Just to clarify - those aren't high beams. It's just lifted enough to where the cutoff is above your eyesight. Still sucks ass.
Shouldn't that require them to adjust the light angle to compensate, or does the law not care?
Shouldn't that require them to adjust the light angle to compensate
Yes.
or does the law not care?
The law states that headlights must be below a certain height. I forget the exact number, but it is the law. It's not enforced, but it's law nonetheless.
Not only does the law not care, Cafe standards encourage larger vehicles.
The law cares, but it's hardly enforced.
Yep, it's the cops who don't care.
Bingo
When someone does this to me, I promise, I don't care how late I am, you're getting 10 mph under the limit.
Try to pass, I'll show you 10 over for that duration.
I instead use cruise control at the speed limit and drop one mph every so often
I can confirm this drives the one behind you crazy.
The other day I drove behind someone that did like that, first they lowered the speed for a few minutes then they passed a speed limit sign and increased the speed.
I ended up trying to match their lowest speed and giving them plenty of space.
I’m contemplating rigging my back windshield sprayer to be aimed outward and to dispense liquid ass instead of wiper fluid just for trucks that do this to me. I figure if trucks can roll coal then I can have a wiper sprayer malfunction
You gotta remember the drivers of these things tend to be the biggest hotheads with an inferiority complex on planet earth. I wouldn't go out of my way to antagonize them. You never know when one of them is gonna snap and make you part of a statistic.
I hate these headlights as much as everyone else but I don't see the point in losing my mind or life over it. I just try and change lanes and let them go so they can rear end some other poor sucker.
Not about this problem in particular, but when faced with dangerous and/or aggressive drivers, my mother always said "get out of their way and let them have their accident somewhere else."
Yup. It's simply not worth the potential for escalation.
I can get pretty confrontational, but when it comes to road rage I simply do not engage. Too many variables and zero upside.
I got a dash cam because of the unbelievable number of drivers that act like the world revolves around them or they pull out in front of me on the freeway and just never speed up to highway speeds.
These days it's usually a Tesla which is extra annoying cause I know those things can accelerate.
I’ve contemplated doing all kinds of things when I get tailgated by these yokels, haven’t done a single one of them. A man can dream.
I do think the liquid ass might be ambiguous enough if executed right. Maybe if it was skunk smell or dead animal smell, and if it looked like the nozzle was askew instead of intentional. Or maybe a fine mist instead of a spray.
You’re probably right. I’ll still theorycraft revenge though
Very thin machine oil... wait till they hit the wipers.
As funny as it would be that would probably be just as effective as the firearm
I used to flick quarters out of my sun roof when I was in my early 20s.
I had a friend who kept shot bearings from his shop in a saddle bag on his motorcycle for assholes who rode too close.
Handful thrown at the ground would make an awful racket on the front of your truck.
Now I just pull over and let them pass, let assholes wreck somewhere else
Have you considered releasing banana peels from below the car?
posting that you have an unregistered firearm is an easy way to get a knock on your door, if you want to publicly say you are doing illegal shit, stick to piracy
disclaimer
I am not angry, (at the meme creator, at least) I just thought it'd be a good idea to mention this
The majority of firearms are unregistered, as there is no requirement for registration.
Yeah the only thing I own that's registered is a suppressor. Repeal the NFA.
Oh no. A police raid. I'll warn my neighbors that they are about to get raided
Press [F] to pay respects the the dog who lived in a house down the street.
In Ohio where I live only 2 of my (~20) firearms are legit registered and those are NFA items so they need to be. There's no registry outside the NFA.
I love brake checking these morons. Im in a used compact that's fully paid for. Crush my bumper and lemme get that insurance money, dweeb
Pro tip some might know. If someone is close behind you water or wiper fluid is cheap hold the lever down and it covers their windshield. Water for summer wiper fluid for winter.
Giant asshole truck was blinding me the other night. I stayed stopped at the light and had to get out and yell for him to turn em off so I could see
Ford's specifically have this sentiment implemented in their design
The headlights are aimed high on each of them
One thing I've liked about riding a bicycle everywhere is that I can point my light at someone specifically. I ride on the lowest setting and pointed as discretely as possibly for someone that is traveling 20+ MPH on a parallel dedicated set of bike lanes, where I regularly encounter people with nothing reflective and no lights after dark. I ride with a light that is MUCH brighter than any car when on the high-boost setting and I will absolutely use that on anyone that flashes or drives with brights on.
Back in the day with my 1971 FJ40, I had A-pillar spotlights for classic off-road, and would do the same with them. People that drive around with brights on carelessly deserve fully blackened and burned retinas.
