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I have a fiesta with LED lights and get flashed at lots of times, I know they are stupid bright but what can you do ?
Is it time to ban LED Headlights
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Yeah...No.
Unless we're at the same sort of level as a car basically being a Ferris wheel because it carries people and has a wheel.
Soldato
Couple of nights free food.
Im going to go with a series of lenses on to a CCD or CMOS chip like pretty much all digital cameras... in the camera. To answer your question whats in the lense? Compounds of an optical grade plastic or glass. Cos thats what it is. You were really in the space of a GCSE science LDR and now trying to skew things. At best its an array of sensors, not a single one.
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Make sure they are aligned correctly.
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LED headlights won't be banned, that cat is well and truly out of the bag, sadly.
I was recently followed at night by a police Peugeot 308 or 30000008 (whatever the SUV/crossover model number is) and it was intimidatingly close to the back of my car. With my car being low (practically subterranean compared to todays breed of vehicles) the Peugeot's lights were right at my rear view mirror level. Not even the dichroic rear view mirror could tame the brightness and the mirror lacked the manual flick down feature to redirect it's lasers back at the imperial starfighter.
LED headlights are also a problem from behind but not quite as bad as the macula scarring effect of them being head on.
I was recently followed at night by a police Peugeot 308 or 30000008 (whatever the SUV/crossover model number is) and it was intimidatingly close to the back of my car. With my car being low (practically subterranean compared to todays breed of vehicles) the Peugeot's lights were right at my rear view mirror level. Not even the dichroic rear view mirror could tame the brightness and the mirror lacked the manual flick down feature to redirect it's lasers back at the imperial starfighter.
LED headlights are also a problem from behind but not quite as bad as the macula scarring effect of them being head on.
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When I borrowed a McLaren Artura and drove it at night it’s LED headlights were insanely bright great when your driving as they made night driving so easy.
But around half of drivers were flashing me thinking I had full beams on I had to resort flashing back my actual full beams to vaporise oncoming drivers and stop them flashing me.
They certainly can be annoying but they won’t ever be banned.
But around half of drivers were flashing me thinking I had full beams on I had to resort flashing back my actual full beams to vaporise oncoming drivers and stop them flashing me.
They certainly can be annoying but they won’t ever be banned.
Caporegime
I don't think they'll ban existing lights, but regulation on new cars is surely coming.
I think the logical thing is a limit on the light output.
I wish they'd use LED bulbs as well. When I was buying the Mondeo I avoided the LED option, with the Mazda it was just the default lights.
One costs about £5 to change the other is almost £800.
I wish they'd use LED bulbs as well. When I was buying the Mondeo I avoided the LED option, with the Mazda it was just the default lights.
One costs about £5 to change the other is almost £800.
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There already are regulations.
Caporegime
I mean regulation that stops the current crop of overbright lights. Obviously there are already rules around headlights.
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They're so vague.
Pretty much amounts to you would be able to see 100 meters ahead with blinding other drivers.
I see nothing about a max output, only thing coming close to mentioning high output is that above 2000 lumens you need washers and self levelling.
Soldato
I think you've hit the nail on the head. It's obvious that escaped dino's are the problem. Wilma!!!
What if any investigation finds out that there isn't really an issue here?
I'm surprised the discussion about the accident rates didn't continue once I pointed out that from the government data there didn't appear to be an increasing trend despite a significant increase in the number of cars fitted with such headlights. I thought that was worth discussing as it's actual data rather than just opinions..
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Soldato
I think LED headlights are worse for the other drivers with their tears from not having them 
Head on statement was pure conjecture. Poor posting from the DailyMash. Might rebrand him to the HourlyMash?
Head on statement was pure conjecture. Poor posting from the DailyMash. Might rebrand him to the HourlyMash?
That was the government response to the recent petition too.
They know people are complaining but the only problem so far seems to be irritated opticians.
Not really because it's difficult to separate out factors that bring the trend down.
Safer cars, generally slower speeds, weather averages for the year. If you can find data specifically relating to causes happy to discuss that.
If I have the choice, I choose standard halogen lights. Cheaper to maintain and do the job just fine.I think LED headlights are worse for the other drivers with their tears from not having them
Head on statement was pure conjecture. Poor posting from the DailyMash. Might rebrand him to the HourlyMash?