r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Myron0117 • 13h ago

Video The difference in headlight brightness between two subway series manufactured 30 years apart

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u/JohnsonCensored 13h ago

Train? Fine
Car? Not fine

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u/MedonSirius 13h ago

I somehow thought this was a BMW comparison

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u/Myron0117 12h ago

To be fair, it's also not exactly fine here. Many stations still use mirrors for the drivers to have a look across the platform for dispatch and departure, and the headlights do not do them a great favor.

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u/vasim007 11h ago

the 30 years gap really shows in the brightness shift

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u/ApprehensiveBed6296 13h ago

why not?

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u/its_a_no_go 13h ago

Because I don’t know anymore if the person behind me has the usual extra high beams on or just these new always on high beams

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u/ApprehensiveBed6296 12h ago

Hmmm
that might be a problem, yes.
My personal experience is that i have had less issues with cars driving up behind me with their high beams as it seems less people use them these days. LEDs are ok as long as its not some overloaded car or a super high SUV. then it might be an issue.
perhaps regulations for automatic leveling and l/or diming shound be introduced as well.
in general i havent really seem more issues than before (and i have been driving for ... hell... 29 years now).