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Tesla Has To Fix Its Super-Bright Headlights. A New Law Could Change Things For Good.
insideevs.com/news/802339/tesla-headlights-lights-act-congress/
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
A thought occured to me the other day: there is absolutely no reason that headlights have to be on the upper part of the front grille. Mount them as close to the ground as possible. (Like busses and some cargo trucks) At least it will address a situation where pickup truck / SUV headlights are at eye level for drivers of anything smaller.
Replying to @Yaky@slrpnk.net
Those headlights are just improperly adjusted. Normal headlights point down, especislly on the driver side. Brights are often bright because they point forward.
Now, if you replace your headlight, for example, or decide to lift your truck, and don’t adjust your headlights…well now you’ve just got your brights on all day long.
Replying to @impairedimperator@lemmy.zip
If those “improperly adjusted” or pointing forward headlights weren’t the same height as my eyes, they would not be a problem. Which is my exact point.
Replying to @Yaky@slrpnk.net
They could be pointing up too if improperly adjusted
Far more important that the annual safety and emissions inspection checks the angle. Definitely does where I live.
Most states don’t even have an annual check
I see this excuse all the time, and yet I’m willing to bet that most people have never changed their lights. These are factory standard vehicles with way too bright headlights
Replying to @ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip
Yeah in my country it needs to be correctly adjusted and there’s yearly inspections to have your car be road worthy. They somehow make it trough.
Replying to @impairedimperator@lemmy.zip
This puts the burden on owners having their headlights properly adjusted. People who can’t even be bothered to watch the road or change their oil aren’t going to care about their headlights.
Replying to @SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
At least in my state, the annual inspection is supposed to check headlight alignment. However I’ve never heard of anyone getting a fail on that so I doubt they do