How do we stop people from blinding other drivers with aftermarket LEDs?

Re:How do we stop people from blinding other drivers with af... by jbay808 on Monday March 16, 2020 @12:20PM (#22593974)

As a civic driver I notice this a lot.

One tip which you probably know already but not everyone does: you can darken your rear view mirror by flipping the tab on the bottom. Unfortunately no equivalent for your side mirrors.

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Re:How do we stop people from blinding other drivers with af... by whatevah5982 on Monday March 16, 2020 @12:26PM (#22594057)

The darkening is sufficient for regular cars, but it's almost useless when the headlight of the SUV behind you is at the driver's level :(

I bought my car used a while ago, and it's now ~10 years old. I find the stock headlights to be perfectly adequate to drive in rural areas (and I live/drive regularly rural streets without street lights).

The difference with newer cars though is _staggering_. It's not only SUVs.

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Re:How do we stop people from blinding other drivers with af... by davidgay on Monday March 16, 2020 @12:38PM (#22594205)

Auto-dimming side-view mirrors now exist (as a package with an auto-dimming main mirror for Subaru at least).

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Re:How do we stop people from blinding other drivers with af... by brewdad on Monday March 16, 2020 @01:56PM (#22595330)

I have these on my Volvo. They are great for avoiding bright headlights from behind but they make it virtually impossible to see a bike that may be approaching in the bike lane. Anything with headlights that aren't super bright becomes dim or virtually invisible.

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