The Best Headlights in the World Are Illegal in America. “America’s roads are now full of tactical-grade headlights, and no one is happy about it.”
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Omg yes. A thousand times yes. Headlights are so, so awful.
And some seem to flicker, too? I keep thinking about folks with photosensitive epilepsy.
I thought it was just me and my old eyes and the sharp contrast because Vermont roads are so dark at night (no street lights) and yes, this is true. But a few years ago I was in a rental Toyota Forerunner in a different rural dark sky environment and I discovered I was less blinded! The problem appears to be two-fold: MEGALIGHTS but also installed on MEGATRUCKS! So if you're not also driving miles above the road surface, the MEGALIGHTS go right into your eyes, while the MEGATRUCK driver continues down the road, unblinded, with their vision intact.
(Sorry for the all caps, clearly this issue is triggering me!)
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