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I’d also like to see enforcement of proper headlight aiming. While lights really are too bright, it’s crazy that no one aims them properly.
An educational program about proper aiming, along with a check stop style safety sweep would help mitigate a lot of the issues.
Then again, we could just do the smart thing and mandate auto-leveling headlights, but that would be too simple.
I drive a little hatchback. Aiming just means headlights on trucks point directly into my mirror. People insist on leaving zero space.
I'm unclear how aiming solves the issue of a car with ungodly bright headlights going over a speed bump and blinding me.
Self-leveling headlights account for bumps, that’s literally their purpose.
For the record, I did say that lights are too bright. I don’t disagree at all. But there are two distinct issues at play here, and both need to be addressed.
Education wont help the majority of culprits which are pickup drivers.
Nah, it’s everybody. There is almost always a white SUV 4ft off the back of a bumper in Canada. Tailgating and colour temperature are the biggest problems here. Probably followed by aftermarket bulbs and lifted vehicles not aiming their lights. And stock Hyundai’s for some reason.
Probably just my area. I've always got a pickup riding my ass, even on a country road where I'm going 20 over the speed limit. Their headlights are high enouhg to just be blinding
Yeah the country Rams are definitely a thing. Not sure why it’s almost always Rams.
German douchevagons have this problem.
This is probably gonna sound really unfortunate, but...: wait, you can aim your headlights?!
I drive a little rusting out budget car, but even so, I will be looking into aiming my headlights.
A little wordy, perhaps a little too in depth, but a great article on proper aiming.
General rule of thumb:
Locate the headlight adjustment screw before starting, and see what tools you need to adjust it. A screwdriver is normally all that’s needed, but it depends on the vehicle.
Ensure the headlights are in low and not on bright/high.
Park on a flat level surface, with the headlights aimed at a wall approximately 25 feet away. Can pace it out, just needs to be close.
With a measuring tape, measure from the ground in front of the car to the center of the headlight assembly. Take that measurement, and subtract 2.5 inches. (Eg, 30 inches now becomes 27.5 inches.)
Head over to the wall, and measure from the ground to the center of the bright spot the headlights make on the wall.
The bright spot should be at 27.5 inches as per your measurement.
If not, open the hood and locate the headlight adjustment screw. Turn the screw, one direction will raise the light and the other will lower it. Turn the screw until the bright center of the light is at the correct height (27.5 inches in this example). Repeat for both lights.
This will get you close enough 99% of the time!
There will be a couple of adjustment screws but they can be in odd places or hard to get to. Check your service manual. Owners manual probably won't mention it
My last couple older cars had them in the front of the engine bay, one car helpful and had them be bright orange
In better countries, auto are inspected annually for issues like this. Canada doesn't inspect autos once they are sold.
I'd like to see that too, but it's pretty much irrelevant if the lights simply aren't blinding in the first place