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Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by sokoloff on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @12:36PM (#45969414)
Back when sensors, electronics, and servos were unaffordable or unavailable, it made sense to have a low beam height control as the resting pitch of your car could vary by several degrees based on passenger/cargo load, trailer tongue weight, etc.

It seems vastly less necessary now to have that control in the hands of the driver.

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Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by mulmen on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @01:05PM (#45969814)
My dad’s 1966 Oldsmobile has auto-dimming headlights. There are manual overrides of course.
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Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by sokoloff on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @01:17PM (#45969953)
Does that relate to driver-controlled height adjustment of the headlights?
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Re:Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright by mulmen on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @05:12PM (#45972942)
No, the level is fixed for the high and low beams. I guess the driver can adjust them with a screwdriver but not while driving.

I’m just mentioning that headlight automation was being done back in the 1960s with simple electronics. Just a photo cell and a lens. The driver can adjust sensitivity.

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