High Beams: How often do you use them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never but mine are super bright and people like you think they are high beams. Newer car, came with them.

You need to get them adjusted down and looked at. You are annoying a lot of other drivers, and creating a safety hazard.

[Anonymous]

I use them for back, dark country roads without much oncoming traffic.
Good to spot animals that may dart across roadway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use mine all the time. Luckily, my car has a feature where they automatically come on and off depending on the amount of ambient light and other cars. It’s genius. All cars should have this.

I've never heard of high beams being automatic before.

My headlights can come on automatically if I set them to, but my high beams are manual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use mine all the time. Luckily, my car has a feature where they automatically come on and off depending on the amount of ambient light and other cars. It’s genius. All cars should have this.

I've never heard of high beams being automatic before.

My headlights can come on automatically if I set them to, but my high beams are manual.

Back in the 70s (?) I think there were cars that would automatically turn off your high beams when they sensed oncoming headlights. I don't think the feature worked well and I haven't heard of it in a long time.

If I'm much outside the beltway, then I'm probably on a busy interstate. It has been a long time since I turned on my high beams.

[Anonymous]

Never.

The only time one should every use them, is if they're on a dark country road alone at night, with no street lamps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine are automatic. They actually work really well at detecting oncoming cars and turning off. But my guess is some cars may not have high beams that are as responsive. I also do think some of the newer headlights are just really bright and blinding.

That's moronic, because it doesn't take into account pedestrians on sidewalks. Your high beams are just as blinding to people outside of vehicles.

[Anonymous]

If someone's headlights are on high beams, bright them so they know to turn them down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use them for back, dark country roads without much oncoming traffic.
Good to spot animals that may dart across roadway.

Yes, this is what high beams are for. I don't think I have used mine since the summer when I was visiting more rural areas.

[Anonymous]

Worse than the jackweeds driving around with high beams on is the low winter sun which blinds me every tike I round a corner this time of year!

[Anonymous]

I use them on twisty empty roads so I can get a bit more warning on those unexpected turns. Never in this area; there’s so much light pollution it’s not at all necessary.

But since I grew up in the country, trick for managing people come at you with them on is to focus of the white line on your side of the road. It’ll keep you in your lane properly, you’ll be able to see enough ahead in your periferal vision to be safe, and you won’t be blinded by the other car’s high beams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many people have theirs on these days I just decided I would use mine all the time too. So now I use them 100% of the time.

Don’t care how many people it pisses off. You don’t know me and we’ll never meet so I don’t care.

Good luck not getting into a head on collision with someone you blinded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use mine all the time. Luckily, my car has a feature where they automatically come on and off depending on the amount of ambient light and other cars. It’s genius. All cars should have this.

I've never heard of high beams being automatic before.

My headlights can come on automatically if I set them to, but my high beams are manual.

Back in the 70s (?) I think there were cars that would automatically turn off your high beams when they sensed oncoming headlights. I don't think the feature worked well and I haven't heard of it in a long time.

If I'm much outside the beltway, then I'm probably on a busy interstate. It has been a long time since I turned on my high beams.

Nope, not back in the 70's.

My personal vehicle is a 2016 Ford Explorer and the high beams are manual. I also drive a vehicle at work which is 2023 model. It also requires you to turn on the high beams manually.

[Anonymous]

Rarely to never use them in NoVA.

[Anonymous]

Never. Maybe once in a blue moon when I’m on a dark rural road. I doubt other people are driving around my dense suburb with brights on or getting aftermarket lights. I assume they feel super bright to me because I drive a station wagon and all the SUVs are higher off the ground than me.

[Anonymous]

What models of cars have automatic high beams? Those of you who have them, can you tell us the make and year?

I’ve never heard of this and it sounds like an interesting feature.