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Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights? by ramenmeal on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:10PM (#24043475)
I've noticed newer Toyota headlights's are really bright and angled too high up. That or Toyota drivers leave their brights on more.
Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights? by FractalParadigm on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:26AM (#24047230)
It's funny you say this, because I got a lot of flak on Reddit for saying the same thing.

You can see this effect clear as day when it's foggy - every other vehicle with projector headlights are aimed down, at the road, yet Toyota's (and Corollas especially it seems) are very blatantly aimed up, and at best are exactly level (which is still incorrect).

Honda drivers, on the other hand, seem to leave their high-beams on as a hobby. Over the 100k miles I've put behind the wheel of my truck in the past year, I could count on one hand the number of cars that have left their brights on, total. You'd need both hands to count the number of Honda's daily.

Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights? by seer on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:57AM (#24047412)
Isn’t there a knob to control the angle of the projectors? So that if you have heavy cargo at the back you can adjust the angle?

In the country I live in you’ll get honked to oblivion if you mess with that and blind the other drivers.

Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights? by macintux on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @09:05AM (#24049523)
Uncommon in the U.S., sadly. My Jeep had that feature for the Canadian market, but not here, weirdly.
Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights? by bluGill on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @08:42AM (#24049333)
Technically yes, but you need a screwdriver to turn it. Just as well, most people wouldn't know how to turn it and make things worse.
Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights? by minkzilla on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @10:29AM (#24050326)
Two of the five cars my family has owned in the last 20 years have had that feature.
Re:Why is America stuck with bad headlights? by brianwawok on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:13AM (#24048771)
No car I have ever seen in the US has this.