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brikym 12 hours ago

What do you suggest I do about Ford pickup trucks with annoyingly high, bright high beams?

Maybe a light bar for the rear of the car and some reflective material for the sunvisor?

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yard2010 19 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Put tennis balls between your washer and the back windshield with a visible note "back off or feel my balls"

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brookst 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Flash brights at them, as you would do with anyone else. I drive a lifted 4x4 and through honest oversight failed to re-adjust headlights after the lift.

Just took a few people flashing brights at me to make me realize and do the (very easy) adjustment to proper specs.

Doesn’t solve people behind you, but it’s not like they’re going to pull over and adjust anyway. Flash brights and consider it a favor to the person in front of the offender.

	▲	rollcat 30 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Telling people they're doing something annoying / dangerous / etc is surprisingly effective. Ask the person smoking next to you to move downwind. Ask the neighbor next door to turn down the TV. Ask the tourist in public transport to move their suitcase so it doesn't block the door. Works every time, most of the time.

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pnw 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Night driving glasses. They don't reduce the lumens per se, but they reduce the blue light, leaving a yellow light which is not as headache inducing.

https://www.eagleeyes.com/collections/night-driving

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reaperducer 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe a light bar for the rear of the car and some reflective material for the sunvisor?

I once came up behind a semi on a rural stretch of I-80 with my brights on. He hit me with a set of rear-mounted flood lights.

Probably illegal, but who's going to stop him? Plus, I got the message.

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Bender 9 hours ago | parent [-]

If you mean rear extra bright red lights those are for fog to prevent being rear-ended. If there was no fog it is illegal. Whether or not it is enforced depends on location, agencies, priorities. Example usage would be in Bakersfield, CA there is a location that at times goes from clear to not being able to see lights 2 feet away nearly instantly. Beyond pea-soup fog. It's a very unnerving experience if one is not ready for it.

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reaperducer 7 hours ago | parent [-]

No. Not red lights. Flood lights. Like you'd have to light up your backyard.

	▲	icameron 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Those are standard equipment on many big rigs for backing up in the dark. I had the same experience as you when I forgot to dim my brights coming up on a trucker on the interstate at night!

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actionfromafar 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Green stickers