Why Headlights are SO Bright Now
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Car headlights are bright and dangerous, but why?
Maybe you've noticed: In the past 10 years, car headlights have become extremely bright. So bright that it is often very difficult to see the road when driving by an oncoming vehicle. But, headlights haven' always been like this.
This is a story between car manufacturers and consumers. Technology has allowed for increased visibility on the roads, but with this many consequences have emerged.
This is bad news right now, but the future of blinding headlights may begin to change for the better.
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How does this video not have thousands of views?? I'm confused... Keep up the good work! :)
thank you, I appreciate it! I'm hoping for the best!
huge trucks and LED lights really hurts me the most. 😭😭😭
On the highway right now, got irritated with all of the bright ass blue headlights. Shit drives me crazy
I hear ya man. This is insane. It’s so dangerous
I have friends that like driving at night cause they have bright headlights, i hate driving at night cause of bright headlights.
@5:54, it doesn't matter how much they align them. If you install LED or HID bulbs in a housing designed for a halogen bulb then your beam pattern will be scattered all over the place, this is especially true with the garbage Amazon kits that account for 99% of these conversions
Very true. The problem is only getting worse as headlight kits become increasingly widespread.
That makes sense
So who is regulating any of these LED lights? Even for safety of band width, i.e., amount of blue to UV output? Only the OEM cars manufacturers from what I can tell. Chinese LEDs don't have to conform to any standards, as many others have stated here in the comments and on other similar TH-cam videos.
@@weldonyoung1013 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulates headlight output of vehicles in the US. The DOT has regulations that mirror the NHTSA regulations.
All vehicles operating on public roads in the US must adhere to these regulations.
The chinesium bulbs you get from Amazon, Temu, Wish, and AliExpress are not legal for road use in the US.
@@netchemicasorry, but I am not American. So just how do after market upgraded headlights get handled? Someone reports them? Hardle seems likely given how many people complain about bright headlights.
Also, if any LED light were to emit harmful radiation, how long would it take someone to notice the radiation damage? And just who would they be? Very few people can visualize their retinas, and even fewer would know what they are seeing days to weeks later! Given the time leg, who of those could associate the source with the damage? My answer is precious few !!!
You can rely on those government agencies all you want, but they don't have all the information !!!
Most of the time its not aftermarket headlights blinding me (unless its a jeep wrangler) , its always a pickup truck, suv, 2018ish honda accord, and 2018ish toyota camrys. These led lights are extremely bright and the road where i live are not level. So im constantly getting blinded being im in a "lower car"
These super bright headlights need to be banned. They are terrible when oncoming. And extremely bad when a car gets behind you. The lights are so bright, they reflect in the rearview mirrors, blinding me. I've seriously considered adding a smoke system to my car as a deterrent. The NTSB needs to do their job to end this hazard.
There will have to be catastrophic tragic accidents attributed to hadlight glare for something to be done.
@@richardkluesek4301 Of course. Someone must lose their life before common sense comes into play.
@ButchNackley nah it would have to be the major kill contributor for the government to even consider it and all those assholes use leds. You think they are gonna take it seriously.
The eye doctor that I go to says that he hears about these overly bright headlights at least a dozen times per day. NTSB needs to put a stop to these blinding lights.
I’ve almost got in some serious accidents from being absolutely blinded by oncoming traffic, being blinded for a few seconds and not being able to see any other traffic on the road is definitely a serious problem.
5 to 8 seconds of driving completely blind is beyond dangerous.
What you’ve not mentioned.
In the past standard halogen lights are 55W low beam, 60W high beam. LED technology is many times brighter than halogen set at the same wattage because LED units don’t waste energy producing heat. So a 55W, LED is equal to at least 100W or from a Halogen bulb & that is on LOW beam.
So if you meet a vehicle equipped with these LED lights specially if you are at a lower angle like the brow of slight incline, you’re subjected to significantly brighter light than even the HIGH beam from the old halogen light. Since vehicles alternators make the wattage, manufactures can design a LED that use the wattage.
It’s horrible and dangerous but until legislation is put in place to stop it, we all have to endure it. Those guilty of using this technology actually are not at fault at all, the car just comes with it installed however when you’re at the receiving end, it feels very antisocial, rude & difficult to manage.
Nah fuck em.
They could get another fucking car but they NEED the one with da perty lights.
I think those with excessively bright headlight should have to pay for new road alignment: no hills; fix every pothole within 16-hours; hedges around drive-thru so idling beams don't project into traffic or sidewalk users; removal of cross road camber at intersections; and, a new form of street calming that does not involve speed bumps or humps.
Then the drivers can also be taught to turn off their "night sun" lighting when parked. Yeah, they don't even have that courtecy.
@@weldonyoung1013No hills is a large ask when most of those are residential streets.
@@blisphul8084 yeah it is!
But those excessively bright headlighted should be responsible for new guidelines on road construction alignment. Because niether manufacturers or users are taking responsibility for what can only be called "Light Pollution".
@@weldonyoung1013 it's not just car LEDs that need regulation. They should be banning those cheap LED lights that flicker rapidly, where if you wave your hand you'll see multiple hands. I had to tell a friend to stop using them around their baby, since she seemed to really hate the flickering strobe, even if the adults didn't notice. It was a rental apartment, so now they need to buy lamps.
GRRR I HATE those superbright headlights!!
I've literally experienced road rage because they guy with the bright lights was offended that I used my hand to shield my eyes from the side mirror reflection. These people are unhinged
For real. Had a dude turn a supernova on me because I dared to flash my brights at him to say "hey you mind turning off your lights since we're both waiting on food at a fuckin sonic..... no oh so .... nope you definitely misunderstood and definitely got ass mad.
Fuckin red necks.
There is no requirement that headlights be aligned at the factory.
People blame replacement LEDs but the problem is deeper than that.
Modifying a car's suspension, lifting it, will cause the lights to be way too high without touching the bulbs.
Same thing happens if a truck is towing something, or if a car simply has a lot of stuff in the trunk.
Semi trucks have headlight housings that sit SIGNIFICANTLY higher than regular cars for some reason but this is totally legal.
Replacement bulbs are part of the issue but not anywhere near the entire problem.
'There is no requirement that headlights be aligned at the factory.' This is the problem. In the UK we have legislation with the angle of dipped beams that all vehicles must meet to be road legal. This is checked when a new car is inspected before being released to the customer. It is not getting done as mechanics are lazy and cut corners and just tick the box. This is also part of the an MOT which is a road worthyness test that every car over 3 years old must take every 3 years. Again lazy and incompetant mechanics allowing cars onto the road without properly adjusting the angle of the headlights.
@@kenzohkw and yes the led head lights are still blind here
I agree. A bigger issue is the alignment. Where I live, headlight alignment is checked as part of the anual inspection. I can’t think of a single instance where I’ve been blinded by oncoming traffic in the 7 years that I’ve lived here.
People need to start suing car manufacturers for this shit. It's out of control.
Why are we suing the car manufacturers?
@@StolenJoker84 Because there are no regulations that dictate how dim lights can be, so manufacturers are simply trying to outdo one another?
100% It Must be Banned.... Who passed this shit!!!!
It does have a simple answer. STOP SELLING CARS WITH HID AND LED HEADLIGHTS!!! We need cops to start doing the right thing and ticketing cars with blinding headlights and our legislators to ban headlights over a certain brightness.
lol realize cop cars are equipped with led in either projector style or reflector style.
And cops find them much better and safer to see better. Halogens, no so much.
Why isn’t this viral
Most of the problem comes from car owners themselves trying to make their car seem "better" by replacing the halogen bulbs with LEDs, which do not work properly with the optics in halogen fixtures. Halogen bulbs have a single filament which is a single bright point, while retrofit LED bulbs typically have an array of LEDs spread out over a large area. The lenses and reflectors in halogen fixtures are not designed for an array of LEDs so they send light in random directions. Some car owners love retrofit LEDs because many cars only offer LED lighting on the "premium" model, so swapping the halogens for LEDs they believe makes people assume their have a premium model. Also, people with older cars that never offered LEDs tend to install them to make their car appear newer than it is.
BLESS YOU FOR CREATING THIS!!!!!
You sound young.
I'm 65. Been driving since a teenager.
When I started to drive cars had round headlights with (dual) tungsten filament incandescent bulbs.
They were not particularly bright but the lenses were scientifically designed for both efficiency and control.
Full beam is up and straight ahead, dipped is down to the side of the road.
Halogen bulbs started appearing in the 1970s, not 1959. They were much brighter. That was a plus for high speeds but unfortunately the timing also coincided with the widespread adoption of wedge shaped headlight lenses. At that point I believe designers totally lost control of vehicle lighting.
I am very aware of lightbulbs, being a collector of antique scientifically designed (Holophane brand) light reflectors and refractors, and only tungsten bulbs provide a controllable single point light source. All other bulb types fail. They copy the shape of tungsten bulbs but do not do the same job. (A bit like things made in China that look like familiar objects but fail to function like them.)
I was taught lighting design at architecture school. In the domestic and office environment we were taught that fluros are okay for background lighting but not for work lights. Fluros always flicker at 50Hz, and not being a single point source create light without shadows. It is maddening, literally. A life without shadows drives you nuts. (We were also taught not to paint a child's room with walls and ceiling same colour: creates the same effect as whiteout in the snow.)
While at university I spent one summer working with the university electricians changing bulbs and tubes, a lecture theatre at a time. I became very familiar with them.
Taking a break from architecture school I worked for a few years as a gibstopper (drywall plasterer) just as halogens were being introduced for domestic use. What a lot of nonsense that was. The same time as downlights became popular. A million nasty bulbs throwing light at the floor and leaving the ceiling dark: how nuts is that!
The global warming nonsense has put paid to tungsten bulbs and so I have been forced to try out other light sources. In a fully enclosed reflector-refractor compact fluros are adequate and less likely to burn out wiring. LEDs are absolutely hopeless. It is very hard to get a reflector to control them.
I have read about the widespread installation of 5G cellular networks and how these have been sold by having streetlighting included in the package, LED of course. What I read is that the LED lighting is driving the wildlife crazy.
I assume the same goes for humans too.
No other artificial light source is better match to the human eye and brain combination the the single point light source tungsten filament incandescent bulb.
So, your timing was a bit out on the halogens so you probably were not around to see the start of the failure of car lighting. Later types of lighting just got worse.
On top of the lighting technology other technologies contribute to bright light effects.
The change in car shape to avoid pedestrian harm, followed by the popularity of SUVs raised the height of headlights, making it harder to control intrusion of light into the cabins of other cars.
And improved breaking means that drivers are inclined to follow closer again leading to light intrusion.
I do not see any improvement in the near future.
It’s the same for bicycle headlights, plus they often point straight at you, so you can’t even see where you’re driving.
Bought some night time yellow tinted glasses from Wal-mart for $14. It's hard to explain but it doesn't get rid of nor dim the brightness of these lights but it makes it a lot more tolerable for me. I no longer squint or flinch ffrom oncoming bright headlights. I'm not saying this is a solution, but it is somethig to help until we get some form action done by either manufacturers or the government in the future to lower the brightness of these LED headlights.
I wear yellow tinted glasses while driving at night, greatly reduces the glare.
A good breakdown that addresses a steadily growing and very dangerous problem.
Deepside, great discussion or presentation.
I think about the only thing you missed is the size of the emitter or reflector. Use to be reflectors were about 4-inches or larger in diameter, until LEDs became the usual headlight.
I just clicked to comment, I agree. It feels like people are not considerate and don't care if they blind anyone else. Just like how society is going, who care about anyone else right? Shame on y'all.
Another problem with brighter headlights is that it creates darker shadows, and when the brighter light is taken away, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust to the dark - while hauling-ass around a road bend in a heavy projectile.
That this bright light issue has gone on this long without it being properly addressed is just crazy/insane.
We need a class action law suit.
how this channel still stuck at around 350 subscribers😮😮😮
lol some day I'll get more!
Very informative, and well done. Subbed.
I appreciate it, thank you!
Not because lumens. Putting led bulb behind the optics of headlights, whether if it’s projector or reflector is called lux.
Driving cars with halogen headlights are not bright enough, not safe enough, and u can’t jack shit on the road.
With the correct type of led bulbs. Me and my family feel much better and much safer to see better at night with right type of led bulbs like Lasfit, Auxito, and Sylvania led without blind others.
As long as it mimics the same beam pattern, fix the correct beam pattern height, fix the orientation of the led bulb facing 3-9 o’clock position, make sure the led two sided chips are the same size as the coil filament. U will be fine.
a lot of different led manufactures have lights that are way brighter then others
I'd say the trend of using darker-tinted windshields is part of the blame. Try to use 40% or 60% ilm and you'll see why people want brighter bulbs.
I know the simple answer, its because there aren't enforced regulations preventing the blinding lights from being manufactured and sold
Another problem with brighter headlights is that it creates darker shadows, and when the brighter light is taken away, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust to the dark - while hauling ass around a bend in a in a heavy projectile.
These headlights must be Banned!!!
Aren't there LED headlights that emits just like convensional halogen bulbs to reduce glare? If none, just make it a rgulation to bring back halogen headlights. It really very very difficult and dangerous with this modern headlights.
Apparently warmer light LEDs tend to be more expensive.
I guess modern cars don't really have incandescent bulbs, that's what I got on my Old Vespa PX.
30% my azz! More like 90
Depending on the led bulb and the wattage. So it’s true. Either from 30%-100%+. Depending on the led bulb like I said.
You signed it off perfectly - innovation isn't always for the best
I hate LED headlights so much! Flash your high beams at them at the last minute! Don't put up with this!
Make sure u get the right type of led.
Obviously they are manufacturing brighter headlights. But why are they so popular? I think it is because vision is deteriorating and people can’t see at night so they prefer super bright headlights that allow them to drive comfortably.
I’ve noticed that when I drive my wife’s 2022 Mustang with crazy bright headlights I don’t care if others have bright headlights. But when I drive my 1970 F100 with very dim headlights most other car’s headlights are blinding.
Disagree. Even when I'm using led I'm still blinded by everyone else's led. I hate driving with led because even though there bright they go like 8 ft if that.
Problem isn't the tall cars, its simply the angle of the dipped beam not being adjusted properly!!! Why is everyone who makes a video on this so stupid and doesn't understand the problem?? Every car with an LED headlight which has been adjusted properly does not blind, every car that has the beam pointing straight out completely blinds you. SImples!
Nah dude made good points.
Your the ass mad dipshit that doesn't understand even "properly" adjusted lights only stay in alignment for a very negligible amount of time.
And properly adjusted? You think any gives a fuck? As long as it's not a enforceable offense it will only get worse and dipshits like you are the root cause.
They need to be banned and any asshat that needs them to see also need to stay off the road.
you are wrong and yes they do
@@brentpalmer2577 wrong about the alignment? Go test it yourself, correct alignment doesn't dazzle.
way too many cars of different makes on the road for them to all be out of alignment
I love my ice blue 10k led lights I always ride with only my highbeams on
10,000k ice blue led are more for show. If u put them in high beams it gets the job done. Same for fog use. Low beams, I would not use them because it’s not bright enough. Unless it’s a switchback.