Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights

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Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights - Lemmy.World

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Headlight height reuglations and lumen limits. If a transport truck can have reasonably placed head lights, so can the f250.

I’ve been thinking about this stuff since I moved to a place where nights are very dark and people use high beams much more liberally (and inconsiderately)

It’s it possible to have some sort of lumen-activated glass tinting? Something to protect the receiving end?

I believe any kind of window tint on windshields is illegal in the United States. Even electrochromic tint that is 100% transparent most of the time.

My understanding is that thwres a a federal limit of like 30% light being blocked for windshields, with most states having stronger regulations.

My state, Mass, only allows any tint in the top 6" for instance. BUT, its really easy to get a waiver, overriding that. All it requires is taking a doctor’s note documenting photosensitivity to the DMV.

Back in highschool, my friend’s mom had glaucoma, and got her car tinted. Because he was on his parent’s insurance, that made her a registered user of his car, and also entitled him to tint his out. He had his windshield tinted to about the darkness of a medium pair of sunglasses.