Ask HN: Are headlights getting brighter or am I getting old?

Re:Ask HN: Are headlights getting brighter or am I getting old? by sirstan on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @09:28PM (#34348372)

There are a few cross-over SUV's with LED headlights that seem exceedingly annoying. The newer Honda Pilots and Subaru Ascent always seem like they have sun-like headlights. When one of these vehicles is traveling up a hill, the basically blind anyone coming down the hill. I own a Pilot, and get high beam flashed constantly. I had Honda check the alignment and they say its 100% where it should be.

I can't ever make out the grill after being blinded, but it seems like GM trucks (perhaps the 2500 series?) also have exceedingly bright lights.

Other vehicles seem to have "are those low or high beams" bright headlights, but not enough to "old man yells at clouds" about them.

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Re:Ask HN: Are headlights getting brighter or am I getting old? by perilunar on Thursday January 12, 2023 @02:14AM (#34350218)

> I own a Pilot, and get high beam flashed constantly

Well that's part of the answer. If enough of us flash the cars with annoying lights then maybe manufacturers will get the message.

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Re:Ask HN: Are headlights getting brighter or am I getting old? by antisthenes on Thursday January 12, 2023 @11:11AM (#34355696)

In my experience, most people are completely oblivious to being flashed by high beams, party because they are just oblivious and partly because the lights are already so bright, that flashing beams barely makes a difference.

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