Shit people on trains don’t have to deal with, volume 41,872.

And fuck the manufacturers for making headlights as bright as nuclear fusion.

  • Pandantic@midwest.social
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    7 months ago

    When you flash your brights at someone because you think their brights are on (because they are too bright) and it’s their low beams and they flash you to show you they’re not a jerk, blinding you in the process.

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      7 months ago

      It still irks me that the lumen level laws about headlights were circumvented by “unless installed from the dealer”

      Bright lights mean higher contrast between the lights and everything else making it fucking impossible to see anything but the car ahead of you.

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      7 months ago

      I always thought it was more of a “see an optometrist” flash. Even misaligned HID high beams aren’t more than a minor nuisance for people with normal night vision. But if even factory installed and aimed LED headlights are bothering you enough to completely blind you, you have an underlying condition that may or may not be treatable. Driving at night may not be something these people can do safely. All the more reason for better transit.

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        7 months ago

        The LEDs are getting so bright they hurt my eyes in the daylight. The newer F350s are noticeably the worst.