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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by foobarian on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @08:12AM (#42317096)
The problem is, lately you can't tell if they are normal or high beams. Something about the cooler color and sharper quality of the LED lights maybe? Often as I curse an oncoming driver for not dipping their beams I notice in my rearview they turn them on after they pass me. So they were low beams to begin with.
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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by sangnoir on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @04:03PM (#42322027)
> The problem is, lately you can't tell if they are normal or high beams.

Properly leveled lights should cast the beam below the horizon: any person seeing the headlights situated above the their height should not be blinded by them. I suspect the etymology of "high beam" is because they project higher to allow seeing further (and blinding everyone in the path)

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