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Headlight height should be regulated (lemmy.nowsci.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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The more I think on this, the more I wonder if it's truly unpopular "here," but it certainly is in public.

Headlights should be no more than 2 feet off the ground. Yes, your SUV will look dumb. No, you won't be able to see as far. But you also won't be blinding everyone.

And no, adjusting angles does not solve this for monster trucks in the US.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

The Don't Tread On Me crowd does not enjoy being regulated ~~even inside their own minds~~.

Regulating OTHERS, now THAT's a different story, but they will fight HARD to prevent any such common-sense measure, regardless of "saving lives" or other such benefits.

This country (I'm guessing you meant USA b/c of the context, though still applies to other similar ones too:-P) is so broken... on the other hand, more could be done about this at a local level, if you happen to be surrounded by other like-minded individuals who do not regard it as "nonsense" and want to see meaningful changes in your area.

On the other hand, unless where you live is extremely powerful such as the state of California, most such local changes would run into a huge problem with enforcement, making it extremely difficult to enact any meaningful changes on the smaller scale.