….its quite dark round these parts, very little light pollution. Some of these auto dip modern LED lights are just dam right dangerous….blinding.I don't think the height thing is the sole cause of the issue, I still regularly get dazzled by dipped beams in the pickup which towers over most crossovers and SUV's.
The higher colour temperature of HID's and white LED's with more blue light than conventional bulbs messes with how your eyes naturally adapt to reduced light, making it much more dazzling.
There's a desperate need for UNECE (who regulate such matters as part of one of the Vienna Conventions) to update their criteria for headlights to restrict both colour temperature and luminous intensity to levels that don't adversely affect other road users.
Xenon bulbs in ordinary headlight units is also a fail - got Tee shirt for thatHID and LED conversion in a standard lamp is an MOT fail I'm afraid.
Section 4.1.4 of the MOT manual if you want to check.
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Youngest has bought a Hyundai coupe for not a lot of cash. Headlights were minging. I set about polishing them with the remnants of an old kit I had. Half an hour had them gleaming and looking like new. This one should pass its MOT with ease, we can’t find anything major wrong with itI tried polishing my headlights with toothpaste, but too slow for me, i used polishing compound it was better, passed the MOT, car didnt.
I have two issues. The common issue that other people agree with is oncoming car lights. I try to look away and can generally manage with the temporary irritation.I don't think the height thing is the sole cause of the issue, I still regularly get dazzled by dipped beams in the pickup which towers over most crossovers and SUV's.
I have near perfect vision, while everyone in my family have terrible eyes and need strong glasses. I think the reason is I spend a lot of time outside, so my eye lens muscles get a lot of work focusing. As I understand it, glasses just correct for lazy focusing muscles - made worse by old age and hardening lenses.Maybe it's your eyes and not the headlamps? Stop ****ing for a week and see if it improves your night vision...
I think the root cause of that problem might be between the seat and the steering wheel... (Edit: of the following car I hasten to add)The second issue that most people dont seem to have had is cars behind them, lighting up their mirrors and car interior, and I think this is where height plays a big part.
Actually most new cars have auto dipping - so lazyboy gets used to not having to twang the dipswitch every now and again. But suprise suprise the system doesn't recognise errant dog walkers...I find most people appear inconsiderate at night but I have started wondering if it's because many of them have absolutely no idea that you can adjust the headlights up or down? The really dangerous lights I think are the zillion watt stroboscopic bike lights, now they are just bloody horrendous. Coming up behind you like a berzerk emergency services vehicle they are really disorientating.
Sorry, modern Eurovans lights are way too high, too powerful, and usually driven by white van man on the way too, or home from a job, so not thinking about anyone but himself. This is my experience, but I may be wrong...I think the root cause of that problem might be between the seat and the steering wheel... (Edit: of the following car I hasten to add)
The regs for lights require dipped beams to be angled more steeply downward if the centerline of the bulb is above a certain height (835mm or 850mm I think), which vans and HGV's have managed fine with for decades now.
So height shouldn't be a major factor if the lights are adjusted correctly, and the driver behind is leaving an adequate separation distance...
Having mentioned HGV's, tailgating you to within and inch of your life is not generally the behaviour from the driver of a Scania 730S... but the driver of say a BMW X5, they'll happily sit inches off your towbar with zero awareness.