Headlights seem a lot brighter these days — because they are

Although the human eye can adapt to a wide range of light from sunlight to darkness, it takes some time to adjust. Especially for aging eyes, LEDs can be too bright, too blue and too concentrated.

This has been driving me absolutely insane lately. The LED headlights are bad enough, but if you’re in the more… rural parts of ‘merica you also have dipshits in jacked up trucks covered in cheap LED light bars from Walmart tailgating you in the slow lane.

@grubz I feel this. People flash their brights at me all the time but mine are on low. I can’t get them lower without turning them off. So I have to flash my actual brights for them to know I’m not being negligent. Sometime they don’t understand or don’t care and continue to flood me with their brights. It’s so frustrating.

@jarrod It’s possible your lights are misadjusted, and a repair shop could re-aim them. Probably, though, you just have a new car with super-bright lights. That’s what people want these days, so that’s what companies are making.

@philipbrewer Hmm I’ll have to remember that the next time I bring it in. Thanks!