headlights on new cars to bright or is it me?
I see eye dr every year, mid 60's, 20/20 with bi-focles for close up stuff. Dr says my eyes OK. I notice that newer cars headlights are supper bright. Just me or anybody else notice this?
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Not so much bright as the lighting patterns are poorly controlled, beam cutoffs higher even when adjusted right, and the technologies (particularly HID) are going to color temperatures that scatter a lot more: atmospheric moisture and dust, dirt on windshield, eyeglass surfaces, cloudiness in aging lenses.
There was briefly a move in headlamp standards to reduce the max headlight height to where the low-beam cutoff below windshield height for most cars, but the manufacturers kicked back on the standard as more and more buyers shifted to taller SUVs and pickups. The proposals did manage to get lower mounting points on large trucks, where styling is not so much a factor in lighting.
I've found the best thing I can do is keep my windshield clean, inside and out, and make sure my glasses (polarized) are clean before driving at night.
There was briefly a move in headlamp standards to reduce the max headlight height to where the low-beam cutoff below windshield height for most cars, but the manufacturers kicked back on the standard as more and more buyers shifted to taller SUVs and pickups. The proposals did manage to get lower mounting points on large trucks, where styling is not so much a factor in lighting.
I've found the best thing I can do is keep my windshield clean, inside and out, and make sure my glasses (polarized) are clean before driving at night.
