HID headlights

[bestiame]

i hate them.

i hate high-intensity discharge headlights, as known as "xenon" lights. does anyone think these mean progress? has anyone using regular headlights ever said to themselves, "gee, i like these alright, they work well, and i know they even have a high-beam setting, but i kind of wish i could also blind the other drivers. when will they

Comments

[ashdsch5]

agreed. i hate them too.

[kindredchord]

I hate them, too!

so agree

[anonymous]

thought i was the only one

[am7]

I also hate them, but would like to take a moment to play devil's advocate. (And no, my car does not have them.)

As people get older, their eyesight suffers, and this is especially dramatic in the dark. HID headlights both provide MORE light and a brighter light that more closely simulates daytime conditions, making it considerably safer for older drivers (say, 40+), who can now see more clearly where they are going and what is ahead of them.

Whether this works out as a real benefit if they are blinding other drivers may still be up in the air. Are younger drivers looking into HIDs blinder than older drivers using conventional headlights? Tough to say. Alas.

Devil's advocate

[seeing4sides]

So, are you saying older drivers are not blinded by these (new) lights coming towards them, as they don't see as well, so they do not look brighter than the old lights.
There is also the fact, that like snow blindness, you can't see the road after the oncoming traffic has passed.

[robean81]

Like Amy said, they were made to simulate daylight, and give you a clearer brighter view of what is ahead of you. Does that mean having them is safer if you are blinding EVERYONE ELSE? No. Of course not.

The theory behind them is good, but they obviously didn't run tests of how OTHER DRIVERS react to such awful ghastly things beaming into their faces making it impossible to see except for all the pretty spots and swirly things. . oh CRAP those are CARS!!! *sigh*