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REAL FUCKING TALK. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF LARGER ISSUES IN THE WORLD BUT SOMEONE HAS TO FUCKING DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THERE NEEDS TO BE LEGISLATION AGAINST LED HEADLIGHTS. THIS GENUINELY GOING TO KILL PEOPLE. I CANT FUCKING SEE WHEN I AM DRIVING—
212 upvotes, 22 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in US Politics. "REAL FUCKING TALK. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF LARGER ISSUES IN THE WORLD BUT SOMEONE HAS TO FUCKING DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
THERE NEEDS TO BE LEGISLATION AGAINST LED HEADLIGHTS. THIS GENUINELY GOING TO KILL PEOPLE. I CANT FUCKING SEE WHEN I AM DRIVING—"
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Anonymous 3w

In most jurisdictions, headlights are limited on their luminosity. The problem is the fact that nobody enforces it. It’s not LEDs so much as the projector lamp design that isn’t as diffuse as old headlights

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AND THERE 5 CARS WITH THE POWER OF THE SUN AT THEIR FINGER TIPS IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DROVE ON A WINDY ROAD EARLIER TODAY AND IT WAS GENUINELY LIKE I COULDNT LOOK AWAY FROM THE SUN. A MILE DOWN THE ROAD A GERMAN SHEPHERD RAN ACROSS THE ROAD 10 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. IF THERE WERE LIGHTS LIKE THESE COMING THE OPPOSITE WAY I WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THE DOG AND I WOULD HAVE KILLED THE DOG/ BEEN DEVASTATED. THIS IS GETTING FUCKING RIDICULOUS.

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Anonymous 3w

I think the issue may also be that the lights can get out of alignment

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Anonymous 3w

Side note but if headlights look like that, especially the two cars on the right, you likely have astigmatism

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Anonymous 3w

The amount of times I’ve legitimately almost crashed cause of this. It’s why I feel like I need to get a new car that has lane keep assist and auto breaking cause I get so blinded that I can’t see so I have to guess where to go

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Anonymous 3w

They’re actually addressing this issue right now🙌

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Anonymous 3w

We all do it on purpose it’s become like the next dick swinging contest how many lumens can you pack into a led headlight. Not going away man. You should go amazon buy the brightest led lights you can find and it will cancel out at the very least neutralize the light coming from their headlights.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

I already have astigmatism but that is not the main issue. Old non LED headlights on full blast are not even as bright as LEDs on the lowest setting.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

It 100% needs to be enforced

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

Mfs will enforce tint but not headlights 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

Thats what Im fuckin sayin bro tint doesn’t even do anything but headlights are going to cause major accidents

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

Tint is a safety hazard to the driver whose windows are tinted if it’s too dark. My truck is at the legal limit for tint in most jurisdictions, and I’ve had moments where that’s proven to be problematic

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

This has been true since the dawn of modern headlights. The problem is now they are so bright it’s a safety hazard if they are not properly adjusted.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

The power of the sun in the palm of my hand

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

I don’t think that’s how light works adding more light doesn’t make theirs less blinding

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

iirc it usually isn’t even luminosity, but wattage. Which worked with older lamps, but Leds just produce way more light for the same amount of power so they’re a loophole in some areas

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 3w

Oh wtf that’s kinda stupid. I think they use luminosity for billboards so idk why they wouldn’t for headlights

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 3w

You’re using the wrong head, this is a dick swinging contest 💀

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 3w

The fact that LEDs are more efficient is exactly why luminosity is used instead of power consumption

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

why it *should* be, yeah, but I don’t think it is in most states

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 3w

Where/how?

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 3w

It’s defined federally

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