American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It could last for years

Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by caconym_ on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:24PM (#34821840)

If your headlights are at the same level as my car's roof, there is no alignment that will both a) not blind me, and b) actually illuminate the road in front of you. It is geometrically impossible.

But I agree to some extent that adaptive headlights are a band-aid. The real problem is the American auto market's fetish for ever-larger vehicles with ever-brighter headlights. We are a nation of adult children bereft of restraint, unable to grasp (or, alternately, unconcerned by) the fact that these vain indulgences are killing people.

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Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by rootusrootus on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:15PM (#34822922)

> If your headlights are at the same level as my car's roof

That is the pain of driving a Miata :). For a regular car, for example a Toyota Camry, even the topmost headlight on a Super Duty FX4 is close to a foot below the roofline of the car.

Which is good for me, because nobody ever flashes me when I'm driving my pickup, but I do occasionally get flashed in my Model 3.

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Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by LinAGKar on Thursday February 16, 2023 @03:58PM (#34826021)

Maybe there should be a maximum height for the headlights, so if someone makes a tall car they have to mount the headlights lower on the grill.

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