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U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Up 77% Since 2009 & The Auto Industry Knew It Would Happen
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this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2025
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I thought the same and then got a recent-ish car that had an "automatic" setting to dim or engage the high beams. It's terrible. Taking tight corners on a dark rural road, they dim because the sensor detects the car's own headlight reflection off of the trees, defeating the purpose.
So, I think a bunch of dipshit city folk leave the high beams on (in the city where they aren't fucking necessary) and let the "automatic" setting handle it, poorly.
I learned how to drive in a rural area where using the brights is normal when you get out of town, with the caveat that you have to pay attention and switch back when cresting a hill or coming around a corner.
Edit: "creating" -> "cresting"