Our Subaru has the lights that move left or right on curves. They don't go up and down. Kinda interesting, when you start the car facing a wall, you can see the headlights come on, move full cross-eyed, then full Marty Feldman, then back to center.
That "feature" has been around for quite a while. I rode somewhere with someone who had a Honda, and the dash lights were on all the time, this would have been over 20 years ago.
It's a real PITA at times.
Yes when your driving you can’t really tell the headlights move but when you start it you sure can.
Cataracts, retinal disorders certainly make it worse for some older folks, but there are big genetic differences in how fast people's eyes react to being photobleached by a bright light, like oncoming headlights. That can start before folks learn to drive.
I haven't noticed any particular brand distinction when it comes to headlight glare. You make a good point about people putting LED bulbs in housings that aren't designed for them...especially reflector housings. The LED's light distribution is different than a bulb filament (which was what the reflector was designed for), and that negates a lot of the design that went into that housing. Not as big a problem with projector style housings.
I was surprised when the eye doctor told me I have cataracts about 5 years ago. He said most people my age do. He said you know how when you want to read something at night, and you have to get closer to the table lamp? Yeah. That's due to your cataracts. Don't worry about it, but just know that your vision will slowly get that filter and some day you might need surgery to correct it.
Agree. For example, Consumer reports usually trashed BMW. I’ve owned an X-5 for 6 years and can tell you there’s things that Consumer Reports neglects to “report” on. One example is build quality, or the feel of something built with integrity, or just the way it drives.
Me included, but yes. As @MossRoad pointed out, for those of us who spend or have spent lots of time outside, cataracts are likely in our future if not already arrived.
No problem. I hear a lot of older men say they feel like headlights are brighter. When you ask them what they look like, they say they look like a bright white “aura” or cloud. This is old age eyes as much as it is brighter headlights. Younger peeps never seem to complain about them.
I was one those young peeps complaining.
Now I guess I'm an old fogey complaining. Still, I love have bright headlights on rural roads. I have had too many close calls with deer over the years. I love great brakes, too.
Many years ago I was driving my wife out to her folks' house at night down Crumstown Hwy (yes, that's the real nameI was one those young peeps complaining.
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Peter
) and I asked her when they made it a double yellow line, because it was always a single yellow line? She said there's only one line.
Uh-oh.
That is the primary use of fog lights for me. They cast to the sides. When driving in rural areas with high deer populations, it is very useful to see the deer before they impact your vehicle.There was a time when headlights were meant to light in front of the car. Now, many cars are throwing light in all directions. I see them coming down our country road lighting up the trees lining the road. They throw the light up and to the side....all over. I don't get it...............
Many years ago I was driving my wife out to her folks' house at night down Crumstown Hwy (yes, that's the real name
I know exactly what the town was named for; Mr. Crum. It was originally Crum's Point, later changed to Crumstown. But everyone around here snickers when someone says Crumstown.Crumstown, Indiana - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
I have relatives by that name. It doesn't mean what you think it means.
