"Steve B" wrote in message
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Are there any regulations on these new brilliant blue car headlights?
They are obnoxious, distracting, and in some cases, they blind me. I do
not know if they are after market, or standard equipment, but is there
anything being said or done about them? I have never ridden or driven a
car with them. What's the big deal, or improvement over regular light
spectrum headlights?

They are about as obnoxious as people who drive with their four headlights
on, the mains on low, and the fog lights on, with 75 mile visibility.
Those are as bright as high beams on most cars, and totally unnecessary.
I have turned mine on about ten times since I bought my Dodge 2500 Ram new
in '06. What is the need for all that light other than "OOOOO LOOK AT
ME!"?

Steve


There was a lot of discussion of those blue lights a few years ago on the
motorcycle forums . The reason they blind you is because the blue light
doesn't cause your iris to contract . Nasty little pieces of crap and I hate
'em - they are illegal in many states .
As far as the bright lights ... I run a pair of aircraft landing lights as
side lamps on my bike along with an e-code headlight lens . On brights with
passing lamps on I project a fan of light about 25deg wide out to about
400-500 yards . I can see the deer long before I get there , which is very
important up here in the Ozarks . I see an awful lot of badly mis-adjusted
lights ... and did my best to am mine properly . I get maybe 1 car in 30 or
40 that will flick their brights on me while on low beams/side lights .
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Snag