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Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by Maxburn on Thursday February 16, 2023 @10:45AM (#34820158)
This is a good point also. Oddly enough it's the LED taillights that get me on this topic. Very easy to notice if you are glancing around.
Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by Tempest1981 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @11:19AM (#34820685)
Yes! This drives me crazy. But I mention it to others, (and how to experience it), and their eyes don't perceive it.

What % of people are sensitive to this? Any medical documentation? Is NHTSA aware?

Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by mrguyorama on Thursday February 16, 2023 @11:36AM (#34820970)
Just show them a video. Many cameras pick it up no problem.
Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by lstodd on Thursday February 16, 2023 @11:42AM (#34821076)
Just about everyone. Wave your hand with fingers spread in front of your eyes and you will see it.
Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by dang on Thursday February 16, 2023 @09:21PM (#34829867)
Could you please stop posting unsubstantive and/or flamebait comments and otherwise breaking the site guidelines (e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34794878)? We ban accounts that do these things, and I don't want to ban you.

If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful. The idea is: if you have a substantive point, make it thoughtfully; if not, please don't comment until you do.

Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by AceyMan on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:21PM (#34823063)
Websearch 'FMVSS 108' for the relevant US regulatory framework.
Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by Tempest1981 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @05:10PM (#34827210)
Thanks. I'm scanning it, but it's huge.

Does it specify minimum LED refresh rate somewhere? Or is it lacking that today?

Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by EmilioMartinez on Sunday February 19, 2023 @09:34AM (#34857869)
I usually use my phone's slow motion video to settle the matter. Negotiating where to sit on a restaurant is a prime use case.
Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by foobiekr on Thursday February 16, 2023 @11:46AM (#34821155)
It took me awhile to figure out why the LED tail lights made me have a specific weird feeling.

If you're old enough, you may have seen the science fiction children's show "Captain Power." The LED tail lights remind me of the target strobe meant to trigger the accompanying toys.

Of course if you're old like me, you probably only watched an episode to see what Lightwave3d was capable of, but ..

Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by JKCalhoun on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:28PM (#34821910)
> Very easy to notice if you are glancing around.

See saccade:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccade