Related question: if I'm driving and am blinded by a SUV's headlights being too high, am I morally allowed to turn on my high beams and blind them back?
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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Where is that reverse high beam button..
A .22lr?
(This is a joke)
In my state headlight height IS mandated.
Envy. What state? That being said, if it's one of the "below 54 inches", or even worse 72, what's the point?
Florida. It is exactly that.
Statute 316.220 Summary: Two headlights between 24 and 54 inches from center of lamp to the ground.
Don’t forget the piercing blue lights.
I think you should need a unique license, determined by purpose and usage, to own an SUV in the first place and all crossover models should be sent into the sun.
It's wild that I need to ask the state permission to fish but not for permission to own a uselessly oversized vehicle that doesn't even increase cabin or cargo space versus smaller vehicles and creates more dangerous road conditions by design.
Edit: furthermore, anyone responsible for the touch screen disaster in the Ford Edge should be persecuted to the fullest extent with prejudice under this new law.
Because of freedom, I prefer punitive taxation of large vehicles like SUV unless associated with a documented need for a vehicle of that capacity.
I dislike the tax idea because it makes it available to the rich without needing a purpose. Taxes are only punitive to the poor. The wealthy should have fewer rights than the underprivileged.
Edit: I think one could suggest a scaling tax based on income, but I don't think this adequately addresses the problem. The purchasing power of a single dollar doesn't scale for income, so the wealthy still benefit from this arrangement even if they have to pay more.
Height is fine, pitch and brightness are the reason for the blinding effect.
Which in some states is regulated, but not always enforced. Problem is a lot of people replace their standard bulbs with high intensity ones without changing the bulb housing. HID bulbs don't need the reflectors of a traditional housing and need to be angled differently. But people would rather spend $50 on bulbs alone than the $200-300 to do it properly with new housing.