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| Transport Canada Survey on Headlight Glare
Transport Canada's collecting feedback on headlight glare. Survey link here:
(cutoff: April 20th, 2026) https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-se...ts-glare-night Autopian article on this: https://www.theautopian.com/you-can-...oure-canadian/ My opinion:
Yeah it's sometimes an issue, but primarily it's with clapped out older vehicles with haphazardly slapped-in aftermarket bulbs to totally the wrong headlights. Never with OEM lights no matter how bright.
So maybe: - Mandate LED headlights in all new vehicle sales, so that in future there is no incentive to (improperly) retrofit the wrong bulbs into headlight with optics that weren't intended for them. E.g. HIDs into reflector style headlights.
- Check for improper glare (either due to aim or improper optics) during safety testing, and in traffic enforcement.
- Provision for adaptive beam / matrix headlights in the CMVSS (because I think they're still illegal in Canada).
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For new cars with leds they need to have like a leveling module or calibrated better from the factory with tesla model y/3 in particular being bad at night
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Originally Posted by noclue tesla model y/3 in particular being bad at night | I've noticed this too, I thought it was just me.
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Its an issue for sure. Usually at dawn or dust. You can stand along side a long road and see which cars has blinding headlights. Its always the newer cars with their bright white LEDs
Super dangerous because your pupils will constrict leaving you blind for a few seconds.
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It's the damn priuses, and lifted pick up truck
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ya i think a lot of newer vehicles that are higher up and blind me. you'd think they would automatically adjust if they detect oncoming cars. my forester high beams detects oncoming traffic and automatically adjusts as to not blind oncoming cars.
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fuck those mitsubishi led lights
tesla model 3 is a close second
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Tesla model 3 headlights used to be adjustable inside the car. Not sure how they easily aim so high
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Just hearsay, but a guy from tesla service says checking headlights aiming isn't part of inspections when selling them, but they will check it if you make a service appointment later.
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When I'm blinded from behind, it's always some Tesla or Toyota. Sometimes it's so bad my whole interior is lit up.
One time, I raised my rear shade to reduce the glare... guy behind me saw the shade going up and flipped on his high beam... lol... douche...
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As a pedestrian I definitely get blinded by new vehicles all the time
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I think the glare you guys are referring is because of the automatic high beam? As in the car would switch to high beam when low light is detected and flip back when it detects car. But that flip is not instant.
Both the Mitsu Outlander and Tesla 3/Ys are among the list of few cars that got "Good" rating from IIHS headlights testing, and IIHS does test for glaring to coming traffics.
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#14 | | RabidMod
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Sounds like they're not getting adjusted properly from the factory. I guess the IIHS should be taking random samples and not just the one perfect one sent by the manufacturer.
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Hehe can't even tolerate criticism of a Tesla's headlights lol
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