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Transport Canada wants your opinion on headlight glare (driving.ca)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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The survey lasts until April 20. I'm glad transport Canada is looking into it.

Edit: thanks @Quilotoa@lemmy.ca for pointing out that I got the date wrong.

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[–] 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

The problem is the headlights are not regulated for total lumens, and all the light is highly concentrated. Second problem is brodozers illegally lifted causing the lights to be aimed at the wrong angle. OPP or local police don't enforce the height law of 3", nor the law that says wheels cannot exceed the fender width.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Not just brodozers, I swear headlights are just never adjusted as part of PDI. My grandmothers highlander has them lighting everything from the road to the forest beside the highway to the people in front of the fucking thing to even the driver who looked at the reflective speed limit sign only to have that shit go straight back into their eyeballs.

    My car’s headlights are simple halogen bulbs, not LEDs, and I have a manual adjustment dial which I keep quite low. I even adjusted it all myself so it’s good no matter where I put it. It’s just a BRZ so it wasn’t blinding anyone anyway but holy fuck, not that hard.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Biggest issue is the parabolas have a focal length, and while you can get adjustable LEDs to put focus in proper place, nobody bothers, so instead of the parabola projecting it parallel and straight forward/down its a scatter pattern

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