A new community where people can just vent about or actually do coordinate action against the pest of ultra bright LEDs.

  • ikidd@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The hell of it is, its even stock vehicles now. So many new models have these crazy bright headlights. I know it can be done right, so how about we start having the safety bodies dealing with this bullshit at the manufacturer level?

    • Nomecks@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      I personally think headlight brightness peaked just before LED became mainstream. Through the mid teens companies were installing projector headlights. I had a 2014 Corolla with projector headlights so bright that I got non-stop flashes from opposing drivers.

      • boonhet@lemm.ee
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        2 days ago

        Newer LED headlights are often matrix headlights. See the entire road like you’ve got high beams on, except the oncoming car’s area is dark. Best of both worlds if implemented well enough. You can still turn off the high beams so that if the system stops malfunctioning, you have something equivalent to normal LED low beams.

        • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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          My car has standard bulbs but with lenses that pivot to achieve the same effect, but I’m dreading the day that one of the servos breaks and my car starts looking like Forest Whitaker