Canada

I did the survey. It took 5 - 10 minutes. The survey ends April 20th.

It’s bad and we should match European standards.

The US standards for cars are a cancer and perfectly encapsulate the American “I got mine fuck you” mindset.

I’d also like to see enforcement of proper headlight aiming. While lights really are too bright, it’s crazy that no one aims them properly.

An educational program about proper aiming, along with a check stop style safety sweep would help mitigate a lot of the issues.

Then again, we could just do the smart thing and mandate auto-leveling headlights, but that would be too simple.

I drive a B2300 (old Ranger sized pickup) and headlight glare is fucking unbearable. Most modern SUVs and pickups have their lights above the bed of my truck and shine directly into my rear window, usually bright enough to drown out my dash lights. I can't imagine that the experience is much better for car drivers who get those lights at eye level.

I have taken to dropping down to 1 under the speed limit when I get truck/suv tailgating me with insane lights because they are drivers most likely to get impatient and pass if you aren't going at least 10 over.

Filled it out. I live in Vancouver which is rainy for a large part of the year. Driving in the dark in the rain with modern headlights glaring in my face makes it impossible to drive. That's not a hyperbole either; I've literally had to pull over and let cars pass because I could no longer see the road or road markings.

Only solution is maximum height of lights. Make these massive SUVs and trucks look stupid with the light dragging on a lower bumper.

The yellow headlights are so much better for people with astigmatism btw.

It’s so heartwarming seeing a country where the government tries to fix everyday problems.

started driving last year and oh my fucking god i cannot believe people regularly drive at night. i literally cant see anything when a truck or suv is approaching. its TERRIFYING.

I have seen supernovas less bright than some car headlights.

https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/consultations/canadian-experience-vehicle-headlights-glare-night

The problem is the headlights are not regulated for total lumens, and all the light is highly concentrated. Second problem is brodozers illegally lifted causing the lights to be aimed at the wrong angle. OPP or local police don't enforce the height law of 3", nor the law that says wheels cannot exceed the fender width.

A problem I find is that cars are increasingly visible with their brighter and brighter headlights, but that means pedestrians are much harder to see after you've been blinded.

please fill out the survey! it took me 5 mins and theres no sign in or email required.

https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/consultations/canadian-experience-vehicle-headlights-glare-night

It would warm my frozen little heart if Canada bans and outlaws headlights that are too bright.

Imagine a whole army of cops, just driving around, ticketing anybody with them that passes.

Ban the design, ban the production, ban the use.

Fuck those headlights so goddamn much.

But I need to see three provinces over for SAFETY, for the CHILDREN.

edit: also fucking bike lights, there is a local idiot who somehow has found a piece of quasar and has strapped it to his handlebars and even on a cloudless summer noon that fucking thing is ON and manages to pierce my retina. I think it's a mental illness at this point. Both from companies that make these technological anal cancers, and the anencephalic weirdos who buy them.

Let's do vehicle size first, if we are starting to retalk about standards.

I'm a Canadian citizen not living in Canada who gets blinded by stupid lights just the same, but apparently they aren't interested in my opinion.

its to much, i keep thinking people are highbeaming me

I'm in Washington state and dude, every year they get brighter and brighter. It has to stop. We need a vehicular headlights standard communication system... You see my lights, I see your lights so we both dimm automatically. Or maybe the headlights have a side light that turns off. So if your headlight sees the light from a different car then your lights point elsewhere or the LED goes dim just for that side. Or maybe the lights synchronize and every driver wears glasses that synchronize to their light. Each car communicates the synchronization frequency. A device then polarizes the lenses of each driver such that they only see their own reflected light. Or maybe each light is on for a certain period of milliseconds at a time and the glasses then become dark when the other car's lights are on for a few milliseconds.