you don't need to parade that you're here....

[fireheart]

Some genius on the road today decided "Hey, let's use high beam!"

I can understand some cars having their lights come on automatically, but this was a car that looked to be at least 10-20 years old and had their lights on frickin high beam.

[shadowpanda]

That does my head in because it dazzles me

[fireheart]

That does my head in because it dazzles me

It dazzled me as well. And it wasn't raining or anything, it was about 30C outside....

[Shalom]

Could have just been misadjusted. First inkling I got that my rear springs were sagging was everyone blinking their lights at me. When I blinked back, the beam went up into the trees.

[ShinyGreenApple]

Especially irksome are those damn bright white halogen lights that can't be turned down.

[50 mission cap]

Ya those new halogen lights irk me to. They actually blind the oncoming driver.

[dalesys]

Ya those new halogen lights irk me to. They actually blind the oncoming driver.

I call 'em Blue Meanies.

And I'm sorely tempted to fabricate and install an automatic, servo-controlled pellet gun behind my grill that would monitor the oncoming traffic relative angles and speeds....

Two Blooies at twelve o'clock! Phhhtt! Only one now.

[mikoyan29]

I don't know lately people have been keeping their high beams on as they are behind me on the freeway. And they situate themselves so I either get it in the rear view mirror or the side mirrors. Also lately people have been waiting until almost the last minute to flip off their high beams. But that is not nearly as annoying as the folks that forget to turn their headlights on...

[Andara Bledin]

In my last car, I knew exactly where to position the mirror so that it reflected back out the window. It worked like a charm to get people who needed a citation for maladjusted headlights to get out from behind me. My current car has tinting, lines for the rear defogger, and an electronic effect that changes the tint on the rear-view mirror, so I don't even notice them, any more.

I really wish the cops would hand out more citations for this, however. With halogen lights, those beams can literally blind a person.

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[roothorick]

Way, way, WAAAAAY too many cars around here with one headlight messed up. Sure, my right headlight isn't adjusted right, but it's pointing DOWN, I'm not blinding anyone.

Btw, the blue lights you're calling "halogen" are actually called HID (High Intensity Discharge), and are a type of arc lamp. Most car headlights are halogen, which are an incandescant variant where a special gas is sealed inside the bulb to prolong the life of the filament. Halogens give off a very warm white light (closer to orange than blue). (I literally just looked all of this up, btw.)

In my experience, consistently, if someone's invested the money to install HIDs, or has a car new enough to come with them standard, they've actually taken the time to install the right type of enclosure and adjust them. I've never seen a HID headlamp that was out of whack.

[EvilEmpryss]

In my experience, consistently, if someone's invested the money to install HIDs, or has a car new enough to come with them standard, they've actually taken the time to install the right type of enclosure and adjust them. I've never seen a HID headlamp that was out of whack.

You don't live in my county, then. The blue headlights are something of a status symbol here, but that doesn't mean that they're paying (or paying attention) to adjust them correctly. This is especially obvious in the cars or trucks with lift kits and otherwise jacked up suspensions. These guys seem to forget that if the front end of their car is now pointing up, they need to make sure their headlights are pointing down.

[Andara Bledin]

Don't blame the lights for the idiots who can't manage to adjust them.

I, personally, would love to replace my halogen lamps with, say, xenon. I can tell any time a car with xenon lamps is coming up behind me; I can see the clarity of their lights far ahead long before they even pull up next to me.

Here's an outstanding comparison of halogen vs xenon on Youtube.
Hallogen vs Xenon Lights

Also, xenon lights don't annoy my eyes or cause me to lose my night vision like halogen do. Although there's some other light setup that comes with a blue tint to it that's really annoying. (Xenon are clear - they just seem blue when compared to the yellow of halogen and the way our eyes adjust to darkness)

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