why ppl like to High Beam?
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It's so blinding and they like to switch on high beam!!.
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to make sure their high beam bulbs are still working
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Originally posted by nightsky87:to make sure their high beam bulbs are still working
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Its a chain reaction, they switch on theirs; you switch on yours; the car in front of you switches on his... so on and so forthOriginally posted by Ponders:It's so blinding and they like to switch on high beam!!. -
Nowadays what that is more irriating will be those super bright HID lights.
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but i do think its a more polite way of warning people instead of just blowing the horn straight away.
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in SG high beam is not for warning anymore. pple in SG are just to blind to see the light. u can beam all the way but the person just wont move.
other way round there are pple behind driving with high beam but he also cannot tell the different if it high beam or normal.
i ever chase after one car who tail me from one end of Outram enterance till yio chu kang. that a freaking 20km high beam behind me till i jam my brakes he avoid and overtake then my turn to high him. i tail him till i stop and screw him up. his friend still can say where got high beam. i ask him take out license then talk he dont have.
bugger give excuss i just pass first time driving at night donno how to see high or low. but never put P-Plate. kayu driver in SG is plentiful. -
Sometimes, under "normal" beam the lamp is set to high. So the driver does not know that they are irritating you. When you go for annual veh check, there is a section that checks the height of "normal" beam. Even if your beam is set too high and that section "fails" you still pass overall.Originally posted by victorco:in SG high beam is not for warning anymore. pple in SG are just to blind to see the light. u can beam all the way but the person just wont move.
other way round there are pple behind driving with high beam but he also cannot tell the different if it high beam or normal.
i ever chase after one car who tail me from one end of Outram enterance till yio chu kang. that a freaking 20km high beam behind me till i jam my brakes he avoid and overtake then my turn to high him. i tail him till i stop and screw him up. his friend still can say where got high beam. i ask him take out license then talk he dont have.
bugger give excuss i just pass first time driving at night donno how to see high or low. but never put P-Plate. kayu driver in SG is plentiful.
To go chasing people for more than 20km for a misunderstanding is siao and dangerous.
What I did was slow down and adjust my mirror so that the driver behind can see what I am irritated about, because people do not slow down (not jam brakes, please) for no reason.
The driver behind then high beam, low beam, high beam low beam and I see that he got the message and is wondering why his beam is so high. -
BUt you can never adjust your beam so high that you think it is high beam.Originally posted by casino_king:Sometimes, under "normal" beam the lamp is set to high. So the driver does not know that they are irritating you. When you go for annual veh check, there is a section that checks the height of "normal" beam. Even if your beam is set too high and that section "fails" you still pass overall.
To go chasing people for more than 20km for a misunderstanding is siao and dangerous.
What I did was slow down and adjust my mirror so that the driver behind can see what I am irritated about, because people do not slow down (not jam brakes, please) for no reason.
The driver behind then high beam, low beam, high beam low beam and I see that he got the message and is wondering why his beam is so high.
The adjusting feature of headlights are like only 3 degrees up/down. -
If their cars are higher than yours and the "normal" is set high, then it becomes high beam to you. Their high beam will go over your head. Whatever it is don't simply assume that people are purposely out to irritate you for the fun of it.Originally posted by Ponders:BUt you can never adjust your beam so high that you think it is high beam.
The adjusting feature of headlights are like only 3 degrees up/down.
There is a problem, I agree but why don't all the drivers start a protest until you know who take some action to stop the problem? -
it's not the warning type.Originally posted by storm_freaky13:but i do think its a more polite way of warning people instead of just blowing the horn straight away.
it's the type they switch on permanently and they would be completely impervious to the fact they are blinding ppl -
conti cars come with headlight self adjustments eg ford cars. w/o high beam, the headlights will look as though its on high beam just by adjusting them upwards.Originally posted by Ponders:BUt you can never adjust your beam so high that you think it is high beam.
The adjusting feature of headlights are like only 3 degrees up/down.
whether its 3 degrees, i'm not too sure. -
Thank goodness there are no HID high beams
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yes, i agree to that. just flash high beam few times to a fellow road driver of his high beam status on from the opposite side but he got irritated n stared back at me...this is what u get for being helpful. anyway, he's driving a wkend car with a P-plate...nissan sunny.Originally posted by storm_freaky13:but i do think its a more polite way of warning people instead of just blowing the horn straight away.
i think he should look at the dashboard for the high beam indicator on/off status. -
are u talking abt SUVs? harriers n lex rx300?Originally posted by casino_king:If their cars are higher than yours and the "normal" is set high, then it becomes high beam to you. Their high beam will go over your head. Whatever it is don't simply assume that people are purposely out to irritate you for the fun of it.
There is a problem, I agree but why don't all the drivers start a protest until you know who take some action to stop the problem? -
yea high beam to irritate ppl and blind them...a typical road bullyOriginally posted by Ponders:It's so blinding and they like to switch on high beam!!.
highbeam every single sort of transport...President convoy also can highbeam -
talking about high beam, I was damn pissed with this black toyota collora along AYE the other night. He was hogging on 1st lane, I try to signal to him by flashing my high beam. he ignore....then I flash again...he ignore....and i give him to and then flash again...he fcuking ignore again. now my blood boils, started flashing intermittently, then he start to play with his brake. KNN!
when the 2nd lane was clear, i over took him from the right, and go next to him to see his Fcuk face, YES, he indeed has to F face, plum fellow, middle age man. And as expect, when I overtook him, he start to flash his high beam at me. and guess what, i raise my middle finger at him and disappear infront of him. -
actually if u really want, reinforce ur bumper and then when u encounter a hogger...either bang him hard that make the car lose control and maybe crash to other cars or a bump say at 20km/h faster tat will scare the hogger..
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risk of losing your life isnt.Originally posted by storm_freaky13:but i do think its a more polite way of warning people instead of just blowing the horn straight away.
abruptly shine bright light into your eyes, you blackout for a few seconds, travelling at 50 mph, it takes 1 sec for you to travel 75 feet. you do the math, and see how dangerous it is. -
u can choose to adjust the rear view mirror back to the highbeamer?Originally posted by coffeeortea:risk of losing your life isnt.
abruptly shine bright light into your eyes, you blackout for a few seconds, travelling at 50 mph, it takes 1 sec for you to travel 75 feet. you do the math, and see how dangerous it is. -
what a joke... then u want to see wat?Originally posted by ceecookie:u can choose to adjust the rear view mirror back to the highbeamer? -
at least safer then being blinded by the high beamOriginally posted by SBS9828X:what a joke... then u want to see wat? -
you sure? What about original E9 and Ralliart. Both have tiltable HID lampsOriginally posted by nightsky87:Thank goodness there are no HID high beams
Just that Its no as bright as the Beemers or odyssey.
Anyway, yes, its true that taller cars beams may look brighter if you r driving a saloon car. For eg. RX300 behind me who is in a lancer. Lucky window got tinted abit, at least block off the 100% effect of it. Maybe if LTA set the rules of tilting down on the beams would help. I heard that there are some type of tinted sticker which you put on the glass would help to reduce the glare.
Another eg. would be a van or lorry behind you. Although they not using HID or zeonT but it is still very glaring. I have buses the most. So high and bright can shine through my whole car. KnN -
There is such a thing as an appropriate response. On the roads, it is better to lose out than to be kiasu.Originally posted by Gazelle:talking about high beam, I was damn pissed with this black toyota collora along AYE the other night. He was hogging on 1st lane, I try to signal to him by flashing my high beam. he ignore....then I flash again...he ignore....and i give him to and then flash again...he fcuking ignore again. now my blood boils, started flashing intermittently, then he start to play with his brake. KNN!
when the 2nd lane was clear, i over took him from the right, and go next to him to see his Fcuk face, YES, he indeed has to F face, plum fellow, middle age man. And as expect, when I overtook him, he start to flash his high beam at me. and guess what, i raise my middle finger at him and disappear infront of him.
Remember the taxi driver who tried to scare the motorcylist and ended up killing him.
Sure, sometimes I get irritated by other drivers or motor but I always ask myself, do I really want to kill him or somebody for doing that? Then I cool down.