Too bright night light

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

To all the morons who drive around with their freaking brights on, I HOPE YOU CRASH INTO AN IRON HIPPOPOTAMUS! I have a little trouble seeing at night, anyway. The laser eye surgery I got several years ago left halos around most lights when it's dark. But when some nitwit has their brights on behind me, it goes right into my mirrors and I'm practically blind. I'll generally try to speed, change lanes, or take a different route just to get away from these imbeciles. And it's not like these are dark streets. The lights are always on, and most places have stores with their lights on. There is no reason to be flashing those things in my face.

Never before have I been tempted to hit my brakes and get crashed into. "But officer, I could barely see. His brights were on."

[IvorTangrean]

That is the scary thing those were most likely not brights, they just make the headlights that bright now. I hate them they need a new setting for headlights, dim, so that you don't blind other drivers in the city

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

A lot of them are actual brights. 2 sets of lights on.

But yes, they do need a dimmer for those things. Maybe it's the shading on the windows, I dunno. But mine doesn't have any shading, and there are times I have to wear sunglasses until I can skim away from those things.

[Stormraven]

I'm the same way - though not in terms of halos. I just have eyes very sensitive to light. I've actually been known to forget to turn my headlamps on at night.

So, yes, I hate those halogens with a passion. And anyone using brights, too.

[Summerfly413]

It also doesn't help if someone in a big truck is using their normal lights, and you're in a normal car because then you're level with the lights shing in your face.

[Dreamstalker]

I think those things should be outlawed. I once read some marketing literature on the new lights saying they "give truer colors"...my dad's response to that was "why the hell do you need to know the precise shade of whatever or whoever you're about to hit?"

If something is approaching at an angle too close to head-on, I cannot accurately gauge its speed (which is why I tend to wait until line-of-sight is clear of vehicles before crossing a road if there is either no crosswalk or a broken signal). If all I can see of said vehicle is a blinding glare, forget it. Some of these idjits will only decide to turn their spotlights on (at night) when they see someone attempt to cross.

[PepperElf]

sometimes i'm a bitch and when they do that to me i'll move my side mirror to shine it right back in their eyes

[Dreamstalker]

Some nights I've been wearing my "police raincoat" (heavy black nylon coat reversible to blaze orange with reflective stripes) with the reflector side out and I've still almost been hit :eek: (I do not believe for an instant the driver could not see me).

[blas]

Feeling for you, guys. Apparently nearly everyone in this part of Wisconsin doesn't understand that 1) You do NOT use your brights in town on busy residential and commercial streets, and 2) If you have your brights on, as soon as someone is approaching you in the oncoming lane, YOU DIM THEM!

My boyfriend lives a few miles out of town, not quite in the country but definetly out of town. It's quite dark, and you need to use your brights at night. I swear, every single time I drive to his house at night, someone doesn't dim their brights. GAAAAH!

And then on my way to work at night, at least a couple of times a month, someone is driving around the middle of town with their brights on. That's just asking to get pulled over.

[BethB]

I heard a comedian(jeff foxworthy maybe??) say that to show a person what it looks like to you when they have their brights on, should install some flood lights aimed backwards on your car. When their brights go on, so do yours. would make things interesting on the road.

[Dreamstalker]

My dad was telling me about a type of reflector that will bounce the light back at precisely the same angle of entry. Couple that with one or two strategically placed mirrors (either intentionally on your car or coincidentally on the instigator's) and things could get fun.

Mom wants a side-mounted floodlight. I know where to get them, but those things are probably several shades of illegal for civilians to have.

[Broomjockey]

I heard a comedian(jeff foxworthy maybe??) say that to show a person what it looks like to you when they have their brights on, should install some flood lights aimed backwards on your car. When their brights go on, so do yours. would make things interesting on the road.

I know Red Green did a similar project. Then again, he totally modified cars in a few awesome ways.

[LillFilly]

I dislike those bright blue-tinted lights too.

It's possible some people don't have their lights aimed correctly also. I installed bulbs and noticed my lights aiming up and out to the sides; easy fix if you're not a brain-dead, inconsiderate, road-hogging twatwaffle. (Egads I just LOVE that word, twatwaffle. It sums up morons perfectly! It needs to be in the next edition of Websters!)

[Ironclad Alibi]

My dad was telling me about a type of reflector that will bounce the light back at precisely the same angle of entry.

These are called corner reflectors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_reflector) (another link (http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/corner_reflector/index.html)), or retroreflectors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroreflector). They have many uses, although the idea of putting one in the rear car window is tempting.

[BlaqueKatt]

I heard a comedian(jeff foxworthy maybe??) say that to show a person what it looks like to you when they have their brights on, should install some flood lights aimed backwards on your car. When their brights go on, so do yours. would make things interesting on the road.


that would be our lord and master Foamy (http://www.illwillpress.com/vault.html)

"hammers and floodlights"-you will laugh

[mandaliz8704]

Let me be the first to publicly apologize for the HID headlights on my truck. I know they suck, and I'm sorry for that.

I can see really really well at night now, though. :eek:

[Bella_Vixen]

One night drving home from the 'Q, this car was coming towards me from the opposite direction. Gotta love those back country roads.

I was getting pissed because he kept getting closer and still had his brights on. So I flashed my brights at him in the time honored way of being a sucky driver. :wave:


He then flashed HIS brights at me.



I hate those blue headlights.

[protege]

I hate those blue headlights.

You're not the only one. I can't stand them. They are brighter than "regular" lights. Still, you won't see me putting them on my cars any time soon. They aren't cheap, and IMHO, don't do a better job than what I have now. Doesn't stop the riceboy crowd from installing them on their "fixed up" Civics :rolleyes:

What bugs me though, are the idiots who drive around with their *fog* lights on all the time. Even worse, when they're brighter than their damn headlights!

[AriRashkae]

I feel bad for my Dad sometimes. His pickups (which he needs, since he hauls animals to auction) are usually the any-bigger-and-you-might-as-well-get-a-semi size, which means his low beams end up in a lot of people's eyes! but his high beams will bug other people, so he can end up with some crabby drivers on the road with him. :lol:

[Bella_Vixen]

What bugs me though, are the idiots who drive around with their *fog* lights on all the time. Even worse, when they're brighter than their damn headlights!

I know! :rant:

[Kaylyn]

I apologize for my semi-truck as well. I get lights flashed at me constantly at work, and I know it sucks, but I flash mine for a split second just to let them know that I'm not trying to be a jerk. Then I flash my lights at someone that's coming up on me with brights, and they refuse to dim them. If it's borderline bright I don't bother, but there are some lights you can tell they're just not dimming them.

I started getting migraines a few years ago which has left me permanently photophobic, and bright lights in turn can trigger the migraines. The absolute worst thing about my current co-worker is he leaves his lights on CONSTANTLY while we're working. Getting out of the truck while parked on the scale...lights on. Behind me, waiting for me to get out of the way so he can do his thing, lights on. Sometimes BRIGHTS on. No matter how many times I ask, and security working at the scale asks, he just doesn't care about anyone but himself. The dumbass doesn't NEED lights when the truck's not in motion. There's plenty of light from the streetlights at the mill. He's just a jerk.

[Bella_Vixen]

I started getting migraines a few years ago which has left me permanently photophobic, and bright lights in turn can trigger the migraines. <snip> There's plenty of light from the streetlights at the mill. He's just a jerk.

Can't you report him for aggrevating a medical condition or something?

[Rapscallion]

You'd need to prove intent to cause pain. If he's doing it to everyone then that's a job for the management, but it's also evidence for his defence on that charge.

Rapscallion

[Kaylyn]

I'll bring it up to him again with the boss present, and will provide a doctor's note if necessary. I'll make it clear that if his behavior continues I won't be reminding him again; I'll go up the ladder and to OSHA (if OSHA applies in this situation). In my dream world I'd also remind him that the world does not revolve around him and that he needs to take into account other people's problems; he's in the South now and we're generally more polite than the Northerners he's accustomed to (no offense to Northerners on this board, just a generalization), thus we expect a certain amount of politeness back. He can't seem to figure out why I don't like him much...it's not just this, it's his entire attitude of ME ME ME. But that's for Cursing out Co-workers.

Sorry for threadjack. Carry on. :D