Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
by missedthecue on Monday August 03, 2020 @04:29PM
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Make it 9pm rather than 3am. I'd say the headlights are worse.
Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
by mtVessel on Monday August 03, 2020 @06:02PM
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Let's see, what's worse? Being rudely awakened, or being maimed/killed by a driver who literally cannot see?
I suppose in terms of net impact to society, there's no way of deciding without knowing in advance if the hypothetical victim is Mother Theresa or Hitler, so it's kind of a wash.
But for me (and feel free to disagree), I'm going to err on the side of preventing a devastating impact to a small number, over a minor annoyance to many.
Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
by corey_moncure on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @12:02AM
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Being rudely awakened too many times in a night results in a driver who cannot drive safely the next morning.
Life safety is certainly a bigger factor with the headlights, but all other aspects are orders of magnitude more disruptive on the acoustic side. Having bright-as-sun headlights driving around town at 3am is not going to cause a lot of trouble for most residents (as they would be indoors sleeping peacefully). On the other hand, someone driving around at 3am in a turbo diesel truck with muffler delete may be able to single-handedly rouse your entire town from its slumber.
Which one of these actors has the most adverse net impact on society?