Originally Posted By: countryboy9799
Originally Posted By: mshu7
Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
Interesting. I do much of my driving, especially this time of year, in the dark on 2 lane rural roads. I've never had an issue with being "blinded" by a properly aimed set of fog/driving lights from oncoming traffic. Have you considered getting a good eye exam?
And as far as your comment about where the driver should be looking-I've always understood that the driver should look both near and far, not limiting themselves to only "farther up the road". I can't imagine not knowing what's going on close to my vehicle, as well as far away. Especially when determining if the road is slick at night; I'm not sure I'd want to try to make that judgement while limiting myself to looking "far up the road".
I'm with you. Unless someone is carrying something in the back of their vehicle causing the light beams to run high, or someone has mis-aligned their aftermarket lights too high, I see no problems using fog lights in addition to low-beam headlights. People driving around with their brights on, even during the day are what peeve me.
The point that he was trying to make is that when you are going 55 to 75 mph having light up close really isnt much relavance. I dont care to much for what is 50 feet in front of me because at that speed you will not be able to react quick enough to do anything anyways.
Also the problem that I see is that so many people are putting really bright lights in and aiming to so high that they are twice as bright as their low beams, maybe some of you can help me understand why you need to have that much light at everyone else's expense. When I am being blinded by someone like that I leave my highs on so I can see, its all about my safety then.
And seriously if you need that much light to see why should I take the eye exam, I can see very well at night with good well aimed headlights. Well over a million accident free miles but what the H do I know.
I agree that when you're going highway speeds, you should be looking farther down the road. But for me personally, I don't do much highway driving. Rather, my driving is around town and country roads where there's not much lighting and I'm not driving fast.
I am not arguing about vehicles with improper aim. Yes, improperly aligned lights are annoying. But even then, I look at the right edge of my lane in those instances so I'm not looking right at their lights. My point is that if everything is aligned as it should be, give me all the light I can get. Why have only good lighting when I can have great lighting?
Another example. For vehicles that have separate low and high beams, I like the low beams to stay on when I flip on the high-beams (and even the fogs for that matter). Why? Because if I have my brights on it means no one is coming towards me and I want to light up the road. High-beams are great for long distance vision, but they reduce the short distance vision, unless the lows stay on as well. If both high & low are on at the same time, it makes for very easy-to-see driving conditions.
And remember, not all headlights are created equal. Some cars have great low and/or high-beam systems, and others aren't so fortunate. I always want the most light possible, but properly aligned of course.
