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[Men_in_Boxes]

My brother just got a 2023 Toyota Highlander and every 4th car you pass flashes you because they think your brights are on.

The brights are not on.



Can anyone explain why the auto industry is now doing this?

 

[Grildon Tundy]

SUVs ride higher than my sedan, so they're looking over my head while I'm staring into the face of God.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Might not be aimed right especially the drivers side

 

[spookyfish]

Might not be aimed right especially the drivers side

This. SUVs sit higher, and I'll bet they're not adjusting headlight aim with tire size.

 

[poppabk]

Yeah I never flash my lights at someone to let them know they have their brights on anymore just in case it's one of these and then the turn their actual brights on and I'm staring into a super nova.
Someone needs to make this mirrored inside trunk a reality:

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

This. SUVs sit higher, and I'll bet they're not adjusting headlight aim with tire size.

The "high beams" on his SUV are seemingly just a flap that lights up everything above the 6 ft high plane. Nothing gets brighter in the area you want (below the 6ft plane). It's like you'd only want to use the brights if you wanted to see a racoon up in a tree.

 

[Haint]

My brother just got a 2023 Toyota Highlander and every 4th car you pass flashes you because they think your brights are on.

The brights are not on.



Can anyone explain why the auto industry is now doing this?

Old boomers with terrible night vision are the only people who can afford new cars now cause even every man shit mobiles cost over $50K, so manufacturers are giving old boomers their night time reading glasses.

Not a joke, the average new car transaction is over $50,000, being bought by an average age of 56.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Might not be aimed right especially the drivers side

This, no way this is done on purpose or by default. Wouldn't it actually be illegal? Brights are a road hazard if used in proximity of other cars.

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

It's a common problem, especially with LED headlights in the 6500k range, which are far brighter and whiter than the old halogen bulbs that had a yellow tint.

Here's a piece about it.

Are headlights too bright? Everything you need to know about headlight glare

Do you have trouble driving at night because some headlights seem too bright? Perhaps you are driving less, or have even stopped driving altogether. If so, you're not alone. Read on to find out more about a topic that's of growing interest to drivers both in the UK and further afield

www.rac.co.uk

 

[demigod]

My GMC Sierra pickup truck has super bright lights so folks think i have high beam on. Sometimes i just turn it on and then off so cars can see me turning high beam off. Still get the usual idiots that think i have high beam on after turning it off.

 

[Ovek]

It's even worse for me as I have astigmatism. Night driving is bad enough but stupid LED headlights temporarily blind me as they drive past. Only a couple of days ago my car saved me from rear ending the car in front because of its radar emergency brake system because I couldn't or barely could see it.

 

[IAmRei]

And i thought this only happen in my place, turns out to whole world

 

[Tams]

It's gotten so bad, that here in the UK they are even considering regulating the brightness of vehicle lights.

The temperature of the light is also a massive issue. I understand the very yellow hues weren't the best in terms of being able to see hazards, but the lights are now a hazard themselves.

It doesn't help that in an attempt to look 'modern', cars are festooned with light bars and worst of all, light-up logos. The most egregious I've seen is light up text of the manufacturer's name.

 

[AJUMP23]

I think it has to do with the temperature of light they put in the headlight. It use to be a yellow temp and now it is a white or blue temp and it blinds you.

 

[T.v]

My GMC Sierra pickup truck has super bright lights so folks think i have high beam on. Sometimes i just turn it on and then off so cars can see me turning high beam off. Still get the usual idiots that think i have high beam on after turning it off.

The idiots are the dumb fucks making these modern cars. Modern car lights are an actual problem with how high and bright they are. And these auto adjusting lights never react properly.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

It's even worse for me as I have astigmatism. Night driving is bad enough but stupid LED headlights temporarily blind me as they drive past. Only a couple of days ago my car saved me from rear ending the car in front because of its radar emergency brake system because I couldn't or barely could see it.

This is a very inaccurate representation of astigmatism. It looks nothing like this.
However, being astigmatic, I can attest to how much of a scourge it is, especially when dealing with artificial light sources.

It doesn't help that in an attempt to look 'modern', cars are festooned with lightal bars and worst of all, light-up logos. The most egregious I've seen is light up text of the manufacturer's name.

I've seen this on an Opel just last night. That detail would be enough for me to write off that car completely, if I were in the market for a new car.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

The idiots are the dumb fucks making these modern cars. Modern car lights are an actual problem with how high and bright they are. And these auto adjusting lights never react properly.

That's just not true

My F150 Lightning has insanely bright LED headlights with adaptive anti glare for oncoming traffic and I never get flashed

Works like this keeping oncoming cars in a dark spot

 

[T.v]

That's just not true

My F150 Lightning has insanely bright LED headlights with adaptive anti glare for oncoming traffic and I never get flashed

Works like this keeping oncoming cars in a dark spot

Not true for all cars, sure. That type of headlight is great. Also only found on ludicrously expensive cars over here.

 

[P:axMagellanic]

Pretty sure they never altered the wattage when they went from the old lamps to the newer, brighter LED's. It's horrendous. The sooner some regulation comes in the better.

 

[Hookshot]

Was out driving last night and fortunately it was on major A-roads as it's getting really bad. On coming traffic is pretty much, older car, older car, blind, older car, blind, blind, older car. One I literally couldn't tell you a thing about it other than part of the registration plate was green suggesting it was an electric car. Make, model, size all a mystery as my eyes didn't work as it went by.

 

[Sticks]

Automatic high beams are the worst

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

There's a ton of reporting about this in the media.

These new LED lights are blinding drivers.

I'm amazed that 1. it passed testing, 2. they were greenlit for the road and 3. they haven't been ordered to be recalled and replaced

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Automatic high beams are the worst

I think a much bigger problem are people sticking LED bulbs into reflector types of housing that just scatter light everywhere

 

[Sticks]

I think a much bigger problem are people sticking LED bulbs into reflector types of housing that just scatter light everywhere

You barely see that anymore, here in Europe at least. Most cars that are 10 years old and younger have standard led bulbs.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

You barely see that anymore, here in Europe at least. Most cars that are 10 years old and younger have standard led bulbs.

Its a massive problem in the US especially people sticking those cheap LED bulbs in old pickup trucks

 

[Unknown?]

The "high beams" on his SUV are seemingly just a flap that lights up everything above the 6 ft high plane. Nothing gets brighter in the area you want (below the 6ft plane). It's like you'd only want to use the brights if you wanted to see a racoon up in a tree.

That's how it was with my Chevy Volt. It was annoying. I want brights, not just a wider range of light.

My Pontiac Firebird had four headlights and the brights activated all four for a much brighter shine.

 

[SoloCamo]

People flash their high beams at my gf's 2021 Miata ND2 all the time and we verified the headlights are pointed properly. Brand new HID bulbs in my G37 set to high beams dont touch her old LEDs at low.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

For you guys saying it's an SUV issue, might be right.

All I know is whenever I see someone driving towards me with blinders on, it's always an SUV unless it's some young guy in custom car messing around.

But it sure seems high beams are never on from people just driving around a standard sedan or even a sports car.

 

[Forsete]

Automatic high beams are the worst

Turned mine off as they would randomly flash people.