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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by zero_k on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @07:47AM (#42316914)
They are effectively unregulated. Most drivers have no clue how to adjust them, and the "modders" replace them randomly with whatever they find is the brightest/coolest. Yeah, you _could_ fine them and claim that the cars are unroadworthy until fixed, but if a rule is not enforced, is it a rule? So, yeah, effectively unregulated, too.

I bicycle a lot and I tell other cyclist that they need to adjust their lights all the time. At least they seem to take feedback. Somehow, drivers think that they, in their multi-ton metal boxes are a band apart, and tend to take zero criticism from anyone outside of their metal boxes.

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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by robertlagrant on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @09:06AM (#42317527)
> So, yeah, effectively unregulated, too.

No, one is actually unregulated, and the other is imperfectly regulated.

> Somehow, drivers think that they, in their multi-ton metal boxes are a band apart, and tend to take zero criticism from anyone outside of their metal boxes.

I can't imagine, with such a homogenising, negative attitude towards a group comprising millions of people, why they might not listen to you.

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