headlights on new cars to bright or is it me?

Studies show that the new stylish headlights are a problem. Headlight article

The current crop of designs are more about style and aerodynamics and less about safety and function.

I use the yellow tint glasses while riding my motorcycle at night. They dramatically reduce the glare and make things a bit brighter and clearer without hurting my eyes. I am thinking about getting a pair for my truck.

Steeljag wrote:
It is mostly the knuckleheads who replace their own, and do not aim them correctly ! Or, newer vehicles carrying loads in the rear, and Motorcycles who also change their own and don’t plan for a fat passenger !

Nice to know I'm a knucklehead, well, I'm an old one at least. Replaced my halogen bulbs with LED bulbs and yes they are bright. I can actually see down the road now. Amazing technology.

Headlights like that, suck! It isn't just you!

path1 wrote:

I notice that newer cars headlights are supper bright. Just me or anybody else notice this?

Yes they ARE.

But the ones that are a serious problem are the ones that moronic owners have messed with. Converted to HID and not aimed properly or jacked up pickups where it is impossible to aim them properly......so that they shine in exactly the wrong place, coming or going.

But....ask your eye doctor specifically about cataracts. I think I heard that everybody over 50 has that to some degree and they often show up first with bright lights.

jfkmk wrote:
Yes, the new headlight technology has made headlights much brighter than the ever were and that's a good thing.

The bad thing is a lot of people put on poorly engineered aftermarket headlights (brighter) but are not aimed properly. Others simply add LED bulbs into their halogen fixtures. They are not designed the same way and, especially if not realigned for the new bulb (and I suspect most are not) the result is blinding light in the eyes of oncoming traffic.

This. It's the people buying aftermarket "improved" lamps that are the ones causing the worst glare. I for one would welcome the return of mandatory vehicle inspections in my home state IF they would force the removal of all those non DOT compliant lights.

It is mostly the knuckleheads who replace their own, and do not aim them correctly ! Or, newer vehicles carrying loads in the rear, and Motorcycles who also change their own and don’t plan for a fat passenger !

Yes, the new headlight technology has made headlights much brighter than the ever were and that's a good thing.

The bad thing is a lot of people put on poorly engineered aftermarket headlights (brighter) but are not aimed properly. Others simply add LED bulbs into their halogen fixtures. They are not designed the same way and, especially if not realigned for the new bulb (and I suspect most are not) the result is blinding light in the eyes of oncoming traffic.

We don't drive a lot at night, but when I got my new glasses the doctor asked if I wanted the coating that reduced the nighttime glare on car headlights. I said sure. Wow. What a difference. Doesn't darken anything, but it sure makes driving at night more pleasurable. I don't have cataracts or anything like that and wasn't really bothered a lot by them, but I am glad I got this.

Dale

I don't think they're too bright. It's new technology and we need to adapt.
LED street lights are becoming common, yes they are bright, just don't stare at the 'light bulb' and you will be okay.