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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] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

there is no reason just because the cab is higher the lights need to be higher too.

That's actually untrue. Retroreflective signs, clothing, and markings need the light to be emitted as close as possible to the driver's eyeline. The further the lights are from the driver's eyeline, the less they reflect back to the driver's eyes.

Lowering the headlights from a large, commercial truck down to the height of a sedan would create far more danger than it cures.

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

Lowering the headlights from a large, commercial truck down to the height of a sedan would create far more danger than it cures.

Well speaking of commercial trucks, tractor-trailers aren't the issue with bright headlights to me, their headlights are fairly low for the most part. It's the bro-dozers and SUVs mostly.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, this is the first valid argument I've heard. Lower seating height, too, then! Hah

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I suspect the signs work in a range of angles and it would be fine with headlights and drivers at various positions, but yeah it should be considered.